I remember configuring my openwrt router wasn't fun. I'd say there's room for improvement with the UX, but it's possible it's already been improved and I don't know about it. I haven't bothered updating to the latest available versions simply because I remember the initial setup being so time consuming. I'm afraid I'll lose something with an update and have to go through the trouble again. It's my own conundrum.

I did it recently and it still wasn't fun.

I bought an OpenWRT-supported router with an idea to upgrade from my older dd-wrt router.

I wanted to set up wireguard but saw the page about it and got scared, so for the moment I'm still using the old router.

It seems built not even for normal nerds, but for network professional nerds.