Guides — virtualization

Introduction Proxmox is an excellent virtualization platform based upon Debian Linux. pfSense® (and OPNsense®) will run nicely in a KVM based VM running on a Proxmox server. This guide will walk you through a simple install to get you started. Disclaimer There is a school of thought around if a VM can provide adequate isolation for a Firewall to provide network security. There is a similar school of thought as to if privileged and unprivileged VLAN's should share the same physical links and hardware. Flaws in the underlying software and hardware, as well as mis-configuration, can undermine the security of...

Introduction Proxmox is an excellent virtualization platform based upon Debian Linux. OPNsense (and pfSense) will run nicely in a KVM based VM running on a Proxmox server. This guide will walk you through a simple install to get you started. Disclaimer There is a school of thought around if a VM can provide adequate isolation for a Firewall to provide network security. There is a similar school of thought as to if privileged and unprivileged VLAN's should share the same physical links and hardware. Flaws in the underlying software and hardware, as well as mis-configuration, can undermine the security of...