I have this very small homelab with OpnSense as firewall / router and an Unraid server behind it. The Unraid server is mostly used as a NAS but also hosts some docker containers.

Im thinking of setting up a Wireguard VPN. Both OpnSense and Unraid allows to set that up.

Looks to me like the Unraid setup might be easier / cleaner involving docker, but makes more sense to me to install this on the firewall, just a gut feeling…

Any advices? should i setup Wireguard on the OpnSense box or the Unraid box?

  • CrapuleJackOPBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Thanks for you advise.

    I must say since I asked I did set up using docker/unraid and the package wg-easy.

    It could not have been more simple and does exactly what i need; i did not have to touch the firewall besides opening a port.

    Granted my need is ultra simple and if i was to have any more complexity (lets say more than a few other users for example) it would be totally worth learning opnsense a little more and do the setup there. wg-easy does what it says on the tin but does not allow for much customisation… wich is the point really.

    Again thanks for the answer