OpenNPU on FriendlyWRT
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2026 2:46 am
Hello guys,
I am using FriendlyWRT with Docker on my T6, and recently saw this project which looks to be a very good addition for a router device:
https://github.com/poad42/opennpu_rk3588
Since OpenWRT is very light on resources, there is plenty of room to run extra stuff, besides that the NPU stays unused, so I think it would be a nice match.
I tried adding it in a debian docker container with a glibc userland on top of FriendlyWrt but no luck building it.
I know that I can build it from scratch Debian/Ubuntu/FriendlyCore but the whole process will be a pain for a first timer like myself.
Would it be possible to create another automated docker+openNPU build?
Thank you very much!
I am using FriendlyWRT with Docker on my T6, and recently saw this project which looks to be a very good addition for a router device:
https://github.com/poad42/opennpu_rk3588
Since OpenWRT is very light on resources, there is plenty of room to run extra stuff, besides that the NPU stays unused, so I think it would be a nice match.
I tried adding it in a debian docker container with a glibc userland on top of FriendlyWrt but no luck building it.
I know that I can build it from scratch Debian/Ubuntu/FriendlyCore but the whole process will be a pain for a first timer like myself.
Would it be possible to create another automated docker+openNPU build?
Thank you very much!