Run an OpenWRT VM on Proxmox VE

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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0405.html

What is OpenWRT?

OpenWrt is an open-source project for embedded operating systems based on Linux, primarily used on embedded devices to route network traffic. The main components are Linux, util-linux, musl, and BusyBox. All components have been optimized to be small enough to fit into the limited storage and memory available in home routers. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenWrt

Creating the VM

   01. Open a web browser and navigate to the ProxMox web UI https://ProxMoxDNSorIP:8006/    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

Setting Up the OpenWRT Disk

   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          regex='≪strong≫Current Stable Release - OpenWrt ([^/]*)≪/strong≫' && response=$(curl -s https://openwrt.org) && [[ $response =~ $regex ] ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fh7tnQW034