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Open Source operating systems to run on compatible switches for homelab? (self.selfhosted)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MigratingtoLemmy to c/selfhosted

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Hi there, I was looking for combinations of switching hardware and open source switching software. Stratum and Cumulus Linux caught my attention, but these seem to be focussed towards the industry and would likely be very difficult to run in a homelab. I'm not going to touch the likes of Ubiquity, but as of now the only choice seems to be closed-source software from TPLink and/or Cisco. I'm going to try and harden the inside of my network too with ACLs and any other features I find on the switches, and having an open source OS with regular updates would be very nice to have.

Any suggestions? I was trying to find something to run on a MikroTik switch, since I find their L2 OS a bit lacking.

Cheers!

Edit: a kind user (over at the crosspost) mentioned OpenWRT, which I should have looked into more seriously before posting this. I’m going through it right now, any suggestions are welcome!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

OpenWRT is good option another that could be worth looking into might be Vyos. As far as I can tell the big issues in this space is comprehensive hardware support.

[–] MigratingtoLemmy 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hi, I have been looking at OpenWRT compatibility with Mikrotik devices and unfortunately there do not seem to be builds for the newer devices. I will look into VyOS and if it is compatible with any dedicated switching hardware that is available to the general public. Thanks

[–] RegalPotoo 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At the moment, VyOS only runs on x86/x86_64 hardware - fairly uncommon for non-enterprise-grade switch hardware.

[–] MigratingtoLemmy 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks. I'm looking into more options