2 Versions of what im doing.

• A: You can virtualize everything on one machine.
• B: Or you can have hardware for everything with a hypervisor.

Both include Using either OPNsense or Pfsense as a firewall, users choice.

NOTE: THIS IS MEANT TO ASSIST OTHERS WITH SETTING UP A HOMELAB THAT IS PEN-TEST ORIENTATED. I AM NOT LIABLE FOR ANY IMPROPPER USAGE THAT RESULTS IN DAMAGE OF YOUR HARDWARE. THANK YOU.

For this setup I will be using a laptop that has hardware at min:

• virtualization capabilites
• Min 500Gb of storage for OS* + 1Tb of storage min. for VM's (*Prefer nvme m.2 SSD but HDD works fine just abit slow)
• 32gb at 3200mhz DDR3 of RAM (Prefer 64gb with higher speeds for headroom reasons)
• Two Nic's for redundancy & speed if possible.

For this setup I will be using a custom rack I 3D printed from Thingyverse. (File will be provided In another repository)

• Router: Use any router that supports opnsense x86-64 (amd64)/pfsense x86-64 (amd64) OR mikrotik https://mikrotik.com/product/rb5009ug_s_in (the one I have)
• Switches:
• UPS:
• Server Hardware: