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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:

  1. 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.

  1. 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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[–] Decipher0771@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I buy better gear that doesn’t regularly require a reboot

My mikrotik has not NEEDED a reboot ever, except when I run upgrades. Everything is set up to auto recover when disconnects happen, and power up properly if there’s an extended power failure that causes UPS shutdowns.

I will never understand why people think rebooting their router regularly is a normal thing. That just means your gear or setup is crap.

[–] SteveTech@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My Mikrotik routers and switches also reboot in seconds (even for upgrades), which I've never seen consumer gear do!

Even my Ubiquiti switches seem to take a minute or so to start forwarding traffic after a reboot; whilst my Mikrotik switches reboot faster than any of my unmanaged switches start up.

[–] eclipse@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Cisco, HP, and many other "Enterprise" switches will take a minute or two to start forwarding frames after boot.

Doesn't really excuse Ubiquiti but that's what they're trying for.