Nanopi R76S
The ultimate travel router and secure hotspot
Forget insecure hotel Wi-Fi. The NanoPi R76S, powered by the performance-optimized Armbian OS, is your ticket to a truly secure, high-speed mobile network. This pocket-sized device is built around the powerful Octa-core Rockchip RK3576 SoC and supports up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, giving it the muscle to handle demanding, encrypted traffic effortlessly.
Its core hardware is ideal for the road. The dual 2.5GbE Ethernet ports ensure you can maximize the speed of any high-bandwidth wired connection, while the M.2 E-Key slot allows for adding an optional Wi-Fi card to create a high-speed, personalized hotspot. More importantly, the powerful CPU is a VPN champion.
With Armbian, setting up an encrypted connection is simple and utilizes the device's full potential. To create a persistent, secure tunnel for all your devices, just launch the terminal and run: sudo armbian-config. Navigate to Software and select the pre-packaged WireGuard install.
This single step leverages the RK3576’s processing power for blazing-fast encryption and decryption, eliminating the speed slowdowns common with weaker travel routers. Finally, the USB 3.2 is perfect for attaching a portable SSD, instantly turning R76S into a secure, mobile NAS for backing up your files. This is just one example of usage. It can be served as a compact home or office server, Home Assistant hub, a high-performance network gateway with advanced firewalling and VPN termination, or a lightweight virtualization host for containers. Thanks to its dual 2.5 GbE interfaces, the R76S excels in scenarios where fast, reliable networking is essential. From segmented home labs and development environments to branch-office routing and monitoring. Combined with low power consumption and solid software support, it offers an impressive balance between performance, flexibility, and efficiency in a remarkably small form factor.
Hardware specifications
| SoC | Rockchip RK3576 |
|---|---|
| CPU | Octa-core ARM (4× Cortex-A72 + 4× Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | ARM Mali-G52 MC3 OpenGL ES 1.1 / 2.0 / 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, OpenCL 2.0 |
| VPU | 8K@30fps H.265 / VP9 decoder 4K@60fps encoder |
| NPU | 6 TOPS (INT8) Supports INT4, INT8, INT16, FP16, BF16, TF32 |
| Memory | 2 GB / 4 GB LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 32 GB eMMC microSD (UHS-I) |
| Ethernet | 2 × PCIe-based 2.5 GbE |
| Wireless | Optional M.2 SDIO Wi-Fi |
| USB | 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A |
| HDMI |
HDMI 1.4 / 2.0 Up to 10-bit Deep Color Up to 1080p@120Hz or 4096×2304@60Hz 3D video support |
| Debug | UART (3-pin 2.54 mm, 3.3 V, up to 1.5 Mbps) |
| GPIO | 1 × 8-pin GPIO connector |
| Indicators | 3 × GPIO-controlled LEDs (SYS, LED1, LED2) |
| Buttons | Power, User, MASK (eMMC update) |
| RTC | 2-pin RTC battery connector (HYM8563TS) |
| Power Input | USB-C, 5 V |
| PCB | 8-layer PCB, 58 × 58 × 1.6 mm |
| Operating Temperature | 0 °C to 70 °C |
