Netgate Installer¶

The Netgate Installer is the current supported method for installing pfSense® software on all devices.

The Netgate Installer image does not contain installation packages for pfSense software, it fetches them over the Internet. This allows a single installer to offer choices between multiple versions of pfSense software without needing to package them all into a gigantic single disk image or multiple separate images. This also means that when installing, the target device always receives the most up-to-date versions of available components. This offers a consistent experience no matter which type of device is the target.

Warning

This installer checks if a system is eligible to access pfSense Plus software before proceeding. If a system is ineligible, the user can either follow the directions to become eligible or install pfSense CE Software instead.

Limitations¶

The Netgate Installer has the following known limitations at this time:

Limited support for PPP-based WANs

The installer supports PPPoE, but it does not support other PPP types such as L2TP, PPTP, and PPP (e.g. 4G Cellular).
No support for 32-bit ARM devices.