Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 17:58:31 +0000 From: Arthur Chance <freebsd@qeng-ho.org> To: jungle Boogie <jungleboogie0@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Small/Low Power Server Recommendation? Message-ID: <54679447.4070004@qeng-ho.org> In-Reply-To: <CAKE2PDtCW2cE11tY7SAiKt3wO9hLi6t6QAm=kj0RWa2GuFXbTQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANnsUMFp%2BrQkQbd7j8DPBSFqyB75SAQ_brp8g-NH14Q=RhK=YQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAKE2PDtCW2cE11tY7SAiKt3wO9hLi6t6QAm=kj0RWa2GuFXbTQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On 14/11/2014 21:33, jungle Boogie wrote: > Hello Chris, > On 10 November 2014 09:57, Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com> 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. I've been running an Alix 2d13 (an earlier board) with pfSense as my router/firewall for years now. Absolutely no problems, very little power consumption, I only have to think about it when there's a software upgrade. I can recommend their kit. > 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 >
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