Run an OpenWRT VM on Proxmox VE

#OpenWRT #Proxmox #VirtualMachine

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What is OpenWRT?
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Creating the VM
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   02. Click the Create VM button at the top right
   03. On the General tab, name the VM OpenWRT and set a VM ID (123 in this example) ≫ click Next
   04. On the OS tab select Do not use any media and set the Guest OS Type to Linux and Version to 5.x - 2.6 Kernel ≫ click Next
   05. On the System tab click Next
   06. On the Hard Disk tab set the Disk size to 0.001 ≫ click Next
   07. On the CPU tab set the number of CPU cores and the Type to host ≫ click Next
   08. On the Memory tab set the amount of memory to 256 MiB ≫ click Next
   09. On the Network tab set the Model field to VirtIO (paravirtualized), Uncheck the Firewall box ≫ click Next
   10. On the Confirm tab review the settings and click Finish
   11. Select the newly created OpenWRT VM from the left navigation panel
   12. Select Hardware from the left sub-navigation menu
   13. Click the Hard Disk to select it
   14. Click the Detach button at the top of the main content window to detach the hard disk from the VM
   15. Click the Unused disk to select it
   16. Click the Remove button at the top of the main content window to permanently delete it
   17. Click the Add button ≫ Network Device
   18. Set the Model field to VirtIO (paravirtualized), Uncheck the Firewall box ≫ Click Add
 
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Setting Up the OpenWRT Disk
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   01. Select the Proxmox node name in the left navigation menu
   02. Click Shell in the left sub-navigation
   03. Run the following commands in the terminal
         # lookup the latest stable version number
         # download openwrt image
         # extract the openwrt img
         # rename the extracted img
         # increase the raw disk to 512 MB
         # import the disk to the openwrt vm
         # update the vm id and storage device as needed
         # usage: qm importdisk
   04. Once the disk import completes, select the OpenWRT VM from the left navigation menu ≫ Hardware
   05. Double click the Unused Disk ≫ Click the Add button
   06. Select Options from the left sub-navigation menu
   07. Double click Boot Order
   08. Check the Enabled box next to the hard disk
   09. Drag the Hard disk up in the boot order as needed, typically below the CD-ROM device
   10. Click OK
   11. Double click Use tablet pointer ≫ Uncheck the Enabled box ≫ Click OK
   12. Click the Start button in the top right of the screen
   13. Click the Console link to watch the boot process
   14. Wait for the text to stop scrolling and press Enter
   15. Run the following command to change/set the root password
         passwd     
   16. Type a new root password twice to set it
   17. Continue the configuration by running the following commands
         # set the lan ip address, use something in the same subnet as your LAN
         # restart network services
         service network restart
         # update openwrt packages
         opkg update
         # install the luci web ui
         opkg install luci     
   19. At the login screen, enter the username root and the password set above ≫ Click the Login button
   20. Enjoy OpenWRT running in Proxmox
 

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[GanKsy]

This is a fantastic guide! Liked and subscribed.

[fizzymint]

Brilliant - probably the best tutorial Ive ever seen!

[mehdi_fadaei]

very nice and working explanation, danke ihn

[unmesh]

Very nice tutorial though you've used the same network bridge for WAN and LAN

[BizSchilling]

Excellent instructions that worked perfectly for me. Any chance you have something similar for upgrading?

[stuarttener]

I am running ProxMox on an Intel NUC that shows this as part of my lspci output:
01:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 (rev 78)

Have you ever experimented with trying to configure a ProxMox VM running OpenWRT to use ProxMox pass-through to deliver a WiFi adapter to OpenWRT whereby OpenWRT could thereafter configure and leverage it?

[Bandicoot]

Is the music a key requirement for this video!?

[derrickc]

hi sorry what is that HDD-500gb, do i need to create one?

[ole]

Can I create a real wifi network with it?

[bankasn]

Ask
Make free wifi acces with openWrt like as cafe resto and bar
Without user password and wpa key
So connect ssid then web portal klick access internet

[MarkConstable]

Damn, that background music is sooo annoying!

[pspuria]

following the written instructions from doing the following command of " qm importdisk 112 openwrt.raw HDD_500GB " after removing the 0.001 drive i get storage does not exist