Technical requirements

To follow along with this chapter, you will need a PC that's capable of running pfSense. The specifications for such a PC will be discussed in detail in the section regarding hardware sizing guidelines, but in brief, you will need a PC with a 64-bit, AES-NI-capable processor, 1 GB of RAM, and 1 GB of storage. You may also run pfSense in a virtual machine if your PC meets these requirements.