Overview

Learn how to quickly and efficiently deploy the open-source pfSense firewall on your STACKIT infrastructure. pfSense is a reliable, full-featured network firewall distribution based on the FreeBSD operating system. It provides advanced firewall, VPN, and routing capabilities, making it a powerful and cost-effective solution for securing your cloud environment.

Why Use pfSense on STACKIT?

Combining STACKIT’s flexible Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environment with pfSense offers a comprehensive security solution.

• Enterprise-Grade Features at Better Value: pfSense provides the same features as many expensive commercial firewall solutions, often including additional features without artificial limitations or licensing fees.

• Tailored Security: You can customize the hardware (Virtual Machine size) to meet your specific needs. pfSense offers advanced features like IDS/IPS (Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems), GeoIP filtering, and VPN protocols (IPsec, OpenVPN, WireGuard).

• Complete Control and Open Source: The software is free, open source, and constantly improved by a global community, offering transparent security practices.

• Easy Integration and Management: pfSense includes a user-friendly web interface for configuration, eliminating the need for command-line UNIX knowledge.