A web server running on an old, broken phone

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63 points·keyboardJones··9 comments

I had to check the source of the page to find out what the 48% stands for, its the battery level.

I wish this offered some explanation for how they actually set this up.

Edit: A sibling post here (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40602632) points to a Mastodon thread that says it runs postmarketOS, a Linux distro for phones: https://postmarketos.org/

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(Original post) Not the website owner, but isn't an (Android) phone just a small Linux computer? There are a bunch of web server apps (https://play.google.com/store/search?q=web%20server&c=apps) or you can root it and run whatever software you want on it?

In my mind it's not so different than running a web server off a Raspberry Pi or similar.

Mastodon points to links and that was also fun to check. Which utility are you using to help with DNS finding your IP?

Anyone knows the model of that solar panel?

Not that exact one, but many companies make portable panels now. Here's one from Anker: https://www.anker.com/products/a24261a1?variant=426567535494...

GoalZero, Jackery, etc. also make them, and it's easy to find no name ones on Amazon or AliExpress.

It's best if you can run a long cable from the panel to the phone and keep the phone under shade (or maybe just under the panel). Many phones will overheat if you keep them in the sun all day.

Cool! What was the process for creating this?

I’m not the OP, but the Mastodon thread where I found this gives some more details: https://post.lurk.org/@computersandblues/112570463568163343

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