Installing Virtualized OPNsense as VM in Proxmox

Installing Virtualized OPNsense as VM in Proxmox

In this article / guide, I explore installing OPNsense 25.7.11 as a virtual machine in Proxmox 9.1.4. This is ultimately to try and fix slow speed issues when running it bare metal on my Minisforum TH50 mini PC with old Intel i225 NIC. Other good guides, from various older versions of Proxmox / OPNsense: https://www.zenarmor.com/docs/network-security-tutorials/opnsense-installation

Home Network Security – The Idea (part 1)

Home Network Security – The Idea (part 1)

I want a more secure home network. I do not know enough about network security, to do it perfectly from the start. I know some from my professional work. I asked people working with networks in their daily and tried to gather a sense of what I was getting myself into. I have been googling

Configuring Home Assistant and Proxmox Extensions

Configuring Home Assistant and Proxmox Extensions

How to configure Home Assistant and integrate data from Proxmox. If you first need to install and configure Proxmox, check out this guide: https://disorder.dk/wonderware/2025/01/30/installing-proxmox-on-a-lenovo-thinkcentre-m910q/ and to install Home Assistant, check out this guide: https://disorder.dk/wonderware/2025/01/30/installing-home-assistant-in-proxmox/ Choose a username and password. Search for your location by writing your address and clicking the small map with a looking

Installing Home Assistant in Proxmox

Installing Home Assistant in Proxmox

How to get Home Assistant to run as a VM in Proxmox! In this guide, we will use the Proxmox community scripts, to install Home Assistant Operating System (HAOS) as a virtual machine in Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE). If you first need to install and configure Proxmox, check out this guide: https://disorder.dk/wonderware/2025/01/30/installing-proxmox-on-a-lenovo-thinkcentre-m910q/ The Proxmox community

Installing Proxmox on a Lenovo ThinkCentre M910q

Installing Proxmox on a Lenovo ThinkCentre M910q

To get started with virtualization, Proxmox is a wonderful free and powerful software. Follow these 4 steps to get Proxmox running and to use it for something like running Home Assistant OS. Hardware requirements Besides the regular peripherals and cables listed above, a 8GB USB memory stick is enough to use for the bootable Proxmox