Should You Build Your Own Router?

Build your perfect router:
Seeed CM4 Dual Gigabit Router Board https://www.seeedstudio.com/Rapberry-Pi-CM4-Dual-GbE-Carrier-Board-p-4874.html
J4125 Appliance/Router https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003904912803.html
Gigabyte IMB1900TN https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-IMB1900TN-rev-10
DDR3 SODIMM RAM https://geni.us/FDLD (Amazon)
M.2 SATA SSD https://geni.us/6VMpX7 (Amazon)
miniPCIe Ethernet Card https://geni.us/sNYDfa (Amazon)
MiniITX Case https://geni.us/uVaHAI (Amazon)

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:49 Why build your own router?
2:20 Can you even build your own router?
3:42 What hardware do you need?
5:49 Why not just flash OpenWRT on a cheap router?
7:18 So... What should I get instead?
7:45 Seeed CM4 Dual Gigabit Ethernet Board
10:48 Noname J4125 Router from AliExpress
12:48 Custom-built MiniITX router
16:13 What about the Wi-Fi?
17:03 Outro