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[How-to] 15 Sockstat Commands & Open Ports in FreeBSD

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User presents us with a comprehensive list of 15 useful Sockstat commands, on finding open ports in FreeBSD. See the link below for the full set of instructions

Sockstat is a versatile command line utility used for displaying network and system opened sockets in FreeBSD. Mainly, sockstat command is installed by default in FreeBSD and it’s commonly used for displaying the name of the processes who opened a certain network port on a FreeBSD system.

However, sockstat can also list open sockets based on protocol version (both IP versions), on the state of the connection and on what ports a daemon or a program binds and listens on.

 

In this guide we’ll list some common utilization examples, but also very powerful, of sockstat command line networking utility in FreeBSD.

15 Useful ‘Sockstat Command Examples’ to Find Open Ports in FreeBSD

[How-To] A practical guide to containers on FreeNAS (FreeBSD)

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User Andrey Cherkashin shows us how to use Docker containers on FreeNAS 11 or FreeBSD 11. You’ll be using bHyve and RancherOS during the setup process. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

This is a simple write-up to setup Docker on FreeNAS 11 or FreeBSD 11.

But muh jails?

You know that jails are dope and you know that jails are dope, yet no one else knows it. So here we are stuck with docker. Two years ago I would be the last person to recommend using docker, but a whole lot of things has changes past years…

So jails are dead then?

No, jails are still dope, but jails lack tools to manage them. Yes, there are a few tools, but they meant for hard-core FreeBSD users who used to suffering. Docker allows you to run applications without deep knowledge of application you’re running. It will also allow you to run applications that are not ported to FreeBSD.

Prerequisites

All you need is terminal with root access via sudo.

Full tutorial: https://medium.com/@andoriyu/a-practical-guide-to-containers-on-freenas-for-a-depraved-psychopath-c212203c0394

A practical guide to containers on FreeNAS for a depraved psychopath. from freenas

[How-To] Apache + SSL & Let’s Encrypt in FreeBSD

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This guide by user  shows us how to setup a secure Apache HTTP server with Let’s Encrypt on FreeBSD. Let’s Encrypt is a free / automated / open Certificate Authority. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

In this tutorial we’ll learn how to secure Apache HTTP server with TLS/SSL certificates offered by Let’s Encryptin FreeBSD 11.x. We will also cover how to automate the process of the certificate renewal for Lets’ Encrypt.

TLS/SSL certificates are used by Apache web server to encrypt the communication between end nodes, or more ordinary between the server and client in order to provide security. Let’s Encrypt provides cerboot command line utility, which is an application that can facilitate the way you can obtain trusted certificates for free.

Full tutorial: https://www.tecmint.com/install-lets-encrypt-ssl-certificate-for-apache-on-freebsd/

[How-To] Install ProFTPD On FreeBSD

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User  shows us how to get ProFTPD set up on FreeBSD. ProFTPD is a highly configurable and open-source FTP server software. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

A Step By Step Guide On How To Install ProFTPD On FreeBSD
Getting ProFTPD to run on FreeBSD is quite simple and can be done in a few steps. Now before you start you will need to consider this. ProFTPD does not use “Virtual Users” like it’s sister PureFTPD. That means you need to have a “Real User Account” in your master password file on your system for each ftp account. Unlike PureFTPD which is able to use it’s own user database. Also worth mentioning is the fact the ProFTPD has not been translated to all languages which may cause some strange behavior truncating files with international characters.

Installing ProFTPD

  1. cd /usr/ports/ftp/proftpd && make install clean BATCH=yes

Once done we need to adjust the configuration slightly to our needs. The configuration file for Proftp is located here /usr/local/etc/proftpd.conf

Change the Server Name. Please note this will have no effect if you are using “ServerIdent Off” So find this line …

Full tutorial: http://www.xfiles.dk/guide-on-how-to-install-proftpd-on-freebsd/

[How-To] Install Apache, MariaDB and PHP (FAMP) Stack on FreeBSD

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In this tutorial, user  shows us how to get the FAMP stack set up on FreeBSD. FAMP stands for FreeBSD, Apache HTTP server, MariaDB, and PHP. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

This guide will describe how to install and configure FBAMP in FreeBSD operating system, which is similar to a LAMP stack on Linux. FBAMP is an acronym which stands for a collection of software based on FreeBSD OS, Apache HTTP server, the most popular open-source web server in internet, MariaDB relational database management system (RDBMS), a fork of MySQL database engine, and PHP server-side.

Requirements

  1. A fresh installation of FreeBSD
  2. FreeBSD Initial Configurations
  3. Direct console access or SSH in case of a remote connection to FreeBSD.
  4. A static IP Address configured on a Network Interface.

Step 1: Install Apache on FreeBSD …

Full instructions: https://www.tecmint.com/install-apache-mariadb-and-php-famp-stack-on-freebsd/

[How-To] 10 Things to Do After Fresh Installation of FreeBSD

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User  goes over 10 things to do after installing FreeBSD on your system, from updating, configuring IPs, to installing the essentials. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

This tutorial will cover some initial configurations you need to perform on a fresh installed FreeBSD operating system and some basics on how to manage FreeBSD from command line.

Requirements

  1. FreeBSD 11.1 Installation Guide

1. Update FreeBSD System

The first thing every system administrator should perform after a fresh installation of an operating system is to make sure the system is up-to-date with the latest security patches and the latest versions of the kernel, package manager and software packages.

In order to update FreeBSD, open a console in the system with root privileges and issue the following commands.

# freebsd-update fetch
# freebsd-update install ......

Full tutorial: https://www.tecmint.com/things-to-do-after-installing-freebsd/

[How-To] Install Qmail-Scanner On FreeBSD

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User  shows us how to get Qmail-Scanner set up on FreeBSD. Qmail-Scanner scans your emails received from Qmail for viruses and spam, and allows you to configure “policy blocks” on your email server. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

Step By Step Guide On How To Install Qmail Scanner On FreeBSD
Qmail-Scanner is an application that scans mail received from Qmail and then performs some simple task’s accordingly. This could be reacting to a certain spam threshold set in Spamassassin. Or do other mail manipulation when a virus is detected.

Preflight checklist

Make sure your perl location is adequate. qmail-scanner, is assuming perl to be located in /usr/bin

  1. cd /usr/bin
  2. mv perl perl.old
  3. ln -s /usr/local/bin/perl perl

If you plan on using qmail-scanner you will need to replace unzip shipped with FreeBSD with a newer version like this ….

Full tutorial: http://www.xfiles.dk/guide-on-how-to-install-qmail-scanner-on-freebsd/

[How-To] Install MySQL Server with phpMyAdmin on FreeBSD 11

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HowtoForge shows us how to get a MySQL server set up with phpMyAdmin on FreeBSD. Installing an Apache server is also documented in the process. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

MySQL is a free and open source relational management system. It stores data in tabular format. It is the most popular way of storing the data into the database. phpMyAdmin is also a free and open source application used to administrate a MySQL server instance through a rich graphical user interface. phpMyAdmin is written in PHP. To install phpMyAdmin, we will also need to install a web server with PHP on FreeBSD.

In this tutorial, we will install MySQL with phpMyAdmin along with Apache web server with PHP 5.6.

Prerequisite

  • Minimal FreeBSD 11 server.
  • Root privileges. This guide is written as the root user, if you are logged in as sudo user, run sudo -i.

Update Base System

Before installing any package it is recommended that you update the packages and repository using the following command…

Full tutorial: https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-install-mysql-server-with-phpmyadmin-on-freebsd-11/

What is the name of a new drive in my FreeBSD box?

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User mezzantrop provides us with a simple script on how to find the name of your drives on FreeBSD. Check out the link below for more information on the GEOM script.

This is one of the trickiest question for a new (and sometimes for an experienced) FreeBSD user, and even Handbook advises to see the “dmesg” output to check the drives:

“Inspect `/var/run/dmesg.boot` to ensure the new disk was found. In this example, the newly added SATA drive will appear as `ada1`.”

Actually, there are many methods and utilities to check drives, and one of the most powerful tool is “camcontrol”. But what if you are dealing with GEOM stack or checking a partition?

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What is the name of a new drive in my FreeBSD box?