I stopped running Tailscale in every container, and my home lab instantly became simpler
…Switching to a Tailscale subnet router was the best decision I’ve ever made I used the Tailscale plugin on OPNsense, but it’s just as easy to deploy in an LXC…
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I recommended this SBC before the Raspberry Pi became impossible to buy – it holds up even better now
…Combine that with the superior compatibility of the N150 processor, and you’ve got the best SBC for a custom-built OPNsense (or Pfsense, if that’s what you’re into) firewall…
Stop putting off VLANs in your homelab — Proxmox SDN makes them almost too easy
…Setting up VLANs in OPNsense , switches, and access points was one thing. I already had segmentation on the LAN for cameras, guests, and infrastructure, all neatly separated. But extending that into a…
This free network monitor exposed exactly what my devices were sending to the internet
…Ntopng can be deployed on Windows, Linux, BSD (and by extension, OPNsense and pfSense), or Raspberry Pi (or other ARM boards) as a Docker container or binary install. I had assumed that…
Home labbers say to ditch your ISP router, but the Fritz Box 7530 has WireGuard, dynamic DNS, and even a media server
…I originally used it when I switched to my current ISP, but since then, I've started using OPNsense . Still, in terms of what you get, it's quite impressive. It runs…
I've been running Vaultwarden on my Proxmox home server for two years, and I don't miss LastPass
…Plus, the firewall rules in my OPNsense router are enough to deter external threats from laying their grubby hands on my password manager, while Tailscale handles my remote access needs, so I…
Most smart home problems aren't automation problems, they're network problems in disguise
…You can use OPNsense to handle network segmentation for smart devices. Unless you run 50 or more smart devices, you probably don’t need to buy a new router either. Most of…
I built the weirdest possible NAS from hardware I already owned, and it works surprisingly well
…Pair it with an OPNsense router armed with Tailscale (or even a subnet router running on another PC), and the TrueNAS-berry Pi rig is pretty useful at pulling rsync tasks from…
Network segmentation is the smart home security step nobody talks about
…Install OPNsense on your old computer and use it to create VLANs along with firewall rules.
I over-engineered my home lab on purpose, and it's the best decision I've made
…I’ve got an OPNsense router at the center of my networking stack, and I’ve armed it with strict firewall rules (well, mostly deny all as the default, with exceptions configured…