Category: jail

A practical guide to boosting Mastodon performance by self-hosting your media with SeaweedFS. Configure a fast, S3-compatible storage backend to efficiently handle your instance's files and take full control of your data.

Which virtualization host performs better? I put FreeBSD and SmartOS in a head-to-head showdown. The performance of Jails, Zones, and bhyve VMs surprised me, forcing a second round of tests on different hardware to find the real winner.

Build a bulletproof backup server with FreeBSD, ZFS, and jails. Complete guide covering encryption, security hardening, and multiple backup strategies for enterprise-grade data protection.

A new article on running WordPress on FreeBSD with BastilleBSD has been published on the BSD Cafe Journal, plus a small update on future technical content.

Learn how to build a self-hosted CDN using FreeBSD jails, Nginx, Varnish, WireGuard, and PowerDNS to improve media delivery for your website without relying on external providers.

Monitor your services efficiently by installing Uptime-Kuma in a FreeBSD Jail.

A simple method to limit the priority of processes within a FreeBSD jail using the nice(1) command.

Experience a journey from Kubernetes to FreeBSD, achieving major cost savings and efficiency through real-world optimization.

I recently faced the task of moving an Alpine Linux-based VPS onto a FreeBSD host. I decided to use a jail.

Explore the seamless migration of an old Linux server (1690 days uptime!) to a new FreeBSD machine, detailing the use of mfsBSD, BastilleBSD, Borg Backup, and bhyve for improved efficiency and manageability

Part 3 of our migration series details the complex process of moving servers from Proxmox to FreeBSD, including overcoming challenges with old hardware, problematic LXC containers, and fine-tuning virtual machines for optimal performance on bhyve.

A comprehensive guide to installing Mastodon on a FreeBSD jail using BastilleBSD