Someone has developed a Raspberry Pi router that you can control with your smartphone

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Key findings

  • A Redditor has developed a Raspberry Pi router called “PiFi” that can be controlled via smartphones.
  • The project is available for free on GitHub and can be easily installed using an SD card.
  • It offers features like Wireguard, OpenVPN, AdGuard, all wrapped up in an OpenWRT build.



If you're bored, it's always interesting to see what Raspberry Pi hobbyists are up to. It seems like every week someone comes up with a new and cool way to put these small and inexpensive boards to good use. This week's idea comes from a Redditor who has created a Raspberry Pi router that you can control with a smartphone.

The PiFi is a Raspberry Pi router with smartphone control

This cool invention comes to us via /u/ShoeOk8263 on Reddit. They published a post on the unofficial Raspberry Pi subreddit showing what they call “PiFi.” This setup allows you to connect a smartphone to change its settings, such as setting up a built-in VPN.


If you are interested in the project, you can check out the code on the project's GitHub page. Installation seems to be very easy: just flash the project to a SD card Plug it in using a Raspberry Pi imager and the Pi does the rest.

The project also has a pretty impressive set of features. The developer claims that any device can access the PiFi wirelessly and use Wireguard and OpenVPN integration to hide online. It also uses AdGuard to automatically block ads and stop trackers from spying on you, and all of this is wrapped up in a streamlined build of OpenWRT.


Everything in the project, including the router firmware, is completely free. Plus, the developer is actively looking for people to test it and report any bugs or desired features to him. So if you have a spare board lying around and want to try building your own router, why not give it a try?


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