[GTALUG] Debian Linux as-a-router Guide

[Val Kulkov]

On Thu, 7 Sept 2023 at 10:21, Giles Orr via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:

> As per my previous post, I just purchased a mini-PC which I intend to
> turn into a router.  Is anyone aware of a guide for turning a Debian
> PC into a _home_ router?  I'd like to be running probably DNSmasq,
> using a blocklist, stuff like that.  I've found webpages that tell me
> how to turn on network forwarding, or maybe configure DNSmasq, but not
> the whole process.
>
> Please don't suggest pfsense: I'm well aware of it, and it may well be
> better.  But I'm very adept at managing Debian, and initially at least
> I intend to try to set this up.  If it turns out to be direly
> difficult, pfsense may happen later.
>

You can install Proxmox VE, a hypervisor that you can run for free in a
home environment:
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_11_Bullseye

Then, you can run OpenWRT as a VM. OpenWRT has everything you'll ever need
in a home router, and more.
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