The Double-Edged Sword of Docker: Balancing Benefits and Risks
Docker has been a fundamental part of my Linux setups for many years now. But it can be a sharp, double edged sword
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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.
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How to Create a FreeBSD Jail Hosting XRDP and XFCE for Remote Desktop Access
Having a remote desktop can be useful, and keeping it into a FreeBSD jail can be both secure and efficient. Here’s how to do it.
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Migrating from VM to Hierarchical Jails in FreeBSD
Using VMs is a traditional and efficient way to separate servers but is it really needed when creating a FreeBSD VM on a FreeBSD host?
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Migrating from an Old Linux Server to a New FreeBSD Machine
I believe it’s time to bid farewell to this venerable Linux server - 1690 days of uptime since last reboot
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That Old NetBSD Server, Running Since 2010
In 2010, one morning, a client called. My task was to set up a new complex server within a tight two-day window. Given the constraints, I opted for my top choice at the time for such tasks: NetBSD and Xen. To my astonishment, over 10 years later, the server was still up and running perfectly
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Boosting Network Performance in FreeBSD's VNET Jails
In the recently created FreeBSD VPS, the network performance of vnet-enabled jails was significantly lower compared to that of traditional jails. Upon investigation, it appears that there is an issue related to Virtio drivers.
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How we are migrating (many of) our servers from Linux to FreeBSD - Part 3 - Proxmox to FreeBSD
This is the story of a successful migration from Proxmox to FreeBSD. VMs, LXC containers and services are now running on the new server.
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Installing Mastodon inside a FreeBSD jail
This time I decided to install Mastodon on a FreeBSD jail, managed by BastilleBSD. I’ll describe a simple, one jail installation, with the related rc files.
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How we are migrating (many of) our servers from Linux to FreeBSD - Part 2 - Backups and Disaster Recovery
Backup is not a tool. Backup is not a software you can buy. Backup is a strategy you need to study and implement to be able to solve your specific problems.
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