How To Setup pfSense as a Firewall (Network Virtual Appliance) on Azure

Learn how to set up pfSense as a Network Virtual Appliance (NVA) on Microsoft Azure in this step-by-step guide! pfSense can manage your Azure network security, manage traffic flow, or implement advanced firewall rules without the costs of an firewall expensive solution. In this video, we’ll walk you through deploying pfSense on Azure, configuring virtual networks and subnets, setting up routing for your workloads on Azure.

00:00 -- Introduction

01:08 -- A Basic Architecture

02:22 -- Build the Virtual Machine

09:42 -- Configure pfSense for Azure

12:26 -- Prepare and Upload the VM Image to Azure

16:22 -- Configure the Virtual Network (VNet)

21:18 -- Create a VM for pfSense on Azure

24:52 -- Test and Configure with Another VM

Commands to Upload a Disk To Azure

az group create --name YourRG --location eastus

az storage account create --name pfsenseazuresa1 --resource-group YourRG --location eastus --sku Standard_LRS

az storage container create --name vhds --account-name pfsenseazuresa1

Azure DNS "Magic IP": 168.63.129.16

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