/diy/ - Do It Yourself

i get daily power outages which will last 1-2.5 hours. to add insult to injury, my IP address changes when i lose power, forcing me to reconfirm my email on discord .. etc.

the obvious solution is UPS, i looked up some models online. the ones available will either work for 15 minutes only, or go multiple hours but cost a kidney.

i thought maybe a 20,000mah power bank with 5v-12v adapter. this will solve the internet connection issue, but won't solve the IP address situation. since i'll have to switch the power plug from AC to power bank each time i lose power (1st power cut), and switch back to AC when power is restored (2nd power cut), then recharge the power bank.

alternatively, i could just leave the power bank connected to the wall, and the router connected to the power bank. but that way the batteries will die in few months, not to mention the possibility of causing a fire.

i need uninterruptible power to the router, that only needs to be set up ONCE, with no manual effort on my behalf. surely diy can help?