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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by smashing3606@feddit.online to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I just wanted to see what other selfhosters backup emergency plan is if the primary internet router goes offline but the internet isn't out (ie a router reboot would fix the problem), leaving you without access to your stuff even via vpn.

the options I've considered so far:

cellular smart plug to reboot router

I tried a ubibot smart plug (SP1) that is supposed to work with cellular, but the device or sim is bad. I'm currently troubleshooting. The problem with this one is it requires a proprietary cloud service, it's supposedly self hostable, but it's a pia to setup and their app port can't be changed easily allowing for a reverse proxy setup on VPS.

the other option I am considering is cellular wifi router and a wifi smart plug connected to that device to reboot router

what other options have I overlooked? Also, specific models of devices would be helpful info from others doing this already.

TIA!

Edit: also just thought of possibly a cellular internet backup on my opnsense box, but from everything I've read that's also very involved to setup

Edit2: I've setup a homeassistant automation to reboot a zigbee smart plug if 2 external hosts are down for 15 mins, will try this out for a bit. I still need tp troubleshoot why the device goes down in General. Thanks for all the responses and ideas!

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[–] eco_game@discuss.tchncs.de 36 points 9 months ago (1 children)

For me I'd just say oh well, gotta fix it when I'm home again.

Otherwise I'd probably write some script on the server, which reboots my router when the server either doesn't have internet anymore or can't ping itself.

[–] smashing3606@feddit.online 5 points 9 months ago

This only works if you're planning on being home within a reasonable time. The situation that got me thinking about it in the first place was, I was out of state for several weeks and my router went down a couple days into my trip and had no access to jellyfin (mind you at the time this was really the only service I really wanted). So I had to call my brother who lives 30 mins away to go reboot my router.