My Homelab currently consists of 3 Mini PC’s and will eventually be put in a 10" rack

They are all just plugged into the router my ISP provided, I’d like to get a new router that runs open-source software and create a new network from it. I have no idea where to begin.

What hardware would you recommend?

Bonus: If possible I’d like to in the future attach a sim card to my network as a backup for the occasion that the ISP connection drops. (just a nice to have)

  • SheeEttin@lemmy.zip
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    29 days ago

    Opnsense on basically anything. That’s what I’d recommend as a platform, so see if they have recommended hardware for cell network support.

    Or if you’re okay with commercial products, cradlepoint makes good cell network hardware. But you should still have a separate firewall/router and just use the cradlepoint as a modem.

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      29 days ago

      I’m running it virtualized in proxmox, mostly for the challenge. And boy was it a challenge. Runs great now though!