IPFire ngumthombo ovulekileyo ovulekileyo we-Linux wokusabalalisa okwenziwa ngokuyinhloko njenge-router kunye ne-firewall; inkqubo yomlilo ezimeleyo enekhonsoli yolawulo esekwe kwiwebhu yoqwalaselo. IPFire ekuqaleni yaqala njengefolokhwe ye-IPCop kwaye iphinde yabhalwa kwisiseko se-Linux Ukusuka kwi-Scratch ukususela kwi-version 2. Ixhasa ukufakwa kwee-add-ons ukongeza iinkonzo ze-server, ezinokwandiswa kwi-server ye-SOHO. Ngo-Epreli 2015, le projekthi yaba lilungu le-Open Invention Network.