RISC-V Router

The RISC-V Router by Start9 makes advanced networking and network security accessible to everyone. Built on a RISC-V processor with an open-source boot stack and operating system, it is the most open router on the market — and the only one designed specifically for the complex needs of home-based self-hosting.

Units are expected to ship no later than September 2026.

Pre-orders and donations will be used to fund development and are therefore non-refundable.

Every device on the network receives a Security Profile, which determines its permissions on the network, including:

How a device joins the network determines the Security Profile it receives. There are three ways a device can gain access to a network:

Instead of a "primary" network and a "guest" network, StartWRT uses Identity PSK to provide a single network with multiple passwords, each leading to a different Security Profile. For example, when a guest comes to visit, they connect using the "guest" password, which leads to the "guest" Security Profile, restricting what they can see on the network and forcing their Internet traffic out through a specific VPN.

Create as many Inbound VPN Servers as you need for personal or shared remote access to the home network. Like Ethernet ports and WiFi passwords, each VPN server leads to a different Security Profile.

Connect unlimited, network-wide outbound VPN clients for Internet privacy. Optionally chain VPN clients together to avoid consolidating activity with a single provider and achieve multi-jurisdictional resilience.

Example. Mark has accounts with Mullvad VPN and Proton VPN. Whenever he makes a request to the Internet, it goes through Mullvad VPN, then through Proton VPN, then to the final destination. This ensures neither Mullvad nor Proton knows his Internet activity unless they collaborate with each other.

Optionally disable WiFi in hardware on a schedule. e.g. disable WiFi from 10pm-7am in order to prevent WiFi usage or to limit radiofrequency EMF exposure.

Use Start9 dynamic DNS for free with a single click. No account necessary.

Optionally use another dynamic DNS provider.

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