Best router for home use?

gabe [he/him]@literature.cafe to Selfhosted@lemmy.world – 99 points –

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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This seems like it's geared toward higher power hardware that's not generally available on a consumer-grade router.

You could buy a $300 consumer router and it would be worse than just using an old PC with OPNsense.

Except that the old PC is probably less efficient at a lower clock than an AR based consumer router. You'll get more performance and features, but it will be more expensive to run.

I guess if you live in a place where electricity is super expensive this will matter. A good majority of self-hosted people don't seem to care much as they have server racks full of old hardware.

The Fujitsu Futro S720 consumes about 6 Watts and it's great for OPNsense!