pfSense Installation and Upgrading - Deployment Guide

This section covers the complete pfSense deployment lifecycle: from verifying hardware compatibility and preparing installation media to upgrading between versions. The guides are written for administrators deploying pfSense on physical hardware or within virtualization environments.

In This Section

• System Requirements - minimum and recommended hardware specifications, virtualization platform compatibility
• Installation Guide - step-by-step installation from media preparation to initial configuration
• Upgrading pfSense - version upgrades, backup procedures, and rollback