# PFSense on Proxmox This is a short guide to install PFSense on Proxmox as VM Download PFSense CE from [https://www.pfsense.org/download/](https://www.pfsense.org/download/) Upload or download iso to Proxmox Navigate to your storage drive ,click on ISO Images, upload or download from URL [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/Mbo29V84jtl7UyLZ-Zknimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/Mbo29V84jtl7UyLZ-Zknimage.png) [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/xJKeJvSeP3vPMu2U-Ohiimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/xJKeJvSeP3vPMu2U-Ohiimage.png) on Proxmox create new VM, for this LAB we will keep all settings default [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/xsCI9vjjBqFTpEIQ-KNnimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/xsCI9vjjBqFTpEIQ-KNnimage.png) [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/B85eBXv1AdKwwbgS-Kloimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/B85eBXv1AdKwwbgS-Kloimage.png) [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/MvSYMGu9G4qT98pr-zasimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/MvSYMGu9G4qT98pr-zasimage.png)![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/Dcf9Nfr7j8Kt5NFZ-LyYimage.png) [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/zMqVSQ5EeHXsMTpP-Qp4image.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/zMqVSQ5EeHXsMTpP-Qp4image.png) [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/XYPKWxqb12bXZU60-kWcimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/XYPKWxqb12bXZU60-kWcimage.png) [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/l6dw2QXo4TtfTQOG-YMyimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/l6dw2QXo4TtfTQOG-YMyimage.png) [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/CvnZ7aQhMCyZdnAr-rybimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/CvnZ7aQhMCyZdnAr-rybimage.png) After its finish you can go to your virtual machine, navigte to hardware to add as many network interface you need, for our LAB we only need 2 one for WAN (Default nic) and one for LAN (to segment networks on our proxmox LAB. [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/r5yG1xoCHWeGafJ5-fwyimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/r5yG1xoCHWeGafJ5-fwyimage.png) For our LAB we are adding vmbr1 (previously assigned on Proxmox pve/network/create linux bridge) our physical server has 3 physical NICs for testing. we are also using vlan 20 for testing purposes, you can proceed without a vlan if not needed, click add. [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/QuIjkNI0kihOMfXd-gCfimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/QuIjkNI0kihOMfXd-gCfimage.png) Now we are ready to turn on VM go to console and navigate thru the wizard. Click on Accept [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/vssBl2d8i35pvVMS-4UWimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/vssBl2d8i35pvVMS-4UWimage.png) Select Install and ok [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/fa446n0yvDBOCdqB-hTAimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/fa446n0yvDBOCdqB-hTAimage.png) Default Keymap unless you need to select a different keyboard map [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/nz5s0PqIZMXEbmtd-4dUimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/nz5s0PqIZMXEbmtd-4dUimage.png) We will use an ZFS partition for this LAB as is virtual, if you are installing on a physical device you can use manual to specify your partition type [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/hJEl0zJIyJ6vkJNM-IX0image.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/hJEl0zJIyJ6vkJNM-IX0image.png) Proceed with Installation [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/djwSDrvJ59w4WMMO-9oEimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/djwSDrvJ59w4WMMO-9oEimage.png) We will select Stripe as this is a virtual machine, no need for mirror zfs type, if you are installing this on a physical machine and would like to have raid type partition make sure to select mirror [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/UIoH74uh24UAep8u-8DUimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/UIoH74uh24UAep8u-8DUimage.png) Confirm your configuration and select ok [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/Bhc5xQs87so0B2lI-0kLimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/Bhc5xQs87so0B2lI-0kLimage.png) Last chance, make sure you select Yes unless you want to make any modification, select yes and press enter. [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/AcLDSTFo6CIB0CCa-MZKimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/AcLDSTFo6CIB0CCa-MZKimage.png) PFSense will begin the installation. [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/ec20SWbd2FagBQLf-chWimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/ec20SWbd2FagBQLf-chWimage.png) Select no unless you need to go to shell for any configuration, not needed for this lab. [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/OWzatxUdb1vMpkn6-oesimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/OWzatxUdb1vMpkn6-oesimage.png) if you navigate to shell you can type exit and then select reboot to complete the installation [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/kl4Sl9QbsVYBNQCb-qbrimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/kl4Sl9QbsVYBNQCb-qbrimage.png) After reboot you will be prompt about setting up vlans, select N [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/w5YcX5pepyfqSq4S-bsDimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/w5YcX5pepyfqSq4S-bsDimage.png) type in your WAN interface or select a for auto-detection, if your interface is not yet connected select your interface manually in our case vtnet0 [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/dvJxbXuGT9esBbZX-ErAimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/dvJxbXuGT9esBbZX-ErAimage.png) vtnet1 for our LAN [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/kA10AJDjKI2mLecZ-7mSimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/kA10AJDjKI2mLecZ-7mSimage.png) Proceed type Y then enter [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/zb7v1iSFiAmcocDn-e6Wimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/zb7v1iSFiAmcocDn-e6Wimage.png) PFsense will initiate the interfaces and configure services server is ready, in order to logon since we are running pfsense on a virtual machine and we are not directly connected to our LAN interface we need to enable the WAN interface to allow connections by disabling packet filter select option 8 and enter the following command pfctl -d to enable again enter command pfctl -e [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/qM0bG7WpFCCCBP3H-tHJimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/qM0bG7WpFCCCBP3H-tHJimage.png) Navigate to your WAN IP [https://192.168.2.6](https://192.168.2.6) default username is admin password is pfsense change your password. [![image.png](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/5YxpamGSyefJ3wWl-zZnimage.png)](https://wiki.tinod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/5YxpamGSyefJ3wWl-zZnimage.png) This is it, that's how you deploy pfsense as a virtual machine on Proxmox