

If you need to use IDS (Intrusion Detection) or IPS (Intrusion Prevention), such as Snort or Suricata, you will want to have more memory. On the other hand, if you need to run your traffic through a VPN tunnel, the CPU needs to be able to handle it. For example, your hardware needs are lower if you are using pfSense "just" as a router or firewall without more advanced packages. The hardware recommendation will depend on your needs. The question we often get is, "What hardware should I get for pfSense?". Most of our customers are fans of pfSense, the most popular open-source operating system for routers. We sell quite a lot of open-source hardware.

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