What if you could buy off the shelf a box based on #opensource software and hardware that you could plug into your internet connection. You could connect to via Wifi and it would allow an average person to fairly easily configure, via a guided setup, a self hosted Cloud Drive, Social Media server, home automation service, VPN end point, email server and other commonly useful software?
What if that box allowed that person’s friends to authenticate and to that box and link a box they own, either close by or remotely. It could extend connectivity and estabilish a chain of trus, provide a level of encrypted backup of content from that box and make assertions about the users on that box such as - This user account is owned by this person, this user account is over 18?
This is a dream. I know I’m rambling. #openwrt, #yunohost, #seflhost, #chainoftrust, #fediverse
You can do all that and more with an off-the-shelf mini PC running Linux. No need to reinvent a general purpose computer from a router. The chain of trust thing is above my paygrade, but I bet something like that exists.
@lemmefixdat4u Oh yeah … Indeed the #minipc form factor is definately driving this (along with the Router forum factor devices based on #ARM) - Of course the form factor is kind of irrelevant - I think the key is that its something that you can replace your ISP provided router with - Giving it direct internet connection. All the building blocks seem to be there but maybe just aren’t quite there yet. #homeassistant are definately doing things on the #homeautomation device - linking software and hardware, so are #Openwrt with #OpenwrtOne - but the three spheres - Home Automation, Router and Home Server don’t seem to have come together completely yet.