# rtr7/router7

router7 is a small home internet router completely written in Go. It is implemented as a gokrazy appliance.

Repository: https://github.com/rtr7/router7
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/router7
Homepage: https://router7.org
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, homelab, networking
Last push: 2026-07-19T07:59:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2972, "days_push": 45, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2764, forks 116 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:18.599895+00:00)

## What it is
router7 is a small home internet router implemented entirely in Go, running as a gokrazy appliance on PC Engines apu2c4 hardware. It bundles DHCPv4, DHCPv6, DNS and related services with automatic update rollback and packet-capture-based diagnostics.

## Use cases
- build a home router in pure Go
- replace OpenWrt on an apu2c4 for a fiber connection
- run a router appliance with auto-rollback updates
- debug DHCP and IPv6 packets with Wireshark
- keep last-known DHCP config across reboots
- netboot-install a router image via PXE

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, fully-Go router OS tailored to fiber7-style connections
- you value fast kexec-based updates with automatic rollback on connectivity loss
- you want human-readable JSON state and easy packet-level debugging

## When to avoid
- you need a feature-rich router with VPN, firewall UI, or plugin ecosystem
- you want community-driven feature development - it is a tech demo and feature requests are declined
- you don't have supported hardware like the apu2c4

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: networking, self-hosted, developer-tools
- domain: networking, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: go, self-hosted
- tags: home-router, gokrazy, dhcp, dns, router-os, apu2c4, pure-go, linux

## Member repositories
- rtr7/router7 (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.599895+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:47.393112+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rtr7/router7 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.599895+00:00, sha 9c8a5fec7576)
  - homepage: https://router7.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:22.160534+00:00, sha bbf40236e786)
  - site_page: https://router7.org/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T09:56:22.162979+00:00, sha 5a5e4394960e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.