Packages to remove to have a plain AP image

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hello,
i'd like to build a custom image for a device that needs to be only an AP, no routing functionalities, no dns, no dhcp, nothing else if not keeping up wifi and tag the wired traffic (all the dirty work is made by another openwrt)
Any idea where should i start from removing packages? Just to have a stripped down image..
thanks

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In the vast majority of cases, you do not need to remove any packages. You can use the standard release image for your device and then set it up as a dumb AP.

Removing packages is really only useful if you are space constrained and need to use the space for other packages.

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thanks. My idea was just about having a "clean" image. I have a R7800 as main router now, it makes a lot of things and has a custom NSS image. Using it as "dumb" ap, i'd build a plain image (not nss) and my "backup" (if something goes wrong with the new router) would be flashing back the nss image + config.
I can use a normal image configured as ap, for sure, it was just curiosity (i'm not space constrained with a R7800)
thanks

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Quite honestly, the best "clean image" is the default/standard stable release builds insofar as they are completely predictable and known quantities.

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