Development

These articles cover advanced topics related to developing on or with pfSense® software.

General Development Information

• Software Release Schedule
• Reporting Issues with pfSense Software
• Obtaining Panic Information for Developers
• FreeBSD Issue Policy
• Requesting New pfSense Features
• System Patches Package
• Using the PHP Shell

pfSense Software Development

• Getting Started with pfSense® Software Development
• PHP 8.x and Later Development
• Referencing Tickets in Commit Messages
• Submitting a Pull Request via GitHub
• Checking the Current FreeBSD Version
• Creating Dashboard Widgets
• Enabling Additional PHP Modules
• Executing Commands at Boot
• Using a Debug Kernel
• Using gitsync to Update pfSense® Software Between Snapshots
• Development Branch Names

See also

• Developer Style Guide

pfSense Package Development

• Developing Packages
• Package Port Directory Structure
• FreeBSD Ports Used for Packages
• Compiling Software on the Firewall