From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 14 21:33:29 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 A93DA224 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:33:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ob0-x236.google.com (mail-ob0-x236.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4003:c01::236]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6C86B63B for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:33:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ob0-f182.google.com with SMTP id nt9so14418700obb.13 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:33:28 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=EDOKn4ILfE41Y099MN2eX1eOvcD8YgrQle0sTL8+YU4=; b=gnL6Wi1OzlRe9imFJRbaVqt6B3L80UELGOWbaQLngpYGivsGP7C1ISdi/jWPDq88JH hqxJ0z+QUKLsC03Pi9vc30MiocnxTk/X9D9uvO232JW0y3PWEsL5zWoTGyKgIorwJaeF Xhh0jsATFBGbzUQ6Q08TfG7/kcyOWAyi2yFKQhXyo9g3NCp2li/gkVm0dxjTf0+Wegu5 VCNuJcJaoiNrT9nrj7oe3+u40Ntm4dZxf4EvCBcaqZrXWclMQBaGz9DYq+gWw0TpEZhR MF/JMwfTl3rj2ZvOYYyK5qVgD9vq/smac8WNDYjoE5FVr+AVzWEmbdiKRx9uB0pBqo0a neFw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.202.168.15 with SMTP id r15mr3551791oie.72.1416000808667; Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:33:28 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.182.171.73 with HTTP; Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:33:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:33:28 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Small/Low Power Server Recommendation? From: jungle Boogie To: Chris Maness Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "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 21:33:29 -0000 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. 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 -- ------- inum: 883510009027723 sip: jungleboogie@sip2sip.info xmpp: jungle-boogie@jit.si