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Testing a Raspberry Pi 3B as an internet hotspot - anything I should be concerned about? (thebrainbin.org)
submitted 1 month ago by Auster@thebrainbin.org to c/raspberrypi@lemmy.ml
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Like issues with uptime, risk of backdoors, privacy concerns, etc.?

Using Raspberrian Bookworm, input connection is through an ethernet cable and the hostpot was set up through Pi-Apps' hotspot tool and is using WSA2 and password, but nothing else to note.

Not much info I could find through articles online.

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Want to 2nd the mention that the PI's SD card can fail unexpectedly. I set up a PI server using a Micro SD card and the card became completely corrupted after a few consecutive power failures during storms.

If you are relying on that PI consider buying a cheap SSD to boot from. 250GB SSDs are less than $25.

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Makes sense. Maybe to avoid that, as I won't be using the internet 24/7, to turn off the device when I don't need.

Also, would an external HD instead of an SSD be a good option too? Heaviest I think I'd use it for is for playing PS1 games, if I absolutely couldn't from a Pi5 I have, or if I set up a Jellyfin server on it. And afaik HDDs in my area are still cheaper than SSDs.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

A hard drive might be fine, but take into account the limited capabilities of the Pi's power supply. Yours may not be able to support an external HDD unless your enclosure is powered separately. And of course that HDD will be slower than a MicroSD and much, much slower than a SSD.