Send email alerts from router Use msmtp to send emails. Run a script to check a condition, for example ping host fails. Send email on failure. forum.openwrt.org/t/monitoring-client-connection/177422/7
watchcat Watchcat allows you to monitor a few things on the router and take action on failure. mode – the mode this watchcat instance is in. – ping_reboot – restart_iface – periodic_reboot openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/advanced/watchcat
Wifi WPS without physical button forum.openwrt.org/t/ap-without-physical-wps-button-on-connecting-printer/175720/15
Beginner Guide Ed (209-201) provides some beginner advice. He includes hardware and suggested apps forum.openwrt.org/t/an-openwrt-beginners-guide/174463
Local rsyslog logging with filtering Change system logging to rsyslog Modify luci to display rsyslog forum.openwrt.org/t/log-filtering-using-rsyslog-for-local-logging/175497
One SSID multiple VLANS OpenWrt: One SSID multiple VLANS can be achieved with spa2_psk_file forum.openwrt.org/t/individual-per-passphrase-wifi-vlans-using-wpa-psk-file-no-radius-required/161696
Remote Config backup, JSON API HTTPS management forum.openwrt.org/t/remotely-pulling-openwrt-routers-configuration/175066/6
send logs to MQTT You may want to take selected logs from OpenWrt and send them to an MQTT server. This can be done with a bit of scripting. Bernie has the bead on this one gist.github.com/mbernson/78e53b26d3c68f997493 Discussed Here forum.openwrt.org/t/acting-on-events-from-uci-pushing-dhcp-information-to-an-external-host/173141/5 More on ujail forum.openwrt.org/t/ujail-allowing-additional-processes-libraries-and-paths/173773
Reboot based on log content If you have a recurring problem, you may want to reboot the router or restart services based on errors or messages in the logs. This post has some examples forum.openwrt.org/t/how-to-reboot-router-when-a-string-appears-in-the-log/55816
Smart Routing, separate proxies on docker A talented user posted the solution forum.openwrt.org/t/usung-smart-routing-for-browsers-in-lan-and-on-mobile/162009