Ensure Network Continuity: OPNsense High Availability Guide

Firewalls like OPNsense are essential for IT security, but sometimes they can be too secure For instance, if your firewall crashes then yes you have a very secure network, but now nobody can access anything In which case you'll want to have a redundant firewall to protect against outages and help with maintenance And in this video we’ll go over how to configure High Availability for OPNSense ============================= SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Donate through Paypal: https://paypal.me/DavidMcKone Donate through Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/dmckone Become a monthly contributor on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dmckone Become a monthly contributor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TechTutorialsDavidMcKone ============================== ============================= MY RECORDING HARDWARE: Blue Yeti USB Microphone https://amzn.to/3IfL3qm Blue Radius III Custom Shockmount for Yeti and Yeti Pro USB Microphones https://amzn.to/3G3f89P RØDE PSA1 Professional Studio Arm https://amzn.to/3Z3lPBF Aokeo Professional Microphone Pop Filter https://amzn.to/3VuZl9H Sony Alpha ZV-E10L Mirrorless Camera https://amzn.to/3ITHCoU Elgato Cam Link 4K Capture Card https://amzn.to/43CzQaT Neewer NP-FW50 Dummy Battery Charger Kit https://amzn.to/3qp9Q4s Elgato Key Light Air - Professional 1400 lumens Desk Light https://amzn.to/3G81OB9 Neewer 2 Packs Tabletop LED Video Light Kit https://amzn.to/3CcuN5O Elgato Green Screen https://amzn.to/3CoJBOL ============================= ============================== MEDIA LINKS: Website - https://www.techtutorials.tv/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/dsmckone1 ============================== For more technical information, including commands used, check out our blog post https://www.techtutorials.tv/sections/it-security/opnsense-redundancy/ Useful links: https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/carp.html https://www.zenarmor.com/docs/network-security-tutorials/how-to-configure-ha-on-opnsense Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:32 Assumptions 01:24 Overview 05:02 Strategy 07:11 Backup Firewall Configuration 10:09 Isolate New Firewall 12:20 Restore Firewall Configuration 15:19 Initial Changes 19:01 Configure CARP 23:43 Outbound NAT 28:00 Configure HA Link 30:01 Extra Firewall Rules 33:06 pfSync and HA sync 36:26 Initial Testing 37:28 Isolate Existing Firewall 39:15 Activate New Firewall 40:30 Test New Firewall 43:09 Reconfigure Original Firewall 46:23 Activate Backup Firewall 47:34 Configure HA Link 49:11 Configure pfSync 50:24 Extra Firewall Rules 52:15 Reboot Firewalls 01:01:06 Testing Failover 01:18:17 Automated Configuration Updates 01:22:13 Dashboard Monitoring 01:24:33 Software Updates 01:30:31 Summary opnsense carp,opnsense high availability,opnsense high availability setup,opnsense firewall high availability,opnsense redundancy,opnsense cluster,opnsense ha,opnsense ha setup