All accessories in this article are from the second-hand idle fish, without any promotional ingredients, just technical sharing.
Purchase#
I bought this cloud of mine for 85 yuan on idle fish in 2020. At that time, the seller had already flashed omv on it, and I planned to use it as a lightweight NAS. With more and more files, the storage space of a hard drive NAS has become insufficient, so I gradually put it in the warehouse.
I didn't expect that three years have passed, and the price has not changed much. Compared with the high premium of N1 R2S, I don't know how many times better it is.
Software Router Requirements#
Recently, there is a scenario requirement for using a software router, and the requirements are not high. I decided to take out my cloud from the warehouse and flash it into OpenWrt. In addition, it also has a USB 3.0 interface, so I bought a Green Union USB Gigabit Network Card for 39 yuan on idle fish, realizing dual Gigabit software routing, truly the best cost performance.
Total price 85+39=124 yuan, what else do you need.
Hardware Configuration#
CPU RK3328, eMMC 8G storage space, 1G memory
It is enough to make a software router, and it is also no problem to run one or two docker containers normally.
About Flashing#
There are many flashing videos on YouTube and Bilibili that you can refer to. You just need to use a dual USB male head to flash, and I suggest you not to buy it separately (save costs to the extreme), just like me, find two four-core USB charging cables at will and connect them yourself.
Firmware Selection#
For comprehensive selection, choose flippy+ from the right.com.cn forum#
Integrated with many functions, and no better USB network card driver
Telegram group download address, the English name of my cloud firmware is L1pro
Customize your own OpenWrt firmware, supes#
Choose the functions you need, the free version only supports 5, but it is already enough. It integrates the software repository https://op.supes.top/packages/aarch64_cortex-a53, and you can install it yourself in OpenWrt later.
Afterword#
In addition to the introduction of my cloud on the right.com.cn forum, there are also introductions on "What's Worth Buying", so if you want to know more details and more ways to play, you can search and take a look. Now, as a qualified wall-breaking software router, it has more than enough performance.
