I’d like to install an open source router/firewall OS on a Proxmox VE VM on a Protectli FW6D but I’m unsure which OS to pick.

I was leaning towards pfsense but I recently read that they’re now blocking features behind a paywall.

I’ve come across opnsense, ddwrt, and opnwrt as alternatives but would appreciate it if someone can provide insight into which option would be best.

Background:

I have a Proxmox VE server running an Ubuntu VM with Emby, Sonarr, Radarr, NZBGet, Transmission, Prowlarr, Bazarr, & Portainer in Docker containers. It’s a 150tb machine running snapRAID, MergerFS, & a daily sync crontab that emails a report once completed. PCIE passthrough NVIDIA Quadro P2000 and LSI 9201-16i HBA. I want to eventually add a Home Assistant VM to this machine.

Also have a Raspberry Pi 4 running Debian with Pi-Hole and Wireguard VPN. I want to eventually switch this to Proxmox VE with a secondary Pi-Hole VM and a Magic Mirror VM.

Which brings me to the new Protectli. I want Proxmox VE so I can create a cluster. I’d also like the primary Pi-Hole VM on it. I’m unsure if this is even possible but a backup Home Assistant VM that works when I’m working on the main server would be amazing.

So is there an open source router/firewall os that would be best for this scenario?

Or is there anything else I should consider before diving into this project?

  • vasveritas@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    OpnSense is the way to go. It has a good web UI. It’s robust, featureful, and has wide and growing deployment.

    Pfsense is mired in controversy, they attacked their peers, and the owners are not honest. The open source Opnsense project had to appeal to the WIPO to force Pfsense to give them their named domain after Pfsense squatted on it and posted inflammatory messages. They aren’t great stewards.