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Configure Redundant OPNsense IPsec Tunnels with BGP Between Two Sites (Part 1)
We are going to set up two OPNsense firewalls in the next two posts. Each will have two WAN connections. This setup simulates a real scenario of two Sites and two ISPs at each site. On these two firewalls, we… Continue reading
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Configuring High Availability for OPNsense Firewalls
In this post we are going to set up high availability for two OPNsense firewalls. Our firewalls are installed as VMs in two separate Proxmox nodes in our Lab. All our VMs in our Cluster use OPNsense to connect to… Continue reading
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Setting Up OPNsense as a Zabbix Proxy
In this post, we are going to set up OPNsense as a Zabbix Proxy. It will be used to watch all hosts that are behind the firewall. Check the post for how to set up Zabbix in Docker containers in… Continue reading
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Step-by-Step Zabbix Setup on Proxmox Clusters
In this post we are going to set up our Zabbix server to watch our Proxmox nodes and cluster. Check the post for how to set up Zabbix in Docker containers in a Windows Workstation: First we are going to… Continue reading
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Set Up Zabbix Monitoring with Docker on Windows
We want to check our lab environment with Zabbix. Zabbix is a powerful open source monitoring and alerting solution. It can track everything within a Windows or Linux Computer. It can also reach everything accessible with the SNMP protocol, like… Continue reading
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Implementing Hyper-converged Clusters with Storage Spaces Direct
In earlier posts, we implement an Hyper-V cluster with shared storage in a iSCSI NAS. But, what if we don’t have a NAS or any other shared storage technology? This is when we implement an Hyper-converged Cluster. Check the implementation… Continue reading
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Create a Shared Storage Hyper-V Cluster: Complete Installation
We are going to install our classical Hyper-V Cluster with shared storage. In earlier posts, we installed an iSCSI Server on a TrueNas VM. Now, we can install the cluster and use our nodes as iSCSI initiators. This setup allows… Continue reading
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Installing TrueNAS as an iSCSI Server for Hyper-V Clusters
Before installing our Hyper-V Cluster, we need shared storage on our cluster members. This setup ensures VMs can Live Migrate between nodes without disruption. In this post we’re going to install TrueNAS on a VM and set it up as… Continue reading
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Installing Windows Server Active Directory: A Step-by-Step Guide
Let’s continue with the installation of our Home Lab infrastructure. Now we will install a Windows Server Active Directory. It will act as an identity server. The server will manage authentication and authorization for many applications we will install later.… Continue reading
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Configuring OPNsense in Proxmox Cluster for Secure Inter-VNet Communication
Check the earlier post of how the cluster was implemented: We have our Proxmox cluster set and running and vxlan is implemented on it. We can create all private VNets we need in our lab. Typically you’ll want a production… Continue reading









