[411mrc]

You can mitigate the speed issue by adding your own DNS local caches and then start blocking ads, trackers and malware sites and whomever you want (FB is added to the spyware list) using publicly available lists. All of this speeds browsing considerably.

A personalized router is very powerful.

[ktta]

Openwrt by default caches using dnsmasq, but the blocklist is a good idea. The problem is, even the blocklist is sometimes too big for the tiny flashes of some routers.

[411mrc]

As another poster said, go with a mini-pc like Qotom. Uses little power, configure however you want (memory, SSD). Most web pages load instantly, and it handles a massive blocklist (Bind9). I'm slowly adding a list of always on packages like sync tools. Also, you can use an AP instead of router attached wifi. Move the Power-over Ethernet AP where you want. Ubiquiti Unifi is far better coverage than my previous consumer grade wifi. Do it all in your favorite Linux flavor.

[danharaj]

I use a Qotom mini pc as a router. I configure it with NixOS. It's amazing.

[Diederich]

> your own DNS local caches

Doesn't that mean your ISP will now see what domains you are looking up?

[ktta]

Not if you use DNS-over-HTTPS with cloudflare or google.

https://github.com/aarond10/https_dns_proxy