I’ve been working on this Raspberry Pi router project for all year so really wanted to share it!

I always found OpenWRT a bit tricky and even after spending weeks getting everything working the way I wanted, things like switching Wireguard server was another wiki article/20 minute job.

So I decided to make my own simpler to use version (basically a custom build of OpenWRT, a smartphone app and a decent WiFi USB adapter)

Features include:

  • Setup in under 2 minutes with PiFi smartphone app
  • WireGuard and OpenVPN Clients (any provider)
  • AdGuard Home pre-loaded - Pihole-style ad blocking
  • Network Storage - SD Card / USB
  • OpenWRT so LuCI/SSH/Plug-ins still work
  • Driver support for AC1300Mbps USB wifi accessory with around 8x faster speeds than internal wireless radio on Pi 4

Full project at pifi.org