sunrat Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 With the impending threat of the EU Copyright Directive, it has become more important to control your own internet use rather than leaving it in the hands of mega-corporations and governments. Enter FreedomBox. This little private server system based on a board such as RaspberryPi empowers regular people to host their own internet services, like a VPN, a personal website, file sharing, encrypted messengers, a VoIP server, a metasearch engine, and much more. https://freedomboxfoundation.org/ https://freedombox.org/ You can build and set up your own or buy a ready-to-go one for €82 It was hard to decide where to put this. Hardware? Security? I figured since it's open source, most of the interested readers would be in BATL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 While it's neat and all, the specs are very low with only 1gb ram. You can get a one of the new RPI with 4gb ram for $55. Granted, the FreedomBox comes with a 4 hour battery and case but it isn't even close to what the Raspberry Pi specs: FreedomBox: Dual Core ARM Cortex-A7 processor running at 1GHz 1GB RAM two USB 2.0 ports one USB-OTG port native Gigabit Ethernet native SATA drive support HDMI port (not usable with the FreedomBox software, since FreedomBox is only accessible through a web-based interface) https://freedomboxfoundation.org/buy/ Raspberry Pi 4 (1gb, 2gb or 4gb): Quad-core 1.5GHz Broadcom CPU, up from 1.4GHz in the previous model. 500MHz VideoCore VI GPU, up from 400MHz previously. A USB Type-C port for power, rather than Micro USB. Two Micro HDMI ports which can power two 4K monitors at 30fps, or a single 4K monitor at 60fps alongside a 1080p display. Two USB 3 ports and two USB 2 ports, up from four USB 2 ports. A Gigabit Ethernet port which is no longer throttled by a USB interface. Bluetooth 5.0 rather than 4.1. Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi. A microSD storage card with a theoretical maximum transfer rate of 50 Mbps, up from 25 Mbps. A 40 pin GPIO connector with support for three more interfaces; I2C, SPI, and UART. https://www.theverge...igabit-ethernet It's just not comparable to the latest offerings. If I had a use for one, I would get the new Pi 4GB and maybe try out the FreedomBox software as it's available to download. I may download it and use it with my old Rpi B+ as it has about the specs of the freedombox but with more usb ports. I've bought 3 different models of the RPi over the years and they all sit on the shelf unused. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrat Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 The software is available for a few boards (including RPi3 B+) to build your own FreedomBox, you don't have to buy their hardware. Hopefully they will make images available for RPi 4 sometime soon. https://freedombox.org/download/stable/ Here's the Linux Journal article that led me to the FreedomBox site - Online Censorship Is Coming--Here's How to Stop It 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I have 3 Pi's as well and am waiting for that ulimate project. For now I employ a SDR dongle w/ antenna and a RPi3 loaded with piaware to spot planes. https://flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I have 3 Pi's as well and am waiting for that ulimate project. For now I employ a SDR dongle w/ antenna and a RPi3 loaded with piaware to spot planes. https://flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/ I just look up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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