Install OpenWRT on Proxmox

install-openwrt-on-proxmox.md

Blog Post

https://community.bigbeartechworld.com/t/setting-up-openwrt-on-a-virtual-machine-with-proxmox/257

Get url to image

https://images.linuxcontainers.org/images/openwrt/23.05/amd64/default/20231123_11:57/rootfs.tar.xz

Create the vm

pct create 202 /var/lib/vz/template/cache/OpenWRT.tar.xz --arch amd64 --hostname OpenWrt-21.02 --rootfs local-lvm:20 --memory 1024 --cores 2 --ostype unmanaged --unprivileged 1

Add the lan bridge

vim /etc/config/network

config interface 'lan'
        option type 'bridge'
        option ifname 'eth0'
        option proto 'static'
        option netmask '255.255.255.0'
        option ipaddr '192.168.1.*'

config above is weird, with it my container didn't have internet access.
here's my full config after fixes:

config interface 'loopback'
        option proto 'static'
        option ipaddr '127.0.0.1'
        option netmask '255.0.0.0'
        option device 'lo'

config interface 'wan'
        option proto 'dhcp'
        option device 'eth0'

config interface 'wan6'
        option proto 'dhcpv6'
        option device 'eth0'

config interface 'lan'
        option proto 'static'
        option netmask '255.255.255.0'
        option ipaddr '192.168.8.51'
        option device 'br-lan'

config device
        option name 'br-lan'
        option type 'bridge'
        list ports 'eth1'
        option ipv6 '0'

config device
        option name 'eth1'

config device
        option name 'eth0'

my container doesn't have internet access. Please help!!
Thanks