Setting up DNS Server in OPNsense

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Want to access Homelab network switches’ web based administrator interface in a user friendly way, i.e., access via http://TL-SX3016F.local/, http://TL-SX3008F.local/ and http://MikroTik.local/.

In TP-Link Deco, which is the main Homelab network backbone, also provides DHCP service, firstly is to reserve IP addresses for these switches:

DNS - TP-Link Deco Reservation

Then setup entries in OPNsense Unbound DNS server:

DNS - Host Overrides

Then lookup a host on local network:

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$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
#
# macOS Notice
#
# This file is not consulted for DNS hostname resolution, address
# resolution, or the DNS query routing mechanism used by most
# processes on this system.
#
# To view the DNS configuration used by this system, use:
#   scutil --dns
#
# SEE ALSO
#   dns-sd(1), scutil(8)
#
# This file is automatically generated.
#
search local
nameserver 2403:5802:8c44:3:be24:11ff:fe21:3ce0
nameserver 192.168.68.1

$ nslookup MikroTik.local
Server:		2403:5802:8c44:3:be24:11ff:fe21:3ce0
Address:	2403:5802:8c44:3:be24:11ff:fe21:3ce0#53

Name:	MikroTik.local
Address: 192.168.68.54

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