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Start Installing
Plug in the USB to the machine, and boot into the USB installer. Upon booting into the installer, you will be greeted with the pfSense logo, and then a fury of command line text. Wait a few seconds and it will launch the graphical user interface. Ac...
My HomeLab
My HomeLab journey over the years
Initial Configuration Wizard
By default, the LAN interface for pfSense is set to a 192.168.1.1/24 network. Open up a browser like Firefox on your computer, and type in the address 192.168.1.1 and hit enter. This is the default pfSense WebGUI address. pfSense defaults to HTTPS for its Web...
Yubikey Hardware Security Key
A hardware security key like YubiKey is a physical device that provides an extra layer of security to protect digital accounts and data. It works by requiring the user to physically insert the key into their device or tap it on a compatible device to authentic...
Configurations
Hardware Consideration
TrueNAS CORE can run on just about any hardware. iXsystems have a very detailed hardware guide over on the official documentation for TrueNAS. The key hardware considerations you should keep in mind are as follows: 8GB or more RAM TrueNAS have a high RAM...
SearXNG
SearXNG is an open-source metasearch engine designed to protect user privacy and offer an alternative to mainstream search engines like Google, Bing, or Yahoo. It does this by aggregating search results from various search engines and online sources while resp...
Hardware
Physical Hardware of my Home Lab
Preparation
Download and Prepare Installation Media Once you have decided on your hardware and built the machine, it is time to prepare the installation media. Download the official TrueNAS CORE OS image from https://www.truenas.com/download-truenas-core. As of July 20...
Pi-Hole
Are you sick and tired of ads appearing on every web page you visit? Annoyed at the constant interruption in the middle of an YouTube video due to sponsored ads? Here’s one solution to get rid of those annoying ads! Pi-Hole is a network-wide ad-blocker that ca...
Software
Software and Services Running in my Home Lab
Start the Installation Process
Plug the USB installer into the machine, and boot into TrueNAS. After a while, you will be greeted with the setup screen. Select Install/Upgrade and hit enter to proceed. Choose the boot drive from the list of the drive options. Press space to sele...
Lunix Customization
Unlimited freedom to customize anything and everything
Network Diagrams
Graylog
Graylog is a robust and scalable open-source software designed for centralized log management and analysis. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for collecting, processing, and analyzing log data in real-time.
Yubikey on Bitwarden
Prerequisites
Are you alarmed by the way your browser warns you that there’s a potential security risk when you try to visit your local servers (like pfSense’s WebGUI) via its IP address? For modern browsers like Firefox, it will treat websites with a Self-Signed Certificat...
Users, Groups, and Permissions
Creating users, groups, and setting Access Control Lists (ACL)