pfSense Tutorials & Guides

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

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

How to Set Up Tailscale on pfSense

In this article, we will look at how to set up Tailscale on pfSense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaKOPuVhuvc Tailscale is a zero-configuration VPN, which means that without any port forwarding, you'll be able…

How to Install pfSense on Proxmox

In this tutorial, we're going to take a look at how to install pfSense on Proxmox. pfSense is a free and open-source firewall and router that can be run inside…

pfSense vs. Ubiquiti (Unifi)

In this article, we're going to look at pfSense vs. Ubiquiti (Unifi). The first thing that we need to get out of the way is that pfSense is a free…

How to Set up a VLAN in pfSense

This tutorial will take a look at how to set up a VLAN in pfSense. VLANs (Virtual LANs) in pfSense are a way to easily separate traffic on your local…

How to Port Forward in pfSense

This tutorial will look at a step-by-step guide on pfSense port forwarding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZBTTQ6P70k When you port forward, you’re allowing access to a device on your local network. It’s important to…

How to Run a Speed Test on pfSense

This tutorial will take a look at how to run a speed test on pfSense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOHOM9l87Es Running a speed test on pfSense is desirable because for the most part, you’re…