pfSense CE VPS Hosting

What is pfSense CE in the cloud?

pfSense is an open-source firewall and router platform built on FreeBSD, known for its flexibility, security, and extensive feature set. It serves as a powerful tool for managing network traffic, offering enterprise-grade functionality that ranges from firewall protection to VPN connectivity, all within a user-friendly web interface. Designed for both home and business environments, pfSense allows for deep customization, making it suitable for complex network infrastructures and various use cases, including virtualized environments. It supports deployment on a range of hardware platforms or as a virtual machine (VM) on hypervisors like VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, and cloud services.

One of the standout features of pfSense is its advanced firewall and network security capabilities. It provides stateful packet filtering, Network Address Translation (NAT), and supports advanced traffic routing protocols like OSPF and BGP. pfSense also integrates with Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS) such as Snort and Suricata, enabling real-time protection against external threats. In addition to its core firewall functions, pfSense includes support for multiple types of VPNs, such as IPsec, OpenVPN, and L2TP, ensuring secure, encrypted connections for remote access and site-to-site networking.

The application needs to be configured by the customer through the console.