Minimum Hardware Requirements

The following outlines the minimum hardware requirements for pfSense 1.2.x. Note the minimum requirements are not suitable for all environments, see the Hardware Sizing Guidance page for information.

CPU - 100 MHz Pentium 
RAM - 128 MB

Requirements specific to individual platforms follow.  

Live CD
CD-ROM drive
USB flash drive or floppy drive to hold configuration file

Hard drive installation
CD-ROM for initial installation
1 GB hard drive

Embedded
512 MB Compact Flash card
Serial port for console
 

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