Category: zfs

A guide on how to set up Time Machine inside a FreeBSD jail.

A practical guide to installing Void Linux on an encrypted ZFS root with LUKS-encrypted swap and working hibernation support.

Introducing illumos Cafe: a community-run hub on illumos, inspired by BSD Cafe. Fediverse-ready (Mastodon, snac). Built for OS diversity, transparency, and positivity.

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.

The slides, the notes, and the text behind my presentation at OSDay 2025 in Florence, Italy - 'Why Choose to Use the BSDs in 2025.

A simple approach to prevent ZFS pools from getting stuck due to a lack of free space.

I share my experience migrating a client’s Windows BIOS VMs from Proxmox to FreeBSD/uefi, using bhyve and ZFS.

I share my experience migrating a client’s VMs from Proxmox to FreeBSD, using bhyve and ZFS.

The slides, the video, and the text behind my presentation at EuroBSDCon 2024 and BSDCan 2025 - Why and how we're migrating many of our servers from Linux to the BSDs.

A comprehensive guide on how to move a FreeBSD installation, including the operating system, from one host to another, with a focus on ZFS and bootloader configurations (UEFI and BIOS).

Learn to automate ZFS snapshots using zfs-autobackup for effortless system protection and easy file recovery.

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

ZFS checkpoints allow saving the entire state of a pool - including features and metadata - for reliable recovery. Here's how to use them on FreeBSD.

Comparative tests show FreeBSD's virtualization performance surpasses Proxmox, especially with NVMe drivers.

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.

Bhyve is great - and we’re using it with a lot of guest operating systems. One of my favourite Linux distributions is Alpine Linux - it’s great as a...

Some details on how we're performing backups and disaster recovery of the migrated servers.

After my post on why we’re migrating (many of) our servers to FreeBSD , I’ve received a lot of feedback. Many questions, many comments. Many e-mails...

More about this in the article I wrote to accompany my talk at EuroBSDCon 2024 . Please note: This article was (unexpectedly) quite popular and many...

I've already written about some of my backup strategies in Proxmox. Proxmox Backup Server is an option, but it's not always the best option,...

I've been using BTRFS for years and have encountered few problems. Some of them are small and can be avoided with some smart improvements. The...