So, minimum is 500Mhz CPU and 256MB RAM, optimal config is 1Ghz CPU and 1GB RAM. Minimum hardware specs for pFSense can be found here – While ISO is downloading, lets setup VM that will host it In case you use some other hypervisor – FreeBSD (64bit) is platform you want for pFSense setup.īefore we create VM and start install, let us first download pFSense installationĪgain – there is updated version of this article on this link – Ĭhoose Latest Stable Version (Community edition) | File Type: Install | Architecture: AMD64 (64-bit) (or 32bit if you like) | Platform: CD Image (ISO) Installer | Mirror: (closest to area where you live) in my case Frankfurt, Germany | Download This LAB will be based on – Hyper-V hypervisor, Windows Server 2016 and pFSense v2.3.4 Hypervisor doesn`t matter a lot, setting up a new VM is similar on all the platforms. I`m using Hyper-V as my main hypervisor, so we`ll be doing tutorial on Hyper-V.
We`ll start with simple install procedure. Since March 2021 I have new updated guide you can check out – Since I use it in all my LABs and few production sites, I decided to give it some space on my blog. I went on and researched a bit and found pFSense – great product that I use for years now. I was looking for a good software firewall solution since Microsoft abandoned ISA product line.
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