Encrypted DNS
Minuteman DNS
Every lookup leaves your house encrypted and lands on our own resolvers, which run entirely in RAM and keep zero logs. If ours ever hiccup, it fails over to Quad9, then Cloudflare.
DoH · DoT · DNSSEC · RAM-only · 0 logs
Model PR-1776 · Designed in the USA
Don't tread on my packets.
The Patriot Router keeps your ISP out of your browsing, blocks ads and trackers for every device in the house, and lets you VPN home from anywhere. It also comes in bald eagle.
- Encrypted DNS out of the box
- Open-source core
- Independently pentested
- No cloud account required
What it does
Your ISP is nosy. This fixes that.
Most routers send every website lookup to your internet provider in plain text. They can see it, log it, and sell it. The PR-1776 shuts that down the minute you plug it in, no settings required.
Ad and tracker blocking
Blockade
Ads, trackers and known malware domains get stopped at the router, so the TV, the kids' tablets and that smart fridge are covered too. No browser extensions, no per-device setup.
Network-wide · Per-device rules · Allowlist
VPN in
Homefront VPN
On hotel Wi-Fi or a sketchy coffee shop network? Your phone tunnels straight back to your house, so you browse like you're on your own couch, ad blocking included. Scan a QR code and you're set.
WireGuard · iOS · Android · Laptops
VPN out
Freedom Tunnel
Send the whole house out through a VPN, or just the devices you pick. Bring your own provider, and a kill switch keeps traffic from leaking if the tunnel drops.
Full or split tunnel · Kill switch · WireGuard / OpenVPN
How Minuteman DNS works
Your ISP sees gibberish. That's the whole trick.
- Your devicesPhones, laptops, TVs, the doorbell. No apps needed.
- PR-1776Wraps every lookup in TLS before it leaves the house.
- Minuteman resolversOurs. RAM-only, nothing written to disk, zero logs.
- Quad9, then CloudflareEncrypted backups, so the internet never goes dark.
Before: ISP sees "pharmacy-coupons.com", "divorce-lawyer-near-me", "how to fix a router"
After: ISP sees encrypted traffic on port 443. That's it.
Make it yours
Finally, a router you won't hide behind the TV.
Pick a skin for the top deck and a set of antennas. Every antenna kit screws onto standard connectors, so you can swap looks whenever the mood strikes.
LibertyOS
Open source. Hardened. Poked at by professionals.
We didn't reinvent the router OS, we locked it down. LibertyOS is built on a proven open-source core, stripped of what you don't need, and tested by people who break things for a living.
Open source
Based on OpenWrt. Our hardening patches and build scripts are public, so you don't have to take our word for anything.
Hardened
Signed firmware, automatic security updates, nothing listening on the internet that doesn't need to be. No cloud account, no phoning home to us.
Pentested
An outside security firm tests every major release before it ships. We publish the summary, including what they found and what we fixed.
Under the hood
The specs
Target specs while we lock in our hardware partner. We'll update this the moment anything changes.
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7, tri-band (2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz)
- Ports
- 1 × 2.5 GbE WAN, 4 × 2.5 GbE LAN, 1 × USB-C
- Processor
- Quad-core ARM, [CHIPSET TBD]
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM, 512 MB flash
- DNS
- DoH, DoT, DNSSEC validation, custom upstreams
- VPN
- WireGuard and OpenVPN, in and out
- Antennas
- 4 × external, RP-SMA, swappable kits
- Price
- [PRICE], skins and antenna kits sold separately
Designed here. Headed for US assembly. Honest about the rest.
We design the PR-1776 in the USA, and we're lining up final assembly here too. Some parts, like Wi-Fi chips, aren't made in America by anybody right now, so we won't slap "Made in USA" on the box just to sell you one. When assembly is locked in, the box will say exactly what's true: assembled in the USA from US and imported parts.
Questions, answered
Do I need a subscription?
No. Minuteman DNS, Blockade and Homefront VPN come with the router. Freedom Tunnel works with whatever VPN provider you already use.
Will it work with my internet provider?
If your provider gives you a modem or an ethernet jack, yes. Plug the PR-1776 into it, follow the setup screen, done. Fiber, cable, DSL, Starlink and 5G home internet all work.
What do you log?
On Minuteman DNS, nothing. The resolvers run in RAM only and write nothing to disk. The router itself keeps local logs you control and can switch off. Our full no-log policy will be published before launch.
Can I use my own DNS or my own firmware?
Yes and yes. Point it at any DNS resolver you like, and the bootloader isn't locked. It's your router.
Are the knife and bullet antennas real?
They're molded, blunt plastic shells over real antennas. The Bowie Blade can't cut butter and the .50 Cal won't set off anything at the airport. They just look the part.
Get in line. It's free.
Reserve a PR-1776 with just your email. No payment until pre-orders open, and reservations get first dibs on launch skins.
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