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Title: Running opnsense on apple macBook air M3 silicon
Post by: request.for.commentz on August 20, 2025, 10:29:39 AM
Hello if I could take a little time recently purchased a MacBook air (M3) and I would be testing it as an operating system as design and hopefully change from windows to macOS but also I would like to feel secure around public networks or perhaps minimise exploitation of my data and also machine knowing that OPNsense can run on many machines and also virtual machine but as for Mac or perhaps the software Parallels Desktop Pro which is designed for the macOS I would not be sure but just a small question if anyone has ever managed to compile Parallels Desktop Pro VMware fusion or workstation pro to be able to run OPNsense or configured it to work within the software and if they have has there been any issues.
Title: Re: Running opnsense on apple macBook air M3 silicon
Post by: passeri on August 20, 2025, 12:52:07 PM
Did you have queries in relation to my reply to exactly this question from you here (https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=48537.msg245194#msg245194)?
Title: Re: Running opnsense on apple macBook air M3 silicon
Post by: lilsense on August 20, 2025, 05:14:43 PM
Mac is already able to and no need to run OPNsense... use either Murus and/or LittleSnitch
https://www.murusfirewall.com/murus/