PFsense on VMWare Esxi basic setup

PFsense on VMWare Esxi basic setup
1. Download iso file from https://www.pfsense.org/download/

2. Upload iso file to datastore on ESxi

Create new folder for source, in this case i have name master then upload iso file to new directori

3. Create New Virtual Machine Host

For best performance running 64 BIt, set RAM up to 4GB

Set Adapter WAN & LAN to VMXNET for 10 GB interface

Edit VM Host Hardware not used

Delete Floppy Disk

Add iso image from datastore

OK, Now FINISH TO CONFIGURATION New Virtual Machine Host

4. Running New Virtual Machine Host

5. Installation Process

For optimal performance set partition disk to ZFS

OK, finish for this step, then reboot

Set No to interfaces VLANs

Set WAN & LAN, Don't be wrong. Set match exactly MAC ADDRESS with your interfaces on VM Host Interfaces.

Set WAN Interface

Set LAN Interface

Then halt the system, for remove CD/DVD Drive

Remove CD/DVD Drive not used

Take Virtual Machine Snapshot to Backup New PFsense Host

Running VM PFsense Host

6. Setup LAN IP 

For LAN set None IPv4 and IPv6 Upstream gateway

Setting DHCP Server on LAN 

Then Reboot PFsense

7. Open browser by PC with same PFsense network

Username : admin

Password : pfsense

8. Setup general information By Wizard

Setup DNS Server to cloudflare and Quad9

9. Time Server Information

10. Configure WAN Interface

11.    Configure LAN Interface

12.    Set Admin WebGUI Password

Then reload configuration, OK NOW FINISH for WIZARD CONFIGURATIONS

13.    Configure System > Advanced

Set to Cstom Port For WebGUI and SSH Port

Then SAVE CONFIGURATION

14.    Configure System > General Setup

SAVE CONFIGURATIONS

15.    Configure Interfaces > WAN

SAVE & APPLY CHANGES

16.    Configure Sevices > DHCP Server

SAVE & APPLY CHANGES 

17.    Configure System > Advanced > Networking

SAVE CONFIGURATION

18.    Configure System > Package Manager

INSTALL CRON & Open-VM-Tools

19.    Configure Services > DNS Resolver

Copy this:

server:
  private-domain: "afqar.net"
  do-tcp: yes
  minimal-responses: yes
  prefetch: yes
  qname-minimisation: yes
  rrset-roundrobin: yes
  forward-zone:
    name: "."
    forward-ssl-upstream: yes
    forward-addr: 1.1.1.1@853
    forward-addr: 1.0.0.1@853
    forward-addr: 2606:4700:4700::1111@853
    forward-addr: 2606:4700:4700::1001@853 
    forward-addr: 9.9.9.9@853 
    forward-addr: 149.112.112.112@853 
    forward-addr: 2620:fe::fe@853 

SAVE & Apply Changes

Configure Service > DNS resolver > Advanced Setting

20.    Configure Firewall > Rules

Apply Changes

Reboot PFsense

21.    TES ALL YOUR CONFIGURATION. FINISH 

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