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OpenWrt is a free and open source, Linux-based operating system designed for routers and other networking applications. While it's most often used as an aftermarket replacement for the firmware that comes pre-installed on a router, earlier this year the OpenWrt team announced it was partnering with Banana Pi to design and sell the first router made specifically to run OpenWrt.

It's called the OpenWrt One, and the first samples went on sale in October. Now the Software Freedom Conservancy has announced the "production release" of the OpenWrt One. It's available for purchase for $89.

With support for WiFi 6 and only two Ethernet ports, the router isn't necessarily the most powerful or versatile option. But it's designed to be a hacker-friendly, repairable device that's "unbrickable" thanks to a switch that lets you boot from a recovery image if anything goes wrong with the operating system image written to the primary storage.

Key features include:

  • 1.3 MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) processor with two ARM Cortex-A53 CPU cores
  • 1GB DDR4 memory (onboard)
  • 256MiB SPI NAND Flash and 16 MiB SPI NOR flash storage
  • M.2 2242/2230 socket for PCIe Gen  2 x1 SSD (bring your own storage)
  • MediaTek MT7976C dual-band WiFi 6 (2×2 2.4 GHz and 3×3 5 GHz)
  • 2 RJ45 Ethernet ports: one 2.5 GbE + 1 GbE
  • 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A host port
  • 1 x USB Type-C (device, console)
  • 1  x USB Type-C (power)
  • RTC backup battery support
  • PoE support
  • MikroBUS socket for expansion modules

    • The system supports Power over Ethernet via the 2.5 GbE port or you can use a USB Type-C power supply.

    For every OpenWrt One unit sold, the Software Freedom Conversancy receives a $10 donation earmarked for a fund that goes toward development of OpenWrt.

    via Hacker News

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