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Frequent Spontaneous Reboots⚓︎

If the box reboots several times per week, or even daily, without an
obvious reason, overheating may be the cause. Several factors can
contribute, so it is not always obvious. For example, if the reboots
become less frequent after uninstalling a package, the CPU may simply be
under less load. Some packages do quite a lot; Tor is one example, see
the IPPF thread.
In that case, the temperature peak may just occur later.

It is worth checking the box's surroundings. Is it standing directly on
another hot device, such as another router? Moving it to a different
position can work wonders.