OPNsense Tutorials & Guides

A growing collection of in-depth tutorials and comparisons on OPNsense based on real-world daily usages. Whether you’re configuring a new network, or optimizing performance, these guides follow best practices to help you get the most out of OPNsense.

A growing collection of in-depth tutorials and comparisons on OPNsense based on real-world daily usages. Whether you’re configuring a new network, or optimizing performance, these guides follow best practices to help you get the most out of OPNsense.

Best OPNsense Hardware

In this article, we're going to look at the best OPNsense hardware. OPNsense is a free and open-source firewall and router. One of the biggest benefits of OPNsense is that…

How to Set Up DDNS on OPNsense

This tutorial will look at how to set up DDNS on OPNsense. There are many different DDNS providers you can use on OPNsense and if you own a domain, you…

How to Set Up Tailscale on OPNsense

In this article, we will look at how to set up Tailscale on OPNsense. Tailscale is a zero-configuration VPN, which means that without any port forwarding, you'll be able to…

How to Set Up a VLAN in OPNsense

This tutorial will look at how to set up a VLAN in OPNsense. VLANs (Virtual LANs) in OPNsense are a way to separate traffic on your local network. In most…

How to Port Forward in OPNsense

In this tutorial, we're going to look at how to port forward in OPNsense. If you're new to OPNsense, port forwarding might be slightly confusing. Especially if you're coming from…

How to Install OPNsense in Proxmox

In this tutorial, we're going to look at how to install OPNsense in Proxmox. OPNsense is an open-source firewall and router developed by Deciso. OPNsense is extremely powerful; many people…