Tool Profile

OPNsense

An open-source firewall and routing platform recommended as a capable homelab alternative.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-07-20

Last seen:2026-07-20

Sightings:1

Source:opnsense.org

What it is

An open-source firewall and routing platform recommended as a capable homelab alternative.

Why developers recommend it

A commenter gave a concrete home-router build recommendation and said it had been running like a dream.

Hacker News evidence

2026-07-20

In the MikroTik discussion, a commenter said homelab users are far better served installing OPNsense on repurposed Sophos hardware.

HomeLab #1: MikroTik as a Home Router