https://it-notes.dragas.net/categories/jail/Articles in category jailenWed, 19 Nov 2025 09:16:00 +0100https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/19/static-web-hosting-intel-n150-freebsd-smartos-netbsd-openbsd-linux/Compare static web hosting performance on an Intel N150 using the same nginx.conf across FreeBSD jails, SmartOS zones, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux, focusing on HTTP vs HTTPS and TLS CPU usage.Stefano MarinelliWed, 19 Nov 2025 09:16:00 +0100https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/19/static-web-hosting-intel-n150-freebsd-smartos-netbsd-openbsd-linux/freebsdsmartosillumoslinuxnetbsdopenbsdjailzonesdockerhostingserversysadminownyourdatahttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/06/self-hosting-your-mastodon-media-with-seaweedfs/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.Stefano MarinelliThu, 06 Nov 2025 11:30:02 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/06/self-hosting-your-mastodon-media-with-seaweedfs/freebsdcontainerhostingjailnetworkingservertutorialwebfediversemastodonownyourdataseaweedfshttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/09/19/freebsd-vs-smartos-whos-faster-for-jails-zones-bhyve/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.Stefano MarinelliFri, 19 Sep 2025 10:50:00 +0200https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/09/19/freebsd-vs-smartos-whos-faster-for-jails-zones-bhyve/freebsdsmartosillumoslinuxjailbhyvezonesdatahostingserversysadminvirtualizationownyourdatahttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/29/make-your-own-backup-system-part-2-forging-the-freebsd-backup-stronghold/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.Stefano MarinelliTue, 29 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0200https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/29/make-your-own-backup-system-part-2-forging-the-freebsd-backup-stronghold/backupfreebsdjailbhyveborgdataservervpsfilesystemsproxmoxsnapshotssysadminvirtualizationownyourdatazfsseriestutorialhttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/21/new-article-wordpress-on-freebsd-bastillebsd-on-bsd-cafe-journal/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.Stefano MarinelliMon, 21 Jul 2025 09:30:00 +0200https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/07/21/new-article-wordpress-on-freebsd-bastillebsd-on-bsd-cafe-journal/freebsdcontainersysadminhostingjailownyourdataservertutorialwebblogginghttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/08/26/building-a-self-hosted-cdn-for-bsd-cafe-media/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.Stefano MarinelliMon, 26 Aug 2024 08:41:00 +0200https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/08/26/building-a-self-hosted-cdn-for-bsd-cafe-media/freebsdserverhostingtutorialjailownyourdatavpnhawireguardwebcdnbsdcafevarnishserieshttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/07/22/install-uptime-kuma-freebsd-jail/Monitor your services efficiently by installing Uptime-Kuma in a FreeBSD Jail.Stefano MarinelliMon, 22 Jul 2024 07:42:00 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/07/22/install-uptime-kuma-freebsd-jail/freebsdmonitoringservernetworkinghostingtutorialsecurityjailcontainerownyourdatahttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/07/11/limiting-process-priority-in-freebsd-jail/A simple method to limit the priority of processes within a FreeBSD jail using the nice(1) command.Stefano MarinelliThu, 11 Jul 2024 08:41:00 +0200https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/07/11/limiting-process-priority-in-freebsd-jail/freebsdjailserverhostingtutorialseriestipsandtrickshttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/07/04/from-cloud-chaos-to-freebsd-efficiency/Experience a journey from Kubernetes to FreeBSD, achieving major cost savings and efficiency through real-world optimization.Stefano MarinelliThu, 04 Jul 2024 08:41:00 +0200https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/07/04/from-cloud-chaos-to-freebsd-efficiency/freebsdzfsbackupdatafilesystemssnapshotsrecoverynetworkingsecurityserverhostinglinuxownyourdatajailvirtualizationalpinebhyvedockerhttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/04/22/the-doubled-edge-sword-of-docker/Stefano MarinelliMon, 22 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/04/22/the-doubled-edge-sword-of-docker/dockercontainerlinuxserverfreebsdjaillxchttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/01/18/installing-alpine-linux-on-a-freebsd-jail/I recently faced the task of moving an Alpine Linux-based VPS onto a FreeBSD host. I decided to use a jail.Stefano MarinelliThu, 18 Jan 2024 14:05:51 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/01/18/installing-alpine-linux-on-a-freebsd-jail/freebsdserveralpinehostingtutorialjailcontainerlinuxhttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2023/12/13/how-to-create-a-freebsd-jail-hosting-xrdp-and-xfce-remote-access-desktop/Stefano MarinelliWed, 13 Dec 2023 09:05:51 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2023/12/13/how-to-create-a-freebsd-jail-hosting-xrdp-and-xfce-remote-access-desktop/freebsdservernetworkinghostingtutorialjailcontainerdesktophttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2023/10/25/migrating-from-an-old-linux-server-to-a-new-freebsd-machine/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 manageabilityStefano MarinelliWed, 25 Oct 2023 16:39:37 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2023/10/25/migrating-from-an-old-linux-server-to-a-new-freebsd-machine/freebsdbhyveborgbtrfscontainerdatadockerfilesystemsjailserversnapshotsvirtualizationvpnproxmoxbackuplinuxhttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2023/08/14/boosting-network-performance-in-freebsds-vnet-jails/Stefano MarinelliMon, 14 Aug 2023 15:50:14 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2023/08/14/boosting-network-performance-in-freebsds-vnet-jails/freebsdjailkvmlinuxnetworkingproxmoxhostingvpnvirtualizationservercontainerhttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2023/03/14/how-we-are-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd-part-3/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.Stefano MarinelliTue, 14 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2023/03/14/how-we-are-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd-part-3/freebsdalpinedatabhyvefilesystemsdockerhahardwarehostinglinuxlxcnetworkingovhproxmoxrecoveryrestoreserversnapshotsvirtualizationwebzfsbackupjailcontainermikrotikownyourdataserieshttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/11/23/installing-mastodon-on-a-freebsd-jail/A comprehensive guide to installing Mastodon on a FreeBSD jail using BastilleBSDStefano MarinelliWed, 23 Nov 2022 07:52:02 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/11/23/installing-mastodon-on-a-freebsd-jail/freebsdcontainerhostingjailnetworkingservertutorialwebfediversemastodonownyourdatahttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/05/30/how-we-are-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd-part-2/Some details on how we're performing backups and disaster recovery of the migrated servers.Stefano MarinelliMon, 30 May 2022 03:03:52 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/05/30/how-we-are-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd-part-2/freebsddatafilesystemsjaillinuxbackuprestoreborgrecoverysnapshotstutorialcontainerserversecurityzfsownyourdataserieshttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/02/05/how-we-are-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd-part-1-system-and-jails-setup/Stefano MarinelliSat, 05 Feb 2022 10:10:47 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/02/05/how-we-are-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd-part-1-system-and-jails-setup/freebsdnetworkingsecurityservertutorialzfscontainerjailhostingownyourdataserieshttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/01/24/why-were-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd/Stefano MarinelliMon, 24 Jan 2022 06:55:00 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/01/24/why-were-migrating-many-of-our-servers-from-linux-to-freebsd/freebsdlinuxfilesystemshostingjaillxcserversnapshotszfsbtrfscontaineralpineownyourdataserieshttps://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/01/14/freebsd-assign-ovh-failover-ips-to-freebsd-jails/Stefano MarinelliFri, 14 Jan 2022 13:11:54 +0000https://it-notes.dragas.net/2022/01/14/freebsd-assign-ovh-failover-ips-to-freebsd-jails/freebsdserversecuritytutorialjailcontainernetworkinghostingovh