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    pfSense Plus licenses and system patches

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      chrcoluk
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      Hi, I just watched this video from Christian regarding ZFS BE, a really cool feature, so i have a couple of questions given this is exclusive to pfSense+.

      1 - Is it easy to get multiple home licenses, so e.g. one to test on a VM, then a second to put on the actual firewall device?
      2 - Does system patches feature still work in the same way or is the code no longer patchable by the user?

      Video below.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL3OwJh8WJ8

      pfSense CE 2.7.2

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        SteveITS Galactic Empire @chrcoluk
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        @chrcoluk The System Patches package is the the same.

        re: licenses, not sure but I don't recall seeing a limit on the number of home devices.

        Pre-2.7.2/23.09: Only install packages for your version, or risk breaking it. Select your branch in System/Update/Update Settings.
        When upgrading, allow 10-15 minutes to restart, or more depending on packages and device speed.
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          rcoleman-netgate Netgate @chrcoluk
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          @chrcoluk said in pfSense Plus licenses and system patches:

          • Is it easy to get multiple home licenses, so e.g. one to test on a VM, then a second to put on the actual firewall device?

          Tokens are non-transferable, the same with TAC support, so once it's tied to a device it's locked to that device and you need to purchase/procure an additional license to move it.

          Be weary, as well, that VM NDIs will change whenever you move hosts, too.

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