How to Configure WAN and NAT Port Forward Rules in OPNsense
Understanding how to forward ports and create firewall rules for the WAN interface of your router is important if you wish to access services hosted …
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How to Run OPNsense in a Proxmox Virtual Machine for Evaluation Purposes
Have you wanted to take a look at OPNsense without installing it to a dedicated machine and/or deploying it as your primary home router/firewall? The …
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Backup Your Data to Backblaze B2 with Duplicacy from a Proxmox LXC Container
After I migrated my home server to use Proxmox, I began searching for a new offsite, cloud backup solution. I was using CrashPlan, and my discounted …
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How to Redirect Unencrypted DNS Requests to Your Local DNS Resolver in OPNsense
When I first set up my home network using my OPNsense router and was learning firewall rules, I took the approach of allowing only the Unbound DNS …
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Backup Your Data to Backblaze B2 with Duplicati from a Proxmox LXC Container
For a number of years, I have used Crashplan as my offsite backup. I found the price and features attractive. It also worked on Linux which further …
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Allow Push Notifications from Amcrest NVR in an Isolated Network to the Amcrest View Pro iOS App
As I have mentioned in my how-to on creating an isolated network, I have several Amcrest IP cameras (affiliate link) on an isolated network which I …
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How to Install Ubuntu MATE 20.04 LTS (64-bit) on the Raspberry Pi 4
When I decided to do a fun project with my old Raspberry Pi 3B+, I purchased the 4GB model of Raspberry Pi 4 to have as a replacement (update: now …
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Build Apple AirPlay Powered Outdoor Speakers Using a Raspberry Pi
When my family is spending time in our backyard especially when weather is nice, there have several times we brought a small Bluetooth speaker outside …
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