Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:49:34 -0600 From: dweimer <dweimer@dweimer.net> To: jungle Boogie <jungleboogie0@gmail.com> Cc: Chris Maness <chris@chrismaness.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Small/Low Power Server =?UTF-8?Q?Recommendation=3F?= Message-ID: <35e02e44281751c282a40ac00d1decaf@dweimer.net> 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 11/14/2014 3:33 pm, 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. 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/
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