Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟭 - 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀 to 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 article.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/failed-backup-server-build/#high-hopes

#freebsd #nas #zfs #lowpower #nvme #ssd #tiny #small #backup #fail

#FreeBSD recommendations for #monitoring #alerting #observability sought. I have a much loved collectd + riemann that needs an upgrade.

Target is about 10 servers and 200 jails.

No apache2 /php, nagios or clones thereof please. I don’t have these in my stack today, and my expertise in managing them is about 20 years out of date. I prefer to avoid JVM stuff but I’m not violently against it.

Doesn’t have to be in ports yet ( like https://sensu.io/ server) if it’s in a friendly language.

Some friendships just don't crash. 😉 Happy Friendship Day from your most stable and reliable OS. 💻❤️ #RunBSD #FriendshipDay #SysAdmin #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #GhostBSD #DragonflyBSD #MidnightBSD #HardenedBSD & other BSDs i might have missed :)

What are you missing at @BoxyBSD?

Let me know what miss, what you need and how I can improve the service to make it easier and better for you!

#opensource #hosting #ipv6 #freevps #boxybsd #runbsd #bsd #devops #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dn42 #peering

#RUNBSD! But BoxyBSD now also starts to support #Linux! We're starting soon with the Linux support for already present users, offering free boxes:

* #AlmaLinux
* #Alpine
* #Debian
* #Devuan
* #CentOS
* #Fedora
* #Gentoo
* #OpenSuse
* #OpenEuler
* #RockyLinux

Just next to our core OS like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD, #MidnightBSD and #DragonflyBSD (and #illumos). This should also make the step easier to compare and test different scenarios where BSD provides a different behavior compared to Linux systems.

Thanks to @gyptazy for the implementation!

#VPS #VM #VirtualMachine #OpenSource #Hosting #IPv6 #BGP #FreeHosting #Community

As #FreeBSD moves from far-from-perfect freebsd-update(8) to #PKGBASE that will be handled by separate pkg(8) repository - keep in mind that #FreeBSD will still have its #Base #System separate from third party pkg(8) packages.

Some details below.

EuroBSDCon 2025 will be held in Zagreb, Croatia; September 24-28, 2025.

See https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/
Program https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/schedule/
Registration https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html

Now with updated art!

#eurobsdcon #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #conference #unixlike #development #freesofware #libresoftware #zagreb

Okay, I did something... time to provide BSD boxes at @BoxyBSD a bit closer to our buddies in Asia! #RUNBSD

#FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DrangonflyBSD #MidnightBSD #illumos #opensolaris

Alt...

whois output of a newly assigned IPv6 network at JPNIC for boxes in Asia

Fellow network nerds, at EuroBSDcon 2025 in Zagreb, there will be a Network Management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset" https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/FW39CX/ session, a full day tutorial starting at 2025-09-25 10:30 CET. You can register for the conference and tutorial by following the links from the conference Registration and Prices https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html page. #openbsd #freebsd #networking #security #eurobsdcon #conference #pf #packetfilter #freesoftware #libresoftware #zagreb

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟳/𝟭𝟰 (Valuable News - 2025/07/14) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/14/valuable-news-2025-07-14/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

This idea has been in my mind since the very beginning of this adventure, almost two years ago. Over time, several people have suggested it. But until recently, I felt the timing just wasn’t right - for many reasons. Today, I believe it finally is.

So I’m happy to announce a new service:
The BSD Cafe Journal - https://journal.bsd.cafe

At first, I thought I’d use BSSG for it (I even added multi-author support with this in mind), but in the end, it didn’t feel like the right tool for the job.

The idea is to create a multi-author space, with content published on a fairly regular basis. A reference point for news, updates, tutorials, technical articles - a place to inform and connect.
Just like people in Italy used to stop by cafes to read the newspaper and chat about the day’s news, the BSD Cafe Journal aims to be a space for reading, sharing, and staying informed - all in the spirit of the BSD Cafe.

What it’s not:
It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like @vermaden 's. And it’s not an aggregator.

What it is:
A place where authors can write original content, share links to posts on their own blogs or elsewhere, publish guides, offer insights, or dive into technical explanations.

The guiding principles are the same as always: positivity, constructive discussion, promoting BSDs and open source in general. No hype (sharing a cool new service is fine, posting non-stop about the latest trend is not), no drama, no politics. The goal is to bring people together, not divide them. To inform, not inflame.
Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.

The platform I’ve chosen is WordPress, for several reasons: it’s portable (runs well on all BSDs), has great built-in role management (contributors, authors, etc.), and - last but not least - supports ActivityPub.
This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: @stefano@journal.bsd.cafe ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.

Original and educational content is encouraged, but it’s also perfectly fine to link to existing articles elsewhere. Personally, I’ll link my technical posts from ITNotes whenever I publish them there.

The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.

Content coordination will happen in a dedicated Matrix room for authors. There’ll also be a public room for discussing ideas, giving feedback, and sharing suggestions.

Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.
So here’s my call for action:
Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements #RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #Linux #OSS #OpenSource #BCJournal #BSDCafeJournal

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Along with some other BSD related fixes and refactorings backported from mainline, I think version 24.0.2 will be the most solid OpenJDK for FreeBSD so far. It's still not on par with the platforms supported by upstream, but we're slowly getting closer.

#FreeBSD #OpenJDK #programming

Yes, The Book of PF, 4th Edition Is Coming Soon https://nxdomain.no/~peter/yes_the_book_of_pf_4th_ed_is_coming.html

Long rumored and eagerly anticipated by some, the fourth edition of The Book of PF is now available for preorder https://nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4th-edition #openbsd #pf #packetfilter #freebsd #networking #security #tcpip #ipv6 #ipv4 #bookofpf

New 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 [Crucial FreeBSD Toolkit] article on the blog.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/crucial-freebsd-toolkit/

#verblog #beadm #bectl #devfs #diskinfo #free #freebsd #fstab #gstat #jails #linux #lsblk #sensors #sockstat #systat #tar #truss #truncate #zfs

Long rumored, eagerly anticipated by some, you can now PREORDER "The Book of PF, 4th edition" https://nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4th-edition for the most up to date guide to the OpenBSD and FreeBSD networking toolset #openbsd #freebsd #networking #pf #packetfilter #firewall #preorder #security

Upgrading my old Raspberry Pi 400 from #FreeBSD 14.1-something to 14.3-RELEASE.

Tried freebsd-update but some back-of-napkin maths hit an ENONAPKINSPC when estimating number of hours until completion, so now trying freebsd-rustdate instead. It might clock in at about 20 minutes, which is a fair improvement.

Now the big question: How do I solve the chicken-and-egg problem of getting WiFi firmware in place before I reboot, since I can't run fwget afterwards?

When I complain that some software (or its dependencies) doesn't work on *BSD but requires Linux, I'm not criticizing Linux. For me, it's not an OS battle, but a matter of freedom and avoiding a dangerous and rampant computing monoculture. And when people reply to me with "well, just use it on Linux" - while they're giving me sensible advice - they're missing the crucial point: if it ONLY runs on Linux, it's not Linux's fault, but we are, precisely, creating a dangerous monoculture.

#Linux #SysAdmin #OSS #RunBSD #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos