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pfSense ESXi OVH | Guide

by | Oct 1, 2023

Learn how to deploy pfSense on a VM on ESXi offered by OVH. Our pfSense Support team is here to help you with your questions and concerns.

pfSense ESXi OVH | Guide

If you are looking for a guide to help you deploy pfSense as a virtualized firewall and routing appliance on a VM hosted on a VMware ESXi hypervisor provided by OVH, you have come to the right place.

pfSense ESXi OVH | Guide

  1. First, we have to sign up for an OVH account and choose a hosting service like a dedicated server or VPS running VMware ESXi.
  2. Then, we have to deploy and configure VMware ESXi on the OVH-hosted server. ESXi acts as the virtualization platform where we are running our pfSense VM.
  3. Next, create a VM and allocate the needed computing resources for pfSense in the ESXi environment.
  4. Now, it is time to install pfSense software on the VM. This involves booting the VM from a pfSense ISO image and following the installation wizard.
  5. After installation, head to the pfSense web interface and configure it as our firewall, router, and security appliance. We have to set up rules, perform NAT, establish VPN connections, and configure other network services based on our needs.
  6. Then, we must make sure the virtual network interfaces in pfSense are correctly configured to connect to the OVH network and to our internal network.
  7. Finally, test the pfSense firewall and route setup to make sure it is functioning. Additionally, we have to monitor network traffic and security logs for any issues.

Furthermore, we have to set up security best practices to secure our pfSense appliance, ESXi hypervisor, and the overall OVH hosting environment. This helps protect against potential security threats.

By implementing this setup, you will have a flexible and robust network infrastructure where pfSense is a powerful and customizable firewall and router solution with control over our network traffic and security policies.

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Conclusion

In brief, our Support Experts demonstrated how to deploy pfSense on a VM on ESXi offered by OVH.

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