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Best router for home use? (literature.cafe)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/selfhosted
 

I am planning to eventually build my own home server, and when I do I will hook it up via ethernet. But I do want to switch away from the generic FIOS router and use my own for more control over my data and security. Any recommendations?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I just got a MikroTik RB5009UPr+S+in and I'm loving it so far. I'm going to pair it with their AX ceiling wireless AP if I can ever catch it on sale again.

[–] Pulsar 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think this is the best homelab router out there. If you are new to Mikrotik there is definitely a steep learning curve.

Openwrt is fairly good too, but I think documentation can be lacking and confusing for some edge applications. My other concerns with openwrt is performance since it is compatible with a wide variety of hardware is difficult to know how it will perform without testing it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, it definitely took me a minute to get things set up properly, and I had to get a new VPN service, but it's been great so far.

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