Hi all,
I wanted to share that we’ve added support for BPI-R3 (since v25.11) and R3 Mini (new in v26.02) in Infix, the NOS we’ve been building at Wires.
For those unfamiliar: Infix is an open-source network OS based on Buildroot, managed via NETCONF/RESTCONF/CLI with YANG models. The pitch is that it behaves more like a proper network appliance than a general-purpose Linux box – immutable root fs, atomic A/B upgrades, no manual config file editing. It also supports Docker if you want to run extra services alongside the network stack.
Feature-wise it covers the usual suspects: bridging, VLANs, routing, firewall, WireGuard, and we recently got WiFi AP working too (multi-SSID across different security zones, which is what I actually use at home, on a BPI-r3).
The R3 hardware has been a pleasure to work with. MT7986 is a solid SoC for this kind of thing and the open-source driver situation is excellent.
Code and images: GitHub - kernelkit/infix: Immutable.Friendly.Secure — Reliable embedded Linux for any device
BPI specific documentation: infix/board/aarch64/bananapi-bpi-r3 at main · kernelkit/infix · GitHub
Happy to answer questions.
Mattias, Wires (https://wires.se/en/)