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Re:rpi-open-firmware: open-source VPU side bootloader for Ra... by mindslight on Thursday February 25, 2021 @05:18PM (#26269052)
> the first ten devices are free and fully featured

Neat project, but this implies some sort of ongoing third party dependency/control that the devices would have, making it a non-starter for my use. The main reason I am using RPis as security cameras (for one use) is to avoid these type of security vulnerabilities.

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Re:rpi-open-firmware: open-source VPU side bootloader for Ra... by jakogut on Thursday February 25, 2021 @05:49PM (#26269352)
We've thought of that too. :)

There's OpenBalena for hosting your own device deployment and management server. https://www.balena.io/open/

It's self-hosted, which is a double-edged sword. You have to setup and maintain your own infrastructure, but you don't depend on a third party. For personal projects, it's probably the way to go.

Additionally, devices can be moved between servers easily. If you decide to use the cloud hosted platform in the future, or move devices from cloud hosted to self-hosted, it's easy to do.

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Re:rpi-open-firmware: open-source VPU side bootloader for Ra... by mindslight on Friday February 26, 2021 @12:51PM (#26277606)
That's awesome, and exactly the kind of thing I want to see from companies selling services! I'll be sure to check it out when I have a minute.
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