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Smoothwall Express
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Smoothwall Express | Free to use, download and distribute · 32-bit i586 or 64-bit x86 · hardware compatibility may vary | Free |
As smoothwall.org lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Smoothwall Express's own pages
- Architecture
- The listed downloads support Intel i586 32-bit and AMD/Intel 64-bit processors. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Current listed download
- The download page lists Smoothwall Express 3.1 SP6/Update 12, released 3 March 2025, as the sixth stable GPL release. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Download editions
- The page offers Standard, USB flash, Offroad compatibility-check, and Developer release types. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2000 · smoothwall.org, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · smoothwall.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Hardware limit
- The project says Express 3.1 should install on nearly all 32-bit and 64-bit x86 hardware older than one or two years, while leading-edge hardware may be too new. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Included software
- The 3.1 release announcement lists Snort, ClamAV, Squid, and OpenSWAN among its runtime software. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Network features
- The project describes Smoothwall Express as a firewall and lists integrated URL filtering and a DHCP lease table. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Operating system and interface
- It includes a security-hardened GNU/Linux operating system and a web interface for configuration and administration. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linux; 32-bit and 64-bit x86 · smoothwall.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Project governance
- The project says Smoothwall Limited funds and supports it, while the project belongs to its contributing community. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Smoothwall Express is a free, open-source network firewall intended for home and small-business users. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Rule direction
- both · smoothwall.org, 22 Sept 2026
- Security update
- The homepage says Update 13, released 25 March 2026, corrected several CVEs and updated CA certificates. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The download page recommends a my.smoothwall profile for manuals and patch or update email notifications, and directs users to the community for help and feedback. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Support limitation
- The project team asks users not to inundate volunteer contributors with support requests. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Target users
- The project says Express is designed for home and small-business users and aims to run efficiently on older, cheaper hardware. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
- Virtualization
- The 3.1 release announcement says installation is supported on KVM, VirtualBox, VMware, Hyper-V, and Xen. · smoothwall.org, 11 Oct 2026
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