r/freebsd: Why FreeBSD over Linux?
This lengthy discussion from r/freebsd features users explaining various reasons why they chose FreeBSD over Linux. Here's some of the popular comments, and you can view the entire thread at the link below. Many, because of the community, which is super friendly....
FreeBSD/EC2 on C5 instances (Colin Percival)
FreeBSD Security Officer Emeritus Colin Percival blogs about an issue with running FreeBSD on Amazon's EC2 "C5" instances. Please see his notice if you are currently running this or plan to do so. See the link below for the full report. Last week, Amazon released...
BSDNow.TV Episode 220: Opening ZFS in 2017
In this episode of BSD Now, hosts Allan Jude & Benedict Reuschling discuss the first and long awaited PS4 kernel exploit, recap on OpenZFS Developer Summit 2017 held in San Francisco, talk about DragonflyBSD 5.0, show you how to use vmadm to manage jails, and...
GhostBSD 11.1-RELEASE now available!
The developers of GhostBSD have made available version 11.1 RELEASE. This version is packed with MATE and XFCE desktop environments, and 32-bit support has been dropped to allow for focus on the 64-bit architecture. The official GhostBSD software repository is now...
Why did we build our solution on top of FreeBSD? (Synergy SKY)
User Egil Hasting, CTO of Synergy SKY, details how he integrated FreeBSD into Synergy SKY's infrastructure. Some of the notable features which attracted him were freebsd-update, the up-to-date pkg repository, easy modification, ZFS integration, and the network stack....
BSDNow.TV Episode 219: We love the ARC
In this episode of BSD Now, hosts Allan Jude & Benedict Reuschling discuss the BSD Papers, ARC by Bryan Cantrill, SSD caching adventures with ZFS, OpenBSD full disk encryption setup, and Perl5 Slack Syslog BSD daemon. Press play below to tune in:...
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[How-To] Install GitLab Runner on FreeBSD
GitLab shows us how to install GitLab Runner on a FreeBSD operating system. GitLab Runner, used in conjunction with GitLab CI, is an open source application created to run jobs and send results back to GitLab. See the link below for the full set of instructions. Here...
GhostBSD 11.1 RC1 now available
The developers of GhostBSD have made available the FIRST release candidate of version 11.1. This release features a removal of grub, updates to ZFS configuration, and more. You can download the ISO/image files here. This last development release of GhostBSD 11.1...
MIT, Apache 2 or BSD license: Who is the fairest of them all? by Snyk.io
This blog by Snyk Blog details the differences between various copyright licenses in the open source world. Which one should you choose for your open source project? Read the full blog at the link below to learn about the MIT, Apache 2, and BSD licenses. MIT, Apache...
pfSense 2.3.5-RELEASE now available
The developers of pfSense have made available version 2.3.5-RELEASE. As mentioned below, 2.3.5 is a security and stability focused release (KRACK issue, updated base system packages, WebGUI improvements, etc) while they will continue to work on version 2.4.X. You can...
BSDNow.TV Episode 218: A KRACK in the WiFi
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude & Benedict Reuschling discuss the RELEASE of FreeBSD 10.4, recap on more EuroBSDcon, discuss the KRACK attack, ZFS & Dtrace on NetBSD, and the latest pfSense 2.4. Click play below to tune in:...
BSD Magazine: Real-time Distributed Messaging On FreeBSD With NSQ
The latest issue of BSD Magazine features an article discussing real-time distributed messaging (by Abdorrahman Homaei), increasing awareness of cyber attacks by tracking them in Linux servers, major changes in OpenBSD 6.2, emulating old school DOS games, an interview...
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[How-To] Nginx, MariaDB and PHP (FEMP stack) on FreeBSD 11
This tutorial by user Matt Vas will show you how to configure a FEMP stack on FreeBSD version 11. A FEMP stack is a FreeBSD configured with Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP. See the link below for the full set of instructions. In this tutorial, I will describe the process of...
pfSense 2.4.1-RELEASE now available
The developers of pfSense have made available 2.4.1-RELEASE, just a few weeks shy of 2.4.0. This version includes security patches and various stability fixes, including WPA2 Key Reinstallation Attack issues, VT console race condition panic, bsnmpd, and more. See the...
FreeNAS 11.1-BETA1 now available!
The developers of FreeNAS have made available the first 11.1-BETA version. This release includes improved ZFS features, an updated GUI (work in progress), cloud credentials, quota support for Time Machine, and more. You can download the ISO/image file here. FreeNAS...
BSDNow.TV Episode 217: Your questions, part II
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict Reuschling & Allan Jude discuss OpenBSD 6.2, answer your interview questions, show us how to set up CPU affinity for FreeBSD jails, and talk about containers on FreeNAS. Press play below to tune in:...
FreeBSD Security Notice: WPA2 vulnerabilities
Last week the FreeBSD Security Team issued a notice regarding a WPA2 protocol vulnerability. Please see their message below to take the appropriate steps in keeping your FreeBSD system secure. UPDATE: A patch has been released in the follow up mailing list message....
Gigabyte MA10-ST0 with pfSense 2.4 & FreeNAS 11.0-U4
User Cliff Robinson did some compatibility testing for the Gigabyte MA10-ST0 server motherboard with the latest pfSense 2.4 and FreeNAS 11.0. The article also discusses Intel Atom C3000 compatibility with the FreeBSD operating system. You may view the full report...
BSDNow.TV Episode 216: Software is storytelling
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude & Benedict Reuschling give us a recap on EuroBSDcon, show us how to secure OpenBSD's LDAP server, discuss ZFS channel programs, and tell us how software IS storytelling. Click play below to tune in:...
FreeBSD 11.0 End of Life
A heads up to FreeBSD users, the Security Team has announced EoL for FreeBSD version 11.0. Starting on November 30, 2017, there will be no more support or updates for 11.0-RELEASE. Please update accordingly to the supported branches listed in their message below....
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