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General Discussion / backup with API

« on: January 29, 2024, 01:02:29 am »

I've gotten the script working from https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=15349.0 but I want to backup the RRD data as well. 

Does anyone know if there is a flag or additional command to backup that as well?

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Zenarmor (Sensei) / Re: Zenarmor with ADGuard

« on: January 20, 2024, 08:09:48 pm »

I installed elasticsearch but was apprehensive to do the things listed in the install output and not being able to find a howto for it.  So I uninstalled it.  I then installed zenarmor with sqlite instead of elasticsearch.  Zenarmor appears to be working fine.  I realize there is the 100 limit with sqlite but that should be fine for my home use.  Once this settles in, I'll move on to the adguard setup.

Thanks All!

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Zenarmor (Sensei) / Re: Zenarmor with ADGuard

« on: January 19, 2024, 03:19:39 pm »

Work has gotten in the way this week.  Hopefully this weekend I can proceed further on this.  I did install the elasticsearch plugin though.  Other than installing it I haven't touched it because during the install I saw several things that look like needed to be done, according to the plugin install output.  Mounts and fstab stuff.  I found another post where someone had similar issues.  I posted there asking about the mounts and such.

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Zenarmor (Sensei) / Re: Elasticsearch plugin as remote db

« on: January 19, 2024, 03:16:37 pm »

How did you make out?

I'm sorta in the same boat as you were.  I've installed the elasticsearch plugin and it appeared to install find... but during it's install I saw several things it said needed to be done.  I don't recall exactly, because they're copied and pasted at home right now, but one was doing some mounts and to make them permanent add them to the fstab (if I recall correctly).  Did you have to do that?   Other than the plugin output did you find any site with instruction for the steps to be taken after the elasticsearch plugin install?

TIA

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Zenarmor (Sensei) / Re: Zenarmor with ADGuard

« on: January 16, 2024, 04:50:44 am »

I'll give it another go tomorrow.  Thanks!

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Zenarmor (Sensei) / Re: Zenarmor with ADH

« on: January 16, 2024, 12:03:37 am »

This must be possible because I see lots of folks talking about running both.  I just don't find anyone asking about the message in my first post or what to do when you get it.  Anyone?

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Zenarmor (Sensei) / Re: Zenarmor with ADH

« on: January 14, 2024, 04:35:57 pm »

Yes, I added the mimugmail repository then I installed the adguard plugin.  THEN I added the Sensei items.

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Zenarmor (Sensei) / Re: Zenarmor with ADH

« on: January 13, 2024, 08:30:26 pm »

I should add that I see several other folks have zenarmor and AdGuard running but I see no mention of what they do about the message in my prior post about mimugmail being enabled.

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Zenarmor (Sensei) / [worked around] Zenarmor with ADGuard

« on: January 13, 2024, 08:28:34 pm »

I installed AdGuard and now I'm trying to add Sensei but after install and I start the config. it says:

It looks like you also have mimugmail community repo enabled.
Please be advised that this repo is also serving Elasticsearch and Mongodb packages with their dependencies. In this regard zenarmor and community repositories are not compatible when enabled at the same time. If you would like to continue using both repositories, we advise to install Elasticsearch from the community repository and point zenarmor to this database as a "Remote Elasticsearch" database.

I tried to install Elasticsearch but that wasn't very intuitive so I removed it and thought I'd ask for help/direction here.  I searched from a how to on Elasticseach but there wasn't much, only one google page worth, and none of them were howtos.

How should I proceed?

Thank you!

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General Discussion / Re: Build second FW identical to the first

« on: January 07, 2024, 03:26:55 pm »

Thank you.  I hadn't thought of that.

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General Discussion / Re: Build second FW identical to the first

« on: January 07, 2024, 01:02:11 am »

Thinking about it more, I should be able to plug the WAN port onto the production FWs LAN and just get a DHCP IP like the WAN is normally setup.  Then plug my laptop, with a fixed LAN IP into the backup FWs LAN port.  From there I should be able to install all of the packages and restore the backup.  Sound feasible? Do you think this will cause any issues on the existing LAN/VLANs if I leave it plugged in very long?  I'd be nice I could power it up once in awhile to do updates and slap a current backup on it.

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General Discussion / Build second FW identical to the first

« on: January 06, 2024, 04:01:14 pm »

Hello,
1st post here.  I've been on pfsense over a year and a half to two years now and now I'm on OPNsense.  So far I'm really liking it and only have a couple things I was doing on my pfsense that I need to figure out on OPNsense.

Anyway, my pfsense box just up and died and I was thinking about going to OPNsense a few months before that.  So I took the opportunity to make the switch.  Now I would like to build a second OPNsense just like the first.  What's the best way to go about that?  The part I'm having trouble with is the interfaces?  How can I build up the second one BEHIND the first?  I could use different IPs for the LAN and WAN during the build but how do I get the correct IPs before taking it down?  The end goal is to have the second one sitting ready to power up, apply the lastest backup from the first, which is stored on the NAS and not on itself, switch the cables and be running again with minimal downtime. 

Of course I'd have to plug it in once in a while to apply updates and maybe apply the latest backup and power off again.  Oh and I'll be sure to install all of the same plugins I have on the 1st/production one.

Any help or ideas are greatly appreciated!