This guide is perfect for those seeking a cost-effective Enterprise Grade Router & Firewall solution! Follow this video to have an OPNsense Virtual Machine running on Proxmox quickly! This video walks you through the entire process so that you will walk away with a fully functional router/firewall running on your own hardware. No need to purchase an expensive hardware appliance!
OPNsense is an open source, easy-to-use firewall and router platform. OPNsense started as a fork of pfSense and has had timely releases and updates since 2015.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
1. How to map ethernet ports in Proxmox to Linux Bridges for use in the firewall
2. How create a right-sized virtual machine for use as an OPNsense Firewall/Router
3. How to log in and complete initial configuration of your new Firewall
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★ VIDEO CONTENTS ★
0:00 – Introduction
0:16 – Create Linux Bridges to map ethernet ports for use in the firewall VM
2:05 – Build the VM and install OPNsense
6:33 – How to set up a static IP and directly connect to the router for the initial login
8:17 – Logging in for the first time and completing the setup wizard in OPNsense
10:00 – Overview of the dashboard and available widgets
10:50 – Final Thoughts
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★ Dual-Port PCIe Gigabit Network Card:
★ Blog post for this video:
★ OPNsense download:
★ Getting Started with Proxmox:
★ The computer I used for this project is a Dell OptiPlex 9020. I also use this for my personal OPNsense firewall. They can be found inexpensive on Ebay:
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Great video, easy to follow with some key points to keep in ind when installing the software and connecting the hardware. Maybe a follow-up describing some of software features, setting up VLANs, creating firewall rules, etc… thanks!