pfSense for Home Assistant (Marketplace integration)

Installs: 1.1k sharing analytics
GitHub stars: 247
Connection: Works locally
Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
Version: v0.6.7, July 25, 2026
Category: Computers and network, Routers and network
Kind: Marketplace integration
Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older)
Domain: pfsense
Source: github.com/travisghansen/hass-pfsense
Issues: Report an issue

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation.

About

pfSense is an integration that connects Home Assistant to a pfSense firewall and router over the local network. It talks to the built-in remote procedure service of pfSense, so no extra plugins or software are needed on the firewall. It adds binary sensors for failover status, system notices and available firmware updates, plus sensors for system details, CPU, memory, filesystem usage, interfaces, gateways, DHCP clients and OpenVPN servers. Switches and update entities are included, and many entities are disabled by default. An optional device tracker uses the pfSense ARP table to mark chosen devices as home, with a configurable scan interval and a delay before a device counts as away. Setup is done in the UI with the firewall address, login details, a custom firewall name and a choice to verify the SSL certificate.

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Supports

Works locally Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
From the Marketplace Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS.
Actively maintained Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

Provides

Switches
Sensors
Presence

Setting it up

Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services.

Connect to the pfSense firewall / router

URL
Username
Firewall Name
Password
Verify SSL certificate

After setup

Scan Interval (seconds)
Enable Device Tracker
Device Tracker Scan Interval (seconds)
Device Tracker Consider Home (seconds)
Devices to Track

Texts from the code of travisghansen/hass-pfsense.

From the README

pfSense is a free and open source firewall and router that also features unified threat management, load balancing, multi WAN, and more.
hass-pfsense uses the built-in xmlrpc service of pfSense for all interactions. No special plugins or software needs to be installed to use the integration.

From the README of travisghansen/hass-pfsense, Apache License 2.0. Shortened.