Tag: linux

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

I usually publish articles about how much I love the BSDs or illumos distributions, but today I want to talk about Linux (or, better, GNU/Linux) and why, despite everything, it still holds a place in my heart.

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.

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.

Announcing the public release of BSSG, a Bash Static Site Generator born from a personal journey away from complex dynamic CMS. Discover a simple, portable alternative for your blog.

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 VMs from Proxmox to FreeBSD, using bhyve and ZFS.

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.

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

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.

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