Setting up a Samba server can be a repetitive and time-consuming task—especially if you manage multiple systems or need to redeploy often. To solve this, I recently published an open-source project on GitHub:👉 samba-server-autosetup 🔧 What is Samba? Samba is a free...
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Building a Secure Home Network: OPNsense with Private Internet Access VPN
Introduction In today's digital landscape, network security and privacy have become paramount concerns for both home users and businesses. While individual VPN clients protect single devices, configuring a VPN at the router level provides comprehensive protection for...
OPNsense: Enabling DNS-over-TLS (DoT) and DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for Privacy
🔒 Securing Your Home Network: Encrypted DNS with OPNsense In today's digital world, privacy and security are more important than ever. While we often think about encrypting web traffic with HTTPS, one of the most fundamental parts of the internet—the Domain Name...
Secure Your Homelab: An OPNsense Configuration Deep Dive
Introduction Welcome back to our OPNsense blog series! If you've been following along, you've successfully selected your hardware, prepared your installation media, and completed the basic installation of the OPNsense firewall operating system. If you haven't, you can...
Secure Your Homelab: Installing OPNsense as a Virtual Firewall
Introduction Are you tired of the limitations of your consumer-grade router? As your homelab grows, so does the need for more granular control, enhanced security, and the flexibility to segment your network. Off-the-shelf routers are great for basic internet access,...
libvirt Networking: How to Create a VM Network with No Host or Internet Access
Creating an Isolated Internal Network for Virtual Machines 💻 Virtualization offers powerful tools for creating isolated environments. This post will walk you through setting up a custom internal network that's completely cut off from the host operating system (OS) and...