On Thu, 7 Sept 2023 at 10:21, Giles Orr via talk <talk@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.