OpenWRT Performance Optimizer 🚀

A comprehensive performance optimization toolkit for OpenWRT routers that can improve system performance by up to 97% with persistent configurations across reboots.

🎯 Features

• CPU Optimization: Set all cores to performance mode
• Memory Management: Advanced memory pressure and swap settings
• Network Enhancement: TCP BBR congestion control + FastOpen
• Storage Optimization: Deadline I/O scheduler for better disk performance
• QoS Configuration: Simple Quality of Service rules with iptables
• Firewall Tuning: Optimized netfilter connection tracking
• Real-time Monitoring: System performance tracking tools
• Persistent Settings: All optimizations survive reboots
• Automatic Backup: Configuration backup before changes

📊 Performance Results

Metric	Before	After	Improvement
System Load	0.61	0.01	97% ⬇️
Memory Usage	18%	17%	5% ⬇️
TCP Performance	Default	BBR + FastOpen	Significantly Better
Boot Stability	Variable	Consistent	100% Reliable

🛠️ Quick Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Ahmad10611/openwrt-performance-optimizer.git
cd openwrt-performance-optimizer

# Make scripts executable
chmod +x *.sh

# Run the optimizer
./install.sh

📋 Requirements

• OpenWRT 19.07+ or compatible firmware (Kwrt, etc.)
• Root access
• At least 50MB free storage space
• ARM or x86 architecture

🔧 Manual Installation

1. Download Scripts

wget -O install.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Ahmad10611/openwrt-performance-optimizer/main/install.sh
chmod +x install.sh

2. Run Installation

./install.sh

3. Verify Installation

/root/system-status.sh

📁 Project Structure

openwrt-performance-optimizer/
├── install.sh                 # Main installation script
├── scripts/
│   ├── system-optimization.sh # Core system optimizations
│   ├── qos-setup.sh           # QoS configuration
│   ├── firewall-optimization.sh # Firewall tuning
│   └── monitoring/
│       ├── system-status.sh   # System status checker
│       ├── performance-report.sh # Performance reporter
│       └── boot-monitor.sh    # Boot performance analyzer
├── config/
│   ├── sysctl.conf.template   # Kernel parameter template
│   └── rc.local.template      # Startup script template
├── docs/
│   ├── PERFORMANCE.md         # Performance benchmarks
│   ├── TROUBLESHOOTING.md     # Common issues and fixes
│   └── ADVANCED.md            # Advanced configuration
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
└── CHANGELOG.md

🚀 Usage

Basic Usage

# Run full optimization
./install.sh

# Check system status
/root/system-status.sh

# View performance report
/root/performance-report.sh

Advanced Usage

# Run individual optimizations
./scripts/system-optimization.sh
./scripts/qos-setup.sh
./scripts/firewall-optimization.sh

# Monitor boot performance
/root/boot-monitor.sh

# Create configuration backup
./scripts/backup-config.sh

📈 Monitoring

Real-time Status

# Quick check
/root/quick-check.sh

# Detailed status
/root/system-status.sh

# Performance comparison
/root/performance-report.sh

Continuous Monitoring

# Monitor every 30 seconds
watch -n 30 '/root/quick-check.sh'

# Boot analysis
/root/boot-monitor.sh

⚙️ Configuration

Customization

Edit /etc/sysctl.conf for kernel parameters:

# Memory management
vm.swappiness=10
vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50

# Network optimization  
net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control=bbr
net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen=3

Advanced Settings

See ADVANCED.md for detailed configuration options.

🔍 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Q: System load is still high after optimization

# Run boot monitor
/root/boot-monitor.sh

# Check running processes
ps | head -10

Q: Settings don't persist after reboot

# Verify rc.local
cat /etc/rc.local

# Re-run installation
./install.sh --force

Q: Network performance issues

# Check TCP settings
sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control
sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_fastopen

See TROUBLESHOOTING.md for more solutions.

🧪 Testing

Performance Testing

# Before optimization
./scripts/benchmark.sh --before

# Run optimization
./install.sh

# After optimization  
./scripts/benchmark.sh --after

# Compare results
./scripts/benchmark.sh --compare

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines.

How to Contribute

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests if applicable
5. Submit a pull request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• OpenWRT community for the amazing firmware
• Contributors and testers
• Performance optimization research community

📞 Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Documentation: Wiki

🗺️ Roadmap

• Support for more OpenWRT versions
• Web UI for configuration
• Automatic performance testing
• Plugin system for custom optimizations
• Multi-language support
• Container optimization support

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