What you need

Prices are approximate (October 2026) and change often; check the store. We don’t earn anything from these links.

To host

Before you buy: can your home host?

  1. You can change your home router’s settings. Setup asks you to sign in to your home router (usually through its app or a web page) and change one setting. If your internet is run by your building or landlord, you probably can’t.
  2. Your home has its own internet address. Some providers share one address between many homes, and then digital nomads can’t reach you. To check: in your home router’s app or settings page, find its internet (or WAN) address. Then visit ifconfig.me from home. If the two numbers match, you’re good. If they differ, or the router’s starts with 100.64 to 100.127, ask your provider for a “public IP address” (some add one for free or a small fee).

5G home internet and satellite internet (such as Starlink) almost always share addresses, so they usually can’t host.

GL.iNet Brume 2

About $70–90 · model GL-MT2500 or GL-MT2500A

The home server that sits next to your home router, connected by an Ethernet cable. Nomads’ encrypted connections arrive at the Brume and go out through your home internet, and our software on it keeps them walled off from your own devices. Either model works: the MT2500A has a metal case, the MT2500 a plastic one. Buy it from GL.iNet or from GL.iNet’s store on Amazon. The pilot supports the Brume 2 only.

Also needed

  • A spare Ethernet port on your home router. All taken? A small network switch (about $15–20) adds more.
  • An Ethernet cable from your home router to the Brume. Check the box: one usually comes with it.
  • A laptop with an Ethernet port, a second Ethernet cable, and about 30 minutes for setup. No Ethernet port? A USB-to-Ethernet adapter costs around $15.
  • Home internet with at least 20 Mbps upload (50 Mbps or more earns the Fast badge) and its own internet address (see Before you buy above). We recommend telling your provider you’re hosting, since many plans don’t allow sharing; the host setup guide explains.

For nomads

Required: just your devices

Free

A phone or laptop with the free WireGuard app (iPhone and iPad, Android, Windows and Mac). That’s enough to connect.

Recommended: GL.iNet Beryl AX

About $70–100 · model GL-MT3000

A pocket-sized travel router that runs your AirNomadNetwork connection for every device you bring. Buy it from GL.iNet or from GL.iNet’s store on Amazon. It’s powered over USB-C, so pack a USB-C charger or power bank. Why it’s worth it:

  • All your devices on one booking. A booking’s connection works on one device at a time, but everything on the router’s Wi-Fi shares it.
  • Privacy on every device. Its encrypted DNS hides the sites you look up from your host, iPhones included.
  • Hotel and café Wi-Fi made easy. Sign in to the venue’s Wi-Fi once on the router, and your devices just connect to it.

Other recent GL.iNet travel routers work too; our steps are written for the Beryl AX.

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