Homelab Configurations

I haven’t blogged in a while, I’ve been busy with work and Baulder’s Gate 3 came out a month ago. I’m back trying to set up a homelab that allows for remote development while I’m away. I’ve decided to virtualize my firewall again within Proxmox ( I didn’t blow up my network this time, kinda!). I’ve learned through this process two things that are amateur mistakes.

1. While setting up my WAN you need to turn your modem on and off to get a new public IP, if your ISP uses DHCP.
2. ALWAYS check your NAT settings when you get your WAN working.

As it stands, this is my current network setup. opnSense is my virtualized router and firewall solution. I have it connected to a 8-port managed switch with VLAN tagging.

Next steps:

1. Implement reverse proxy like traefik
2. Use wild card certs for everything
3. Seperate my network into 2 VLANS (homelab, wireless)
4. Harden Security