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 Anyone use an Umbrel Home device? Are they good? https://umbrel.com/umbrel-home 
 @nobody, @The Beave. You're up. 
 I can't install umbrel on proxmox yet, so no.  
 I "assembled" a similar one earlier than it appeared on the market. It contains a Linux and utils/apps on a Raspi4 platform 
 Cool, I got it running on a Pi 4 as well, but the rest of the internals are old and need replacing soon.  
 Yes, it is an old platform. But all platform will be old sometimes :-) The softwares are upgradable. E.g. Pi-hole, which originally was developed for Raspi but Umbrel also contains it 
 When I did my research a year or so ago, umbrel was super easy to install, but less secure. To me that was a deal breaker for any BTC application. 

I went with Start9 and I am super happy. Tor-only right now, which complicates things a little but I am not technical and can managei it so you can too. Super clear and detailed documentation helps a lot. And clearnet access is in testing already so will come soon. After testing on a RPi I got a Server Pure, all FOSS and very good quality. 

And customer service second to none. 

And no, I'm not related to them at all, just a happy camper.  
 I've heard about start9, maybe I will look into that.  
 Skip it. Start9 better. eBay best. 
 N O D E S  I N  ₿ I O 
 Yep, had some difficulties migrating from a RPi, but all good now. Definitely faster than a Pi.

Also have a Start9, Umbrel is an easier interface, think Apple like. Will use Start9 seriously when they get a decent VPN, I want to use Lightning & NOSTR relay remotely reliably, Tor is secure, but slow and awkward.

I originally tried configuring a Lenovo NUC to be my Umbrel, but had problems with the Linux distro, so decided to turn that into my Start9, which is an OS. 
 Yes and yes. Any questions? 
 Waiting for mine to be delivered! 
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