OPNsense is a popular open-source firewall and routing platform built on FreeBSD. It handles network perimeter security for a huge range of environments, from home labs to enterprise edge routers, and it supports LDAP and Active Directory integration for centralized authentication. That makes the …

AdGuardHome is a self-hosted DNS-level ad blocker that a lot of people, myself included, run on their home networks. It sits in front of all your DNS traffic and blocks ads, trackers, and malware domains before they even get a chance to load. It is common on home routers, Raspberry Pis, and small …