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.