pfREST is a community-driven effort dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of pfSense Community Edition (CE). Our primary goal is to bridge the gap in missing modern features, ensuring that pfSense CE remains a powerful and viable firewall solution for home labs, hobbyists, and organizations alike.

pfSense CE is an incredible open-source platform, but as the landscape of technology evolves, so do the needs of its users. pfREST exists to meet these evolving needs by providing modern, in-demand functionalities that are not available in the core product. From programmatic access via APIs to advanced authentication mechanisms and improved observability, these projects aim to bring next-generation features to the pfSense CE ecosystem.

While projects are specifically developed with pfSense CE in mind, some may also be compatible with or applicable to pfSense Plus.

All projects are developed, maintained, and supported by members of the pfSense community. They are passion projects, born from a desire to make a solid platform even better. We believe in the power of open source and collaborative development to create valuable tools that benefit everyone.

As these are community-supported projects, support is handled through the "Issues" tab on each project's GitHub repository. If you encounter a bug, have a question, or would like to request a feature, please open an issue in the relevant repository, and we will do our best to assist you.

Contributions from the community are welcome and encouraged! Whether it's reporting a bug, submitting a pull request for a new feature or a bug fix, or simply suggesting a new idea, your input is incredibly valuable. Please check the CONTRIBUTING.md file (if available) in individual project repositories for specific guidelines.