pfSense reinstall keeps installing Plus version instead of CE
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I had an SSD failure on a CE installation at my home and thought "No big deal, just throw in a replacement, fresh install and restore my backup config"
During install it contacts Netgate and installs Plus instead! A long time ago I tried it out and reverted back to CE when they dropped it for home users.
How can I fix this once and for all?
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Your plus license seems to be valid still, so it automatically installs Plus version, for CE version enable "CE Repositories" in Advanced settings
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/install/install-walkthrough.html#install-advanced-options
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Yup that^. Enable the CE repos in the first install step.
Or if you send me your NDI in chat I can remove it from the list. That would be permanent though.
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