From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 14 21:49:56 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 79736C27; Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:49:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from webmail.dweimer.net (24-240-198-187.static.stls.mo.charter.com [24.240.198.187]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "webmail2.dweimer.local", Issuer "webmail2.dweimer.local" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 431927FD; Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:49:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.dweimer.net (webmail [192.168.5.2]) by webmail.dweimer.net (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id sAELnYUM063917 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:49:34 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from dweimer@dweimer.net) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:49:34 -0600 From: dweimer To: jungle Boogie Subject: Re: Small/Low Power Server =?UTF-8?Q?Recommendation=3F?= Organization: dweimer.net Reply-To: dweimer@dweimer.net Mail-Reply-To: dweimer@dweimer.net In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <35e02e44281751c282a40ac00d1decaf@dweimer.net> X-Sender: dweimer@dweimer.net User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/1.1-beta Cc: Chris Maness , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:49:56 -0000 On 11/14/2014 3:33 pm, jungle Boogie wrote: > Hello Chris, > On 10 November 2014 09:57, Chris Maness wrote: >> I am looking to replace a huge noisy old server that I have used for >> years >> for my home business. Looking for something inexpensive and >> relatively >> small to replace it with. Any recommendations guys/gals? I was even >> thinking of buying a used laptop to run FreeBSD on and set it and >> forget >> it. Not sure what options are out there as I have not put together a >> server in many years. >> > > 1. This was referenced on the BSD subreddit with openBSD as a firewall: > http://www.pcengines.ch/apu1d.htm > > I may consider purchasing this to try out pf and get more in depth > knowledge of openBSD. > > I haven't looked closely enough at it to make 100% certain it will run > freebsd but I don't see why not. I like that it has three gigabit > ports with console access, too. netgate sells the DIY kits, and systems with preinstalled pfSense built on these boards. Shouldn't be any issues running FreeBSD on them. > > 2. I have freebsd 10.1-RC4 running on a Beagle Bone black with thttpd > compiled from ports. I used to get bummed that packages are old for > the ARM platform, but having ports available is very nice and gets me > through installing some apps. I know tarsnap won't install on the BBB, > could be something I can look into, though. > > > Let us know what you decide! > >> Thanks, >> Chris Maness > > jb -- Thanks, Dean E. Weimer http://www.dweimer.net/