I’m working on setting up my first homelab. I have an older dell optiplex with a duel PCIe NIC in it. I was wondering if I could setup OPNsense as a docker container or virtual machine so that I could also use the extra resources of the box for other things besides just being a router. Is this a good idea?
I use OPNSense virtualized on top of Proxmox. Each physical interface of the host system (
ethX
and friends) is in its own bridge (vmbrX
), and for each bridge, the OpenSense VM also has a virtual interface that is part of the bridge. It has worked flawlessly for months now.