proxmox+pfsenseVM or just plain pfsense (lemmy.ml)

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I finally decided to buy a mini PC to make it as a pfsense router and I was wondering witch option is more suitable for my needs

First I was thinking of doing with proxmox so I could install pi-hole and wireguard in it but looking more into pfsense I see that there is PfblockerNG and also a Wireguard package that could be installed inside.

What does everybody in here use? I'm curious to know if thinkering in proxmox to run pfsense is more efficient than just installing bare-metal.

Thank you

Conclusion: will go with sole pfsense since I never used it in the first place, once accustomed will switch to proxmox, thank you everyone I hope there will be more posts like this in this platform

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[-] ProctorZeuss@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm currently running OPNsense virtualised in Proxmox. It's a little confusing if you haven't run a custom firewall before but the setup was relatively simple and works flawlessly now that I understand it a bit better. The only downside being if you want to restart your server your network will go down as well.

[-] ryknow@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I'm seriously debating switching to opnsense. I'm in the process of upgrading my homelab to 10g, and wonder how pfsense will play with my 10g nics. I think I read before that pfsense plays with it fine.... But if not, I'll jump to opnsense.

I also wonder how long pfsense will keep things going for CE... Seems like the writing is on the wall that it isn't going to last, but we'll see.

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