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Static Web Hosting on the Intel N150: FreeBSD, SmartOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux Compared

FreeBSDNetBSDOpenBSD

18 min read

19/11/2025 09:16:00

by Stefano Marinelli

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.

FreeBSD vs. SmartOS: Who's Faster for Jails, Zones, and bhyve VMs?

FreeBSD

13 min read

19/09/2025 10:50:00

by Stefano Marinelli

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.

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