Setting up DeviceFreedom Phone
Updated February 21, 2026
DeviceFreedom Phone makes storage simple — add or swap SSDs anytime, no tools needed. You can have it up and running in just a few minutes.
What's in the box
- DeviceFreedom Phone
- Ethernet cable
- Power supply (adapter may vary by shipping country)
- Getting started guide
Install your SSDs
DeviceFreedom Phone supports up to four M.2 NVMe SSDs of any capacity — up to 32 TB total with four 8 TB drives.
- Remove the magnetic bottom lid from your DeviceFreedom Phone.
- Peel the protective film off the thermal pad on the inside of the lid.
- For each SSD, remove the thumb screw, slide the SSD into the slot at an angle, press it down until it rests on the screw pillar, and secure it with the thumb screw.
- Reattach the bottom lid.
add more later.
Connect your DeviceFreedom Phone
- First, connect the provided ethernet cable to your DeviceFreedom Phone and a vacant port on your internet router.
- Then, connect the power supply to your DeviceFreedom Phone. The device will power on automatically — no need to press the power button. You'll see the LED begin pulsing.
- Wait for the LED to turn solid white — this means your DeviceFreedom Phone is ready.
- On a computer or phone connected to the same network, open http://devicefreedom.local in your browser.
- Choose a name and password for your account.
After creating your account, DeviceFreedom Phone will detect your installed SSDs and walk you through storage configuration.
- FailSafe mode (available with 2 or more drives) — protects your data if a drive fails, similar to RAID. Recommended for most users. For maximum storage and zero unusable space, use SSDs of the same size. With mixed sizes, FailSafe is limited by your smallest SSD.
- Full Storage mode — uses the full capacity of all drives with no redundancy.
Select your preferred mode and continue. Your DeviceFreedom Phone will configure the drives — this may take a moment.
If you can't reach devicefreedom.local, see Network troubleshooting.