No one can buy every board — this is a community catalogue. Ran it somewhere? Add a row by PR, or post in Discussions with the template below. This is also how the honest "Tested on" grows beyond what one maintainer can verify.
Legend: ✅ works ·
| Device | Arch | RAM | Profile | Status | CAKE ceiling | Notes | Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi 2B | armv7 | 1 GB | legacy-sbc |
n/a (not inline) | sinkhole/print/fw/time/monitor only; no onboard RTC → add DS3231 | maintainer | |
| dev/CI: WSL2 Debian | x86-64 | — | — | ✅ authoring | — | idle Virgin baseline ~12 ms / <1 ms jitter / 0 % loss (2026-07-15); configs authored + shellcheck/sh -n clean here |
maintainer |
| Raspberry Pi 4 / 5 | aarch64 | 2–8 GB | modern |
❓ | ~600–900 Mbit | expected to work; not yet tested | — |
| Intel N100 (2× i226-V) | x86-64 | 8–16 GB | modern |
❓ | ~1–2.5 Gbit | intended inline shaper; not yet tested | — |
- Device / SoC:
- Arch / RAM / storage:
- Profile (legacy-sbc / modern):
- OS + version:
- What worked / what didn't:
- CAKE bufferbloat grade (if inline): before → after
- Gotchas / notes:
Keep it honest — a ❓ that becomes a
2.5GbE (i226-V) is headroom for gigabit+ inline shaping, not a baseline. Match the box to your actual connection:
| Your connection | Inline shaping | Sidecar (sinkhole/fw/time/monitor) |
|---|---|---|
| Gigabit+ cable/fibre | N100 + 2.5GbE headroom | any capable box, 1 NIC |
| Sub-gig ≤ ~500 Mbps | 1GbE + modest CPU (a Pi 4 copes) | any Pi/mini-PC, 1 NIC |
| VDSL ~40–80 Mbps | onboard 1GbE is plenty | a Pi 2B is fine |
| 5G/4G home box, hotspot | often can't do inline (won't bridge) → sidecar; the mobile radio is the bottleneck anyway | 1 NIC, anything |
Rule: NIC + CPU scale with line speed, not a fixed spec. Most people never need 2.5GbE or even a second NIC — the sidecar Core (single NIC) is the majority path and runs on almost anything. Inline shaping + 2.5GbE is the gigabit-enthusiast tier.