[mox1]

that’s the conclusion I have come to as well. Ubiquiti AP and pfsense router.

I’d love a OpenWRT or similar box, but I don’t want to spend 10 hours researching the correct device to buy. I want stuff that just works…

[VTimofeenko]

I did a bit of research on the router side - seems that passive cooled boxes like protect.li ones would work very well with pfsense or opnsense. Technically any x86 machine could work, but for an always on appliance it's important to keep the power draw in mind.

Tinyminimicro project from servethehome may be also worth checking out, they have a few appliance recommendations there.