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Seems like it might be time to build my next router before they become unaffordable. I've done some research, but I'd like to get the pulse of the community since other self-hosters may have a similar use care.

Should I use PFsense or OpenWRT? Should I use purpose built or minipc hardware?

This is for a home network (symmetric gigabit fiber). A few of the devices have 2.5LAN ports and it would be nice to make use of that speed locally. Primary uses include streaming Disney+ and YouTube, web browsing, and self-hosting a few services I connect to via wireguard. Sometimes I play games, but not competitively, so an extra ms of ping isn't going to throw me into a rage. I do use a remote desktop feature like steam link to play gamed on my home office PC from my bedroom. Ping is currently acceptable according to the system with occasional slowdowns when my family is slamming the WiFi.

I will need to provide WiFi access. If my existing router(s) have an AP mode, I imagine I can just plug them in via ethernet?

What kind of wireless AP hardware do I need if I want connections to transfer between a basement and attic AP with minimal interruption?

For the router itself, I see people using what look like barebones routers and others using a minipc with dual LAN. What do you use and what advantages/disadvantages have you experienced as a result.

Can I set up a wireguard VPN server in either pfSense or OpenWRT?

Are there any enshittification risks or open-source purity concerns with either choice?

Is there a significant difference in popularity between pfsense and openwrt?

I will happily accept hardware recommendations for 2.5GB capable router hardware for a home network with 1GB fiber. It needs to be able to handle inbound and outbound wireguard connections. I'm overwhelmed by the many options between all the minipcs and purpose built hardware. Location is USA.

I appreciate any insight you may have. I'm a Linux guy, but networking has always been my weak point so I'm asking for help.

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Even when AI has not generated code. This is a major risk for companies where IP ownership is critical.

GitHub has also seen major outages, further eroding trust in their tools.

Hopefully this motivates companies to finally make the switch away from Microsoft.

GitHub 👇

• Codeberg (open-source repos)
• Gitea Cloud (private repos)
• Forgejo (self-hosted)

VS Code 👇

• ZED
• VSCodium

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US President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that he is putting his administration's scheme to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz on hold after just one full day, a decision that came hours after top American officials touted the president's so-called "Project Freedom" at press briefings.

Trump said in a social media post that he paused the project—which allowed just two commercial ships to pass through the strait—"based on the request of Pakistan and other countries." The US president, whose war of choice is historically unpopular with the American public, also asserted that "Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran," a claim that Iran rejected.

As Pakistan's prime minister welcomed Trump's announcement, an unnamed Iranian official told Drop Site's Jeremy Scahill that the US president's short-lived operation "failed completely" and that his statement announcing the pause of Project Freedom was "riddled with falsehoods." The official added that "we will not participate in direct negotiations until the United States formally announces the end of the blockade."

The US president said in his post that the illegal US naval blockade of Iran would "remain in full force and effect."

"Trump is desperately bouncing from one extreme to another," said political scientist Robert Pape in response to Trump's announcement.

Trump's decision to put Project Freedom on hold came shortly after Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the president's initiative as a bold mission to rescue some 1,600 vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran closed in response to the unlawful US-Israeli war and subsequent naval blockade.

"Iran's plan, a form of international extortion, is unacceptable. That ends with Project Freedom," Hegseth declared during a press briefing on Tuesday morning.

Rubio similarly decried Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz—located in Omani and Iranian territorial waters—as violations of international law.

"There is no international law that allows you to say: I’m going to put mines in an international body of water, and I’m going to blow up ships that don’t listen to us and try to go through," said Rubio.

Legal scholar Maryam Jamshidi rejected the top US diplomat's assessment, calling it "all wrong."

"Hormuz is not international waters," Jamshidi wrote. "It’s an international strait composed of the territorial waters of Iran and Oman. Iran can mine its territorial waters during wartime. The laws of naval warfare also allow Iran to target ships in certain cases. The US is the only criminal here."

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