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    Any updates on plans to make an arm64 image available?

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      More and more platforms move to arm64, and more and more pfSense installations run virtualized.
      e.g. it would be no problem to run a virtualized pfSense instance with dedicated NICs on a mac in a VM, except, legacy Mac excepted, they are all arm64 now.
      Similarly in Oracle’s virtual server offerings, the best price/performance ratio can be found on Ampere CPU based arm64 servers.
      While I understand that support for specific hardware, particularly the plethora of RasPi and other small platforms is not something that can be meaningfully supported, getting a VM image underway might be a different beast.

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        @rcfa They support ARM on Amazon: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/aws-vpn-appliance/

        I have no insight into Netgate's plans of course, but so far ARM support has been for Plus so I don't expect a CE ARM version if that's what you're asking.

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