Create pfSense Community Edition in Azure with 2 NICs using the Azure Portal
Warning: The latest version of pfSense CE (2.7.2) has broken package installation and update after it is launched in Azure. You might want to try Opnsense if you are standing up a low cost development or testing environment.
Please see my previous "pfSense Community Edition on Azure with 2 NICs using Powershell" video on how to create and upload the pfSense Community Edition VHD. Then continue with this from the Azure portal
00:00 Intro - Use previous video to create the VHD
01:05 Diagram of Azure Layout
01:45 Importing a VHD as a managed disk from a Storage Account
03:50 Create the pfSense VM
06:15 Accessing the serial console
07:15 Modify the Network Security Group for remote access
08:05 Connecting to pfSense with browser
08:50 Working around HTTP_REFERER error without disabling it
10:21 Resetting a forgotten password using the serial console
11:40 Adding a DNS host name in Azure
15:15 Allow access via IP without disabling DNS Rebinding check
16:55 Add custom Anti-Lockout rule to WAN interface before adding LAN interface
18:46 Create and configure the LAN interface in Azure
22:47 Assign LAN interface in pfSense GUI
24:54 Connecting to test VM in backend subnet
27:53 Routing Azure subnet traffic through the pfSense firewall
30:44 Add a port forward rule to connect via pfSense to the testing VM
33:20 Modify WAN Network Security Group to allow connection to a custom port
34:41 Enable IP Forwarding on LAN interface
36:15 Verify test VM is using pfSense as the Internet Gateway with dig
37:28 Disable IPv6 on WAN interface
37:44 Conclusion
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