OS installation
The following document contains information about supported operating systems installation process on Protectli hardware. This includes official resources from the OS vendor and some tips that we found during testing.
FreeBSD
Installation documentation
Official documentation can be found here.
Installation images
Installer images can be downloaded from the official website.
Debian
Installation documentation
Official documentation can be found here.
Installation images
Installer images can be downloaded from the official website
pfSense
Installation documentation
Official documentation can be found here.
Installation images
Installer images can be downloaded from the official website.
Installation using only serial port
If you want to install pfSense using only a serial connection you
have to download pfSense-CE-memstick-serial-* image.
Please also note that pfSense only uses serial 0 during the installation.
Ubuntu Server
Installation documentation
Official documentation can be found here.
Installation images
Installer images can be downloaded from the official website.
Proxmox Virtual Environment
Installation documentation
Official documentation can be found here.
Installation images
Installer images can be downloaded from the official website.
OPNsense
Installation documentation
Official documentation can be found here.
Note
When you boot the installer's live environment to start installation you have to log in as installer with password opnsense.
Installation images
Installer images can be downloaded from the official website.
XCP-NG
Installation documentation
Official documentation can be found here.
Installation images
Installer images can be downloaded from the official website.
ESXI
Installation documentation
Official documentation can be found here.
Installation using only serial port
Current versions of ESXI (8.0.3) do not support installing using only serial console.
Installation images
Guide on how to download the installer image can be found on Brodacom's website.