I'm a beginner and plan to build my own router (500 Mbps plan). Config side, I'm thinking of going with VyOS instead of Pfsense as long as it's beginner friendly. Any specific reason why? That system ...

I see. But shouldn't the default settings of OPNsense be just as stable as a COTS router as long as I don't change anything? I would just learn inside of a VM. If you want to really learn networking, ...