# README for Puomi

Puomi will be software for a simple Internet router and access point
for home and small office use. A device running Puomi connects one or
more machines via Ethernet and wifi to the Internet, while providing a
firewall against outside intrusions. 

Puomi will be based on the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. It needs
to be run on a small PC or other suitable hardware. Puomi will have no
interactive user interface, and will be managed entirely via Ansible.

## Hardware

We will be aiming Puomi at hardware like the following:

- <https://www.qotom.net/product/35.html>  
  A small headless PC with multiple Ethernet ports.

- <https://www.crowdsupply.com/traverse-technologies/ten64>  
  A headless Arm64 box with many networking options.


## Related links

- <https://routersecurity.org/consumerrouters.php>  
  Criticisms of consumer routers.

- <https://www.fkie.fraunhofer.de/content/dam/fkie/de/documents/HomeRouter/HomeRouterSecurity_2020_Bericht.pdf>  
  Home Router Security Report 2020, by Frauhofer FKIE