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...
by Alexander Sharp | Oct 17, 2022
Today I had to install a Cloudflare Origin Server Certificate on my FreeBSD server. If you happened to come to the site in the last 24 hours and you noticed that it was down because of certificate issue, I apologize. I forgot to set a cronjob to renew my Let’s...
by Alexander Sharp | Sep 22, 2022
Recently I decided to find the perfect terminal emulator for me and, while I did not actually find perfection I did decide to make wezterm (Wez’s Terminal Emulator) my daily driver. The only major downside is that configuring wezterm requires hacking a Lua file...
by Alexander Sharp | Aug 28, 2022
Before you install zsh + ohmyzsh on FreeBSD you need to install FreeBSD. I have a guide for installing it on a Raspberry Pi and one for installing it on a desktop. There are a lot of great things about FreeBSD but the default Bourne shell feels a bit dated. A couple...
by Alexander Sharp | Aug 24, 2022
I have decided to take the plunge and install FreeBSD as a desktop operating system. The machine is a 2012 HP Compaq with an i7 and an ATi FirePro 3900 (Turks) graphics card. The details don’t matter too much beyond what’s detailed in the title. If you...
