IPFire is very versatile and running on many different kinds of hardware. Those can be 19"-rack-mounted servers as well as small boxes that fit in the palm of a hand.
| Processor | x86_64 or ARM64 CPU with 1 GHz or better or a supported ARM SBC |
| Memory | 1GB or greater |
| Storage | at least 4GB of disk storage |
| Network | at least two Ethernet network adapters |
Read more about system requirements of IPFire. It also runs in the cloud and virtual environments.
If you plan on buying new hardware, the IPFire developers are asking you to consider a few things before you pick your desired system:
Check if a component is supported on the HCLs: