{"id":1480,"date":"2022-10-20T01:44:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T01:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebigbluehouse.org\/site\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2023-02-28T12:00:24","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T12:00:24","slug":"adding-dns-entries-in-pfsense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebigbluehouse.org\/site\/adding-dns-entries-in-pfsense\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding DNS entries in PFSense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This isn’t an advanced DNS setup, it is the usecase of my homelab; I use PFSense<\/a> with PFBlocker<\/a> for my DNS server across all VLANs. However, I also have the requirement that I like to access certain services with a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). This is mostly to allow me to access those systems using a name rather than IP address and also gives me that wonderful “padlock symbol” where I have my certificates installed. (I’m a big fan of Let’s Encrypt<\/a> within my homelab).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide isn’t anything more complex than showing how I setup those custom DNS entries within my lab environment (yes it’s a little bit of a ‘hack’ but it does the job!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Login to your PFSense management portal, select “Services” from the top menu bar, then “DNS Resolver” from the subsequent drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find a section “Host Overrides”, click the green “Add” button. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. You’ll then be presented by a new screen, where you’ll fill out a form. \n