[How-To] Speeding up builds on FreeBSD
User xmj shows us how to speed up your builds on FreeBSD. Head over to their Github for the full set of instructions. If you’re repeatedly building components of the FreeBSD operating system - kernel, base or userland - you will be interested in optimizing the build...
BSDNow.TV Episode 197: Relaying the good news
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan and Benedict interview Michael W. Lucas regarding you guessed it: good BSD news! Click play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQC5TmaK_X8 BSD Now weekly content roundup:...
The FreeNAS Development Team releases FreeNAS v 11.0!
The wait is over! The FreeNAS Development Team is proud to present FreeNAS version 11.0! The new version brings a myriad of updates and features that we hope the community will enjoy. This version brings new virtualization and object storage features to the World’s...
/r/FreeBSD: Switching to FreeBSD from Linux as Desktop OS
User /r/MindCrunch is contemplating making the switch from Linux to a FreeBSD desktop environment. The /r/freebsd community provides feedback on compatibility and how to make the switch....
FreeBSD 11.1-BETA1 now available
The developers of FreeBSD have made available version 11.1-BETA-1. This is a minor update as noted by Phoronix. Download the latest ISO/IMG here. Official announcement: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2017-June/087242.html FreeBSD 11.1 is this...
FreeBSD Development Projects Update (May 2017)
For May 2017 (Summer), the FreeBSD Foundation began hiring co-op students from the University of Waterloo. The University of Waterloo is a pioneer and leader of co-op education. They chose CS students Siva Mahadevan and Guangyuan (Charlie) Yang for the summer project...
BSDNow.TV Episode 196: PostgreZFS
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict and Allan go over EuroBSDcon's schedule, explore Docker on OpenBSD, and show us how to run PostgreSQL on ZFS, and more. Click play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEMTfjzzP0s BSD Now weekly content roundup:...
National FreeBSD Day is June 19
The FreeBSD Foundation has designated June 19 as National FreeBSD Day! On June 19, 1993, FreeBSD was chosen to be the name for this open-source operating system that is now widely used across the world. Read their post on how we can celebrate and promote FreeBSD....
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[How-To] Running Nextcloud in a jail on FreeBSD
This tutorial by user John Ramsden shows us how to get Nextcloud set up in a FreeBSD jail. Nextcloud is an open-source file syncing platform designed to set up a cloud on your own network. See the link below for the full set of instructions. I recently setup...
BSDNow.TV Episode 195: I don’t WannaCry
In this BSD now episode, hosts Allan and Benedict discuss OpenBSD, combating ransomware with OpenZFS, and using pfSense to maximize your non-gigabit internet connection. Click play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRGBsRrRExo BSD Now weekly content...
FreeBSD as Main PC OS OR NOT?
Check out these discussion posts of various users' experience in using FreeBSD as a desktop and in the home lab. https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/66ydeb/freebsd_as_main_pc_os_or_not/ https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/6d574b/centos_7_vs_freebsd/ This...
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[How-To] Sharing Files with macOS from FreeBSD with SMB and mDNS Service Discovery
This tutorial by user cmcenroe shows us how to share your files from FreeBSD to macOS with the SMB protocol. See the link below for the full set of instructions. This is an explanation of one way of sharing files with Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan from FreeBSD 11.0. It...
[How-To] Configure FreeNAS 9.10 NFS VMware ESXi 6 datastore
This tutorial by user BRANDON.LEE shows us how to get FreeNAS 9.10 and NFS set up with a datastore VMware ESXi. See the link below for the full set of instructions. Many choose to use NFS as opposed to iSCSI in their VMware vSphere environments. NFS has a lot of...
FreeBSD Q1 Status Report
If you haven't seen it already, the developers of FreeBSD have released their first quarter status report. Phoronix notes that the ports collection is reaching 30,000, and significant progress is being made for the Linux compatibility layer. Check out the links below...
Design of a Trust System for FreeBSD
User Eric McCorkle discusses some security aspects of FreeBSD, notably signatures (executables, library, kernel) in his latest blog. This article is broken down in sections such as signed elf binaries, portable verification library, key management, etc. Read the whole...
BSDNow.TV Episode 194: Daemonic plans
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict and Allan cover the latest FreeBSD status report, discuss a plan for Open Source software development, centrally managing bhyve with Ansible, libvirt, pkg-ssh, and more. Click play below to tune in:...
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[How-To] Raspberry Pi FreeBSD Web Server
User spacemonkey shows us how to get a FreeBSD web server set up on Raspberry Pi. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions. 0. Introduction The purpose of this guide is to provide step by step instructions on how to set up a system consisting of a...
BSDNow.TV Episode 193: Fire up the 802.11 AC
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan and Benedict interview Adrian Chadd regarding 802.11ac in FreeBSD, discuss pfSense & OpenVPN, ZFS storage pool checkpoint, and more. Press play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO0MTE0AeYU BSD Now weekly...
Promoting FreeBSD at Events
The FreeBSD Foundation gives us some guidelines and ways to help promote the open source operating system at events, conferences, and trade shows around the world. Follow the link below for the full post. Attending conferences is not only an excellent way to gain new...
Bringing up 802.11ac on FreeBSD
Adrian Chadd, known for his WiFi and FreeBSD work, writes about his latest updates on bringing 802.11ac to the FreeBSD operating system. Read his full story a the link provided. I've been chipping away at bringing up 802.11ac on FreeBSD. I've been meaning to write...
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