by Alexander Sharp | May 20, 2023
One of the most awesome parts about FreeBSD is how easy the upgrade process is. The upgrade process on FreeBSD is one of the best things about using it. On Linux, most systems either require you to commit to a fresh install for a major upgrade or they rely on a...
by Alexander Sharp | May 19, 2023
Managing jails in FreeBSD is easy, which is why I find them so appealing. So far everything I’ve written about jail management here has involved Bastille. For my home projects I like Bastille because its small and easy to use. For this webserver I use iocage,...
by Alexander Sharp | Feb 28, 2023
SFTP is one of the worst named protocols in computing. Like many, I once thought it was an extension of File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that added encryption, but it is not. That’s FTPS. SFTP is an extension of Secure Shell (SSH) and stands for SSH File Transfer...
by Alexander Sharp | Jan 2, 2023
WordPress is the most common content management system (CMS) and most guides will show you how to install it on a Linux server (LAMP). Installing WordPress on a FreeBSD server (FAMP) is 95% the same process, but if you’re not familiar with FreeBSD those little...
by Alexander Sharp | Dec 24, 2022
In this guide I show how to install virtual machines using Bhyve on FreeBSD. Byhve is the virtualization technology built into FreeBSD. It allows you to run virtual machines, much like KVM on Linux, to turn your FreeBSD machine into a hypervisor. Easy virtualization...
