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How to Set Up a Transparent Filtering Bridge on OPNsense 26.1

How to Migrate from ISC DHCP to dnsmasq or Kea DHCP in OPNsense

Dustin Casto
October 13, 2025
Routers
OPNsense , DHCP , DNS

Virtualize OPNsense on Proxmox as Your Primary Router

Dustin Casto
April 18, 2024
(Updated: April 19, 2024)
Servers
OPNsense , Proxmox , Protectli , Grandstream , ZimaBoard , TinyPilot

Beginner’s Guide to Set Up a Home Network Using OPNsense

Dustin Casto
November 1, 2023
(Updated: October 1, 2024)
Networks
OPNsense , TP-Link , UniFi , Protectli , IPv6 , DNS

Set Up a Fully Functioning Home Network Using OPNsense

Dustin Casto
February 13, 2023
(Updated: October 1, 2024)
Networks
OPNsense , TP-Link , UniFi , Protectli , IPv6 , DNS , Cloudflare

12 Ways to Secure Access to OPNsense and Your Home Network

Dustin Casto
June 30, 2022
(Updated: October 1, 2024)
Security
OPNsense

Raspberry Pi Powered Outdoor Speaker Instability

Last Summer I built an airplay enabled outdoor speaker using a Raspberry Pi. It worked pretty well, and it was nice that I could stream music outside …

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 …

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 …

How to Install Ubuntu MATE 20.04 LTS (64-bit) on the Raspberry Pi 4

Dustin Casto
April 29, 2020
(Updated: July 9, 2020)
Single board computers
Raspberry Pi

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 …

Inadvertently Caused the Amcrest Doorbell Video Stream to have a Green Tint when Using an Amcrest NVR

Dustin Casto
June 23, 2020
Amcrest

I recently bought the Amcrest video doorbell (affiliate link) since I like my other Amcrest IP cameras, and I wanted a doorbell that was less cloud …

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 …

Wire "All the Things" to Improve Wireless Performance

Dustin Casto
April 7, 2020
Wireless
UniFi

When searching online, you will find many ways to improve wireless performance. One suggestion that I think you may not see often is to use more …

Create Self-Expiring Emails in Gmail

Dustin Casto
March 19, 2020
Website
Email

Getting flooded with unwanted emails is an issue that everyone faces. Hitting the unsubscribe button may help some with the issue. However, there are …