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CacheGuard-OS

Self-hosted, open-source firewall and gateway OS, an alternative to pfSense

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CacheGuard-OS is a free, open-source network gateway operating system that combines a firewall, proxy, caching, load balancer, VPN server, and web application firewall into one appliance, deployable on hardware or a virtual machine within minutes. It's positioned as an open-source alternative to pfSense, for network administrators who want an all-in-one, self-hosted gateway solution.

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network securityself-hosted softwareIT admin tools

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