Series

On this page, there will be a summary of the published series by topic, and it will be updated as new articles are released.

Why (and how) we're Migrating (Many Of) Our Servers From Linux to FreeBSD

• Why We're Migrating (Many Of) Our Servers From Linux to FreeBSD

• How We Are Migrating (Many Of) Our Servers From Linux to FreeBSD - Part 1 - System and Jails Setup

• How We Are Migrating (Many Of) Our Servers From Linux to FreeBSD - Part 2 - Backups and Disaster Recovery

• How We Are Migrating (Many Of) Our Servers From Linux to FreeBSD - Part 3 - Proxmox to FreeBSD

Make your own...

VPN

• Make Your Own VPN - OpenBSD, Wireguard, Ipv6 and Ad-Blocking Included

• Make Your Own VPN - FreeBSD, Wireguard, Ipv6 and Ad-Blocking Included

CDN

• Building a Self-Hosted CDN for BSD Cafe Media - (FreeBSD)

• Make Your Own CDN With OpenBSD Base and Just 2 Packages

• Make Your Own CDN With NetBSD

E-Mail Server

• Make Your Own E-Mail Server - Part 1 - FreeBSD, OpenSMTPD, Rspamd and Dovecot Included

• Make Your Own E-Mail Server - Part 2 - Adding Webmail and More With Nextcloud

Backup System

• Make Your Own Backup System – Part 1: Strategy Before Scripts

• Make Your Own Backup System – Part 2: Forging the FreeBSD Backup Stronghold

FreeBSD Tips and Tricks

• FreeBSD Tips and Tricks: Creating Snapshots With UFS

• FreeBSD Tips and Tricks: Native Read-Only Root File System

• FreeBSD Tips and Tricks: Limiting Process Priority in a FreeBSD Jail

• Moving an Entire FreeBSD Installation to a New Host or VM in a Few Easy Steps

• Managing ZFS Full Pool Issues With Reserved Space

Horror Stories

• I Almost Died for a Full Sentry Database

• The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist

• The Day GlusterFS Tried to Kill My Career

• The Email They Shouldn't Have Read

Why I love...

• Why I (still) love Linux