<![CDATA[Update pfsense 23.09 amd64 to ARM]]>Hello guys.

I have a PfSense on AWS in version 23.09 on the amd64 processor, and in this version we had compatibility with the ARM processor. I tried to change the instance type, but AWS says it is not supportable for that version. There is
Is there any process to be done to make this change? OR I will have to purchase another license on the AWS marketplace.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/184436/update-pfsense-23-09-amd64-to-armRSS for NodeTue, 14 Apr 2026 14:37:09 GMTTue, 28 Nov 2023 21:34:49 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Update pfsense 23.09 amd64 to ARM on Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:33:45 GMT]]>@SteveITS said in Update pfsense 23.09 amd64 to ARM:

@alvescaio Only Netgate hardware has Arm support (models 1000-3100).
Learned something new today.

It is a very recent addition, so easy to miss. We only started supporting it since 23.09 released, less than a month ago:

https://www.netgate.com/blog/netgate-releases-pfsense-plus-23.09-on-aws-graviton

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1139325https://forum.netgate.com/post/1139325Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:33:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Update pfsense 23.09 amd64 to ARM on Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:19:33 GMT]]>Thanks for response

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1139107https://forum.netgate.com/post/1139107Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:19:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Update pfsense 23.09 amd64 to ARM on Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:48:23 GMT]]>If you want to use Graviton (arm64 on AWS) it requires a completely different instance type, you can't change it in-place that I'm aware of. It is supported on 23.09 and later, but you have to choose it when launching a new instance as described in the docs:

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/aws-vpn-appliance/index.html

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1139077https://forum.netgate.com/post/1139077Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:48:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Update pfsense 23.09 amd64 to ARM on Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:17:36 GMT]]>@alvescaio Only Netgate hardware has Arm support (models 1000-3100).
Learned something new today.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/1138989https://forum.netgate.com/post/1138989Wed, 29 Nov 2023 23:17:36 GMT