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[How-To] Install & Configure Jails on FreeNAS Corral

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Check out this tutorial from Vivek Gite on how to use jails on FreeNAS Corral. Jails was a feature in FreeNAS 9.10 and was replaced with Containers in Corral. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

I recently installed or upgraded to FreeNAS Corral (version 10). However, I noticed that there is no support for FreeBSD jails as of 26/March/2017. How do I install and configure traditional FreeBSD jails on FreeNAS Corral (version 10)?

FreeNAS Corral now supports Docker containers for doing all of its “application hosting” and existing jails/plugins data will simply continue to live in the jails/dataset in the ZFS volume but will be inactive, since jails are no longer used in Corral. This tutorial shows you how to create and configure FreeBSD jail on FreeNAS Corral 10 from command line.

Full tutorial: https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-install-and-configure-jails-on-freenas-corral-10/

BSDNow.TV Episode 186: The Fast And the Firewall: Tokyo Drift

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In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict R report on AsiaBSDcon, TrueOS, FreeBSD News, IllumOS, and more. Press play below to tune in:

BSD Now weekly content roundup: http://www.bsdnow.tv/episodes/2017_03_22-the_fast_and_the_firewall_toyko_drift

Jupiter Broadcasting show notes: http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/107716/fast-the-firewall-tokyo-drift-bsd-now-186/

[How-To] Using a Raspberry Pi as a serial console server for FreeBSD

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This short guide by user solence will show you how to set your Raspberry Pi as a serial console server for FreeBSD. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

My home server runs FreeBSD 11.0, and, of course, has full disk encryption. This requires a passphrase to be entered while booting, so I need a keyboard and monitor attached, and have to be in the same room for restarts and after power outages. This is not acceptable at all. There is no need for a display and keyboard otherwise, and I want to be able to enter the passphrase remotely, but without compromising security. Luckily, the server has a serial port and I have a spare Raspberry Pi. So I can connect the serial port to the Raspberry Pi, SSH into it and use the serial console of the server just like physical access. Hooray for stuff from the 1960s still being useful!

So first things first, I need to connect the Raspberry Pi to the serial console. Since it only has USB (aside from GPIO), a USB to serial port adapter is necessary. The Raspberry Pi runs FreeBSD 11.0, which has good out-of-the-box support for the Prolific PL2303 chipset, so I just ordered a cheap apdater based on it. It probably works with Linux as well, if you’re using Raspbian. You can use dmesg to check if it was detected correctly:

Using a Raspberry Pi as a serial console server for FreeBSD

Intel donates $250,000 to FreeBSD Foundation

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Recently, the FreeBSD Foundation announced a $250,000 donation from the computing giant Intel. This news follows a partnership between the open-source operating system, the Foundation behind it, and Intel to further improve FreeBSD support on Intel hardware.

 We were thrilled to announce at AsiaBSDCon 2017 a collaborative effort and partnership with Intel. Intel has committed to a $250,000 donation to show their support for FreeBSD as a viable operating system, foster collaboration between Intel, the Foundation, and FreeBSD, and to improve the support of FreeBSD in Intel products and technologies. Find out more about the partnership here.

New Uranium Level Donation and Collaborative Partnership with Intel: https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/news-and-events/latest-news/new-uranium-level-donation-and-collaborative-partnership-with-intel/

[How-To] Installing & Updating FreeBSD 11.0 on Raspberry Pi

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This guide by user  will show you how to install and update FreeBSD 11.0 on a Raspberry Pi machine. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

FreeBSD runs great on a Raspberry Pi, but the official images are all stable or current branches and there is no support for binary updates, i.e. freebsd-update. So I tried to figure out how to install the latest release version and keep it updated as well, without starting from scratch with a new image every time.

While it is possible to build a kernel and world on the Raspberry Pi itself, it takes about a week to finish (trust me, I tried) and you need a much larger /tmp on a disk or share for it to work in the first place. Since FreeBSD can also be cross-compiled, I decided to use my Xeon box to do the heavy lifting and then just install it on the Raspberry Pi.

Full tutorial: https://nerdazoid.wordpress.com/2017/03/15/installing-and-updating-freebsd-11-0-release-on-a-raspberry-pi/

A Penguin tries out FreeBSD 11 & TrueOS

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This article by user osemotions details a FreeBSD 11 desktop installation, as a Linux user steering the wheel. Read about their trial using FreeBSD below, in addition to trying out TrueOS.

A Penguin tries FreeBSD 11.0 RELEASE on an old i386 PC as his main desktop operating system, for the first time, for a weekend.

The story begins, you guess, with the operating system installation using the FreeBSD i386 hybrid image in order to boot a USB key.

Installation

Installation went without problems and everything flowed as I expected. For a user who lives in the world of Debianized Penguins, being able to install the superb ZFS filesystem is somewhat interesting at least.

A Penguin tries out FreeBSD 11 as a desktop operating system: http://www.osemotions.com/a-penguin-tries-freebsd-as-a-desktop-operating-system/

A Penguin tries out TrueOS: http://www.osemotions.com/a-penguin-tries-out-trueos-formerly-pc-bsd/

[How-To] Ansible with FreeBSD

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This guide by user Rubénerd shows us how to get Ansible set up on FreeBSD. Ansible is a powerful open-source IT automation engine designed for efficient workflow. See the link below for the full set of instructions.

I use Ansible where possible at work; it’s really wonderful stuff for Linux. Unfortunately, its support for the BSDs has never been fantastic, evidenced by their zero-dependency claim when a Python interpreter is required!

Given the dearth of BSD Ansible material online, I thought I’d share some tips I’ve learned since trying it out. This is all valid as of Ansible 2.2.1.0.

Bootstrapping a fresh FreeBSD install

Since I wrote my first playbooks, the Ansible BSD docs now list a process using the “raw” method to bootstrap dependencies on a fresh FreeBSD install:

Full tutorial: https://rubenerd.com/ansible-on-freebsd/

Systems Thinking: Intel and the FreeBSD Project

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Intel will be engaging with the FreeBSD Foundation and the FreeBSD Project more often to provide better support for Intel products and technologies rooted in FreeBSD. In the past, they have collaborated on individual technologies but now they are heading towards a more holistic approach. Read the rest by following the link at the bottom of the page!

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Contributed by Bev Crair, Vice President, Software and Services Group, General Manager, Strategic Software Initiatives

As Imad Sousou mentioned in his blog, Intel will be more actively engaging with the FreeBSD Foundation and the FreeBSD Project to deliver more timely support for Intel products and technologies in FreeBSD. While Intel has been contributing to the BSD code base for some time, for example with the Intel® Intelligent Storage Acceleration Library (Intel® ISA-L) and iflib drivers for Intel® network interface controllers (NICs), thus far the efforts of Intel and the community have been fragmented. The focus has been on individual devices or technologies rather than taking a more holistic systems approach.

 

Original article: https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/blog/systems-thinking-intel-and-the-freebsd-project/

The Jan/Feb 2017 Issue of The FreeBSD Journal is Here

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The January/February issue of the FreeBSD Journal is out now! This journal features a wide range of articles from The FreeBSD Translation Tools to FreeBSD, FlightAware, and much more!

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The 2017 January/February issue of the FreeBSD Journal is now available! The latest issue features articles on: The FreeBSD Translation Tools, FlightAware and FreeBSD, FreeBSD Powered LCD Advertising Display, plus much more!

Apologies for the delayed release of your January-February issue. An ill-timed convergence of technical difficulties and inclement weather in the Northeast held up production. Your March-April issue will release on schedule.

Reminder! Don’t miss an issue of FreeBSD Journal.

Original link: https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/blog/the-janfeb-2017-issue-of-the-freebsd-journal-is-here/

Suscribe here: https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/past-issues/globally-accessible-freebsd/