Awesome news for #opensource #networking professionals and fans:

#Protectli now offers Vaults with #OpenWrt pre‑installed!

This is exactly why open‑source firmware matters. Long‑term updates, transparent security fixes, no forced obsolescence, and full control over your device.

Proprietary routers age out fast.

OpenWrt‑based devices stay useful for years.

https://protectli.com/news/openwrt-preinstalled-on-protectli-vaults/

#security #freesoftware

@magicfab nice... But the cheapest one starts by 250€ and i find then only at Amazon.

And it this not the same as with smartphone: you still need support from the vendor, because of many propertary binary driver blobs?

@jedie I guess this depends on the country. I can buy direct from Protectli Canada.

How is this related to smartphones ? Of course there are proprietary blobs in Wifi and other chips, not sure why this means more support needed. Can you elaborate ?

Protectli will also load #Coreboot for you on their routers, very useful too.