README.md

   1 # IPFire 2.x - The Open Source Firewall
   2
   3 # What is IPFire?
   4
   5 IPFire is a hardened, versatile, state-of-the-art Open Source firewall based on
   6 Linux. Its ease of use, high performance in any scenario and extensibility make
   7 it usable for everyone. For a full list of features have a look [here](https://www.ipfire.org/features).
   8
   9 This repository contains the source code of IPFire 2.x which is used to build
  10 the whole distribution from scratch, since IPFire is not based on any other
  11 distribution.
  12
  13 # Where can I get IPFire?
  14
  15 Just head over to https://www.ipfire.org/download
  16
  17 # How do I use this software?
  18
  19 We have a long and detailed wiki located [here](https://wiki.ipfire.org/) which
  20 should answers most of your questions.
  21
  22 # But I have some questions left. Where can I get support?
  23
  24 You can ask your question at our community located [here](https://community.ipfire.org/).
  25 A complete list of our support channels can be found [here](https://www.ipfire.org/support).
  26
  27 # How can I contribute?
  28
  29 We have another document for this. Please look [here](doc/CONTRIBUTING.md).