Building The "Ultimate" Router – [PFSense + Pi-hole + PIVPN]

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FAQ and Concerns:

– Why didn’t I use OPNSense?
I just don’t have much experience with it, but I will try it out later, maybe even before I set this up in my home!

– PFSense can do basically all of those things with other packages; why not do that?
Honestly, I wasn’t aware of all the packages available, especially the experimental ones. But I also like the flexibility of containers and VMs. I can easily swap to OPNSense later without having to set everything else up again if I want for example. Also, software preference is a thing. It doesn’t mean I think running everything bare metal is a bad idea. Quite the opposite!

I built a virtualized router similar to this a while back, but now I’m going to take it to the next level and build my “ULTIMATE” router. Or something along those lines…
#homeserver #pfsense #virtualization

► Proxmox Disk Pass-Thru
https://dannyda.com/2020/08/26/how-to-passthrough-hdd-ssd-physical-disks-to-vm-on-proxmox-vepve/

► Installing Realtek Drivers On PFSense:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PFSENSE/comments/t872mx/fix_issues_with_realtek_nic_on_pfsense_260/

► PIVPN Host Setup:
(This is for Vanilla WireGuard on Alpine, but the host setup stuff is the same)
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-lxc-container-alpine-linux-set-up-wireguard-vpn-server-howto-05-2022-rev1.110778/

► Seeed Studio Odyssey
https://www.seeedstudio.com/ODYSSEY-X86J4105800-p-4445.html
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Music (in order):
“Hardware Haven Theme” -Me (https://youtu.be/FwD2mOYDPNA)
“The Butterfly Nose” – GARRISON (https://soundcloud.com/garrison-brown)
“Town Groove” – Me
“CRENSHAW VIBES” – GARRISON
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:30 Today’s Sponsor – Hello Fresh
2:05 What Am I Doing?
6:00 The Hardware
6:56 Assembly Montage
7:48 The Software – Proxmox
8:18 PFSense Setup
11:15 Pi-hole
12:24 Wireguard
14:13 Why I’m Lame
15:08 What Next? .