Mar 23 · 7 min read · A complete guide to deploying a production-grade firewall with remote management Introduction Navigating the world of home networking can be a “plug-and-play” experience — until you decide to build a
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Jan 24 · 14 min read · Why? For many years now, dare I say 'since I was a little kid', I've been wanting to make my own server, with my own things, my own services, and with all the freedom that entails. Growing up in a South America I wasn't really able to afford or ask f...
Join discussionNov 2, 2025 · 9 min read · I love diagrams, but diagrams don't wire cables for me. In this post I will show the physical mapping, the Proxmox bridge pattern I used, the OPNsense management model, and the first firewall policy I used to protect the lab. The network was already ...
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Oct 20, 2025 · 8 min read · Hey there! In my last post, I shared why I’m starting this homelab journey. Today I’m taking it a step further: I’m rebuilding my home network from a simple, flat LAN into a segmented, security‑first setup... very similar to how Google Cloud designs ...
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Aug 12, 2025 · 4 min read · In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, monitoring network logs is crucial for detecting threats and maintaining system integrity. OPNsense, a powerful open-source firewall based on FreeBSD, is widely used for its robust features in network ...
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Apr 13, 2025 · 3 min read · For years, small businesses—your local coffee shops, corner pharmacies, and family-run law firms—have been caught between two difficult choices:Either overspend on enterprise-grade firewalls they don’t need, or rely on consumer-grade routers that bar...
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Feb 15, 2025 · 4 min read · Open-source firewalls have gained significant traction in networking due to their flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and strong security features. Among the most popular solutions are pfSense, OPNsense, OpenWrt, and a plain vanilla Debian setup using n...
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May 23, 2024 · 1 min read · My homelab is certainly more elaborate than necessary, but that's because I love to tinker. It's one of my hobbies, and truth be told, my lab's main purpose is just that—being a hobby. While some components are genuinely useful, the overall setup is ...
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Sep 10, 2022 · 4 min read · I've been thinking about virtualizing my router for a long time now. It gives excellent control over what goes in and out of your network. Plus you can do all sorts of cool things like running a VPN server, a recursive DNS server and more. I had a sp...
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