r/PFSENSE is a subreddit with 155k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses pfsense, firewall, routing, vpn, and dns, and they frequently recommend/review processor, vpn solution, and siem.
The pfSense® project is a powerful open source firewall and routing platform based on FreeBSD. Developed and maintained by Netgate®.
Popular Themes in r/PFSENSE
#1
Solution Requests
: "unstable connection pfSense GW"
9 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Best VPN Services in 2026?"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "pfSense 25.11.1 upgrade broke Tailscale, now can’t reinstall due to PHP repo error"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "I built a tool that automatically finds gaps in pfBlockerNG blocklists"
1 post
#5
News
: "Call for Testing: pfSense Plus 26.03 RC Now Available!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PFSENSE
#1
Pfsense
: "From Cisco to Pfsense! Some assistance if you are feeling friendly!"
54 posts
#2
Firewall
: "Firewall Rule to Allow All but RFC_1918 Networks"
29 posts
#3
Routing
: "Backing up pfSense config automatically?"
27 posts
#4
Vpn
: "Backing up pfSense config automatically?"
24 posts
#5
Dns
: "Backing up pfSense config automatically?"
17 posts
#6
Ipv6
: "Backing up pfSense config automatically?"
17 posts
#7
Nat
: "Backing up pfSense config automatically?"
13 posts
#8
Ipsec
: "Mystics of MAC address"
9 posts
#9
Tailscale
4 posts
#10
Openvpn
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/PFSENSE
Processor
9 reviews
#1
Intel
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
Qotom
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
HP
5.0★ from 1 review
Vpn Solution
6 reviews
#1
Twingate
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
That One Privacy Site
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
AirVPN
5.0★ from 1 review
Siem
5 reviews
#1
Splunk
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Wazuh
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Graylog
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/PFSENSE
#1
RESOLVED
: "New GUI & Virtual Machines?"
8 posts
#2
Announcement
: "Netgate Releases pfSense Plus Software Version 26.07"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/PFSENSE
Yearly
+25k members(19.0%)
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Last updated: August 21, 2026