Homelab Part 1: Proxmox and pfSense Foundation
This is the first layer of the lab. I start with one Proxmox node, one internal VLAN-aware bridge, and pfSense as the router and firewall between the outside network and the future lab networks. I keep the goal small on purpose. I do not install services yet. Before I add Windows, Docker, Wazuh, Kali, honeypots, or malware-analysis machines, I want the network base to be correct. What I Built Physical host: homelab Hypervisor: Proxmox VE Firewall VM: prod-firewall WAN bridge: vmbr0 -> home LAN / upstream router LAN bridge: vmbr1 -> internal lab bridge, VLAN-aware, no physical uplink pfSense WAN: vtnet0 -> 192.168.1.87/24 pfSense LAN: vtnet1 -> 10.10.1.1/24 ‹ › ...