Today Microsoft suddenly revealed extensive plans to advance in a quite unexpected direction creating a special division called #FreeBSD and #OpenBSD Optimization Lab (FOOL, in short).
One of the key goals of the new structure would be, I quote, "to introduce FreeBSD and OpenBSD users to advanced user experience available to Windows users", such as:
a) Kernel-level #Copilot integration, that enables, for example, intelligent control over booting process and better syscalls handling leveraging power of Microsoft Azure platform;
b) introducing proper "Blue screen of death". #BSD users are notoriously unfamiliar with such an important component of normal user experience - brace yourself, devil worshippers!
c) deprecating local user accounts: every BSD users knows that this age-old feature is just a relic of the past and part of huge technical debt. Now with Microsoft support they can finally get rid of it and enjoy having truly flexible and secure account system.
Those are just a few key goals of the new and bold initiative.
Surely, unexpected but, nevertheless, glad news for every BSD enjoyer out there.

It's possible you've not heard of #boxyBSD

I was lucky to get a TIL moment when @stefano boosted it's existence into my feed.

However you should know about it, learn something about the user perspective from proxmox in the process, while working with a boxyBSD VM.

Here are some nice screencaps of the boxyBSD site so you can ask nicely for a VM and learn to play with one of the *BSD flavours from a distance.

I'm sure you can duckduckgo the address of boxyBSD when you analyze the screencaps, right?

🖋️ #bash #proxyLB #freeBSD #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX #proxmox #loadbalancer

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THe screencap displays a black background with white text, featuring a terminal interface. At the top, the text "BoxyBSD" is prominently displayed in a stylized font. Below this, a command line reads "guest[@]mgmt-boxybsd-5:~$ cat services.txt," indicating a user named "guest" is executing a command to display the contents of a file named "services.txt." The text in the file describes a platform offering free virtual machines (VMs) for learning and practicing BSD-based systems and open-source projects. It specifies that the VMs come with IPv6-only networking, 1 CPU, 1 GB of RAM, and 10 GB of disk space. The network configuration includes an IPv6 subnet of 64/48 availability. The operating systems available are FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, MidnightBSD, DragonflyBSD, and OpenIndiana. The text also mentions that new boxes can only be registered by the BoxyBSD bot in their Matrix channel, with more information available on the website. Additional services offered include DNS, email, web hosting, runners, and shared shell, with a note encouraging users to contact for further information.

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shows a web browser window displaying the BoxyBSD.com website. The background of the webpage is black, with white text and a logo in the center. The logo reads "BoxyBSD" in a stylized font. Below the logo, there is a section titled "Info" with a paragraph describing BoxyBSD as a non-profit initiative and hosting provider dedicated to supporting the BSD community. The paragraph mentions that BoxyBSD offers free virtual machine hosting, email hosting, and web hosting solutions to help enthusiasts, students, and professionals gain hands-on experience in system administration, networking, and security without financial barriers. The text is in a monospace font, and the website's URL is visible at the top of the page. The browser's address bar shows the URL "https://boxybsd.com" and the page title "BoxyBSD.com 1.0-RELEASE (GENERIC) boxybsd.com/". The browser's tabs and bookmarks are visible at the top, with some of the tabs showing names like "MX Blog," "MX Forum," and "OpenVPN - Debian Wiki." The bottom of the page includes a copyright notice for 2025.

It has arrived. proxyLB v1.1.0 the loadbalancer for proxmox clusters. Instead of telling you the features of this major version I invite you to read about it yourself, download proxyLB then play with it.

As with any great Open Source project, this has grown out of a necessity that @gyptazy has for his other amazing project boxyBSD, which just needs a versatile tool like this.

Now go and play.

https://gyptazy.com/introducing-proxlb-1-1-0-as-an-advanced-loadbalancer-for-proxmox-clusters-a-complete-code-refactor-for-enhanced-performance-and-stability/

🖋️ #bash #proxyLB #freeBSD #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh  #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX #proxmox #loadbalancer

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This is a screenshot of a blog post by an IT Consultant named Gyptazy. The post is titled "Introducing ProxLB 1.1.0 as an Advanced Loadbalancer for Proxmox Clusters: A Complete Code Refactor for Enhanced Performance and Stability." The date of the post is April 1, 2025, and it is categorized under "CODING, DEBIAN GNU/Linux, OS, PERSONALLY, PROJECTS, PROXLB, PROXLB, PROXLB, PROXMOX, VIRTUALIZATION." The post features an illustration of two server towers labeled "ProxLB" with a small blue car on a conveyor belt, set against a background of binary code. The text below the illustration reads, "April, April! No, even it's the first of April – this is real! After months of development, I'm thrilled to announce the release." The navigation bar at the top includes options for "ABOUT," "BLOG," "TALKS," "PROJECTS," and "SKILLS."

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The image shows a screenshot of a personal blog post by a user named "gyptazy," who is identified as a developer. The post is titled "April, April! No, even it's the first of April – this is real!" and announces the release of ProxLB 1.1.0. The post is dated mid-2024 and highlights the project's journey, mentioning that it was sponsored by credativ GmbH, allowing the author to work on it during work hours. The post emphasizes the significant milestone of the latest version, which includes a complete code refactor, improved load balancing behavior, and numerous bug fixes, making ProxLB more stable and capable than ever. The author explains that ProxLB was created as a straightforward load balancing solution for Proxmox clusters for their BoxyBSD project, similar to VMware's DRS. Additionally, several customers at credativ GmbH requested DRS-like features when migrating to Proxmox. The blog post is displayed on a dark background with text in white and orange, and navigation tabs at the top include "ABOUT," "BLOG," "TALKS," "PROJECTS," and "SKILLS."

OpenBSD 7.7 is almost here!! #77HYPE #HYPE77

32 new VMs were added and 53 VMs were renewed.

We donated €1115 to the #OpenBSD Foundation, €50965 (50k!!!!) since we started.

Thank you, our users, and OpenBSD developers for an awesome OS!

Stay safe & healthy!

#RUNBSD in 2025

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Image of Ron Burgundy played by Will Ferrell, the background news team 4 banner. It has the text: Hey Everyone! I have a very important announcement to make

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Paypal payment receipt for 1115 euro to the OpenBSD Foundation.

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟯/𝟯𝟭 (Valuable News - 2025/03/31) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/valuable-news-2025-03-31/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

OpenBSD -current has moved to version 7.7 https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250330230026 #openbsd #current #development #security #freesoftware #libresoftware #testing

Slides have been released on this wonderful piece of balancing software for your proxmox clusters proxyLB
Now you can learn even more about this piece of wonderful software

Courtesy of @gyptazy

🖋️ #bash #proxyLB #freeBSD #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh  #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX #proxmox #loadbalancer

https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB

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The screenshot is of a mobile application interface, likely a version control system like GitHub. At the top, the time is displayed as 10:34, the temperature is 27 degrees, and the battery is at 94%. The username "gyptazy" is visible, followed by the repository name "ProxLB." The main image features a graphic of two server racks labeled "Prox LB" with a conveyor belt and a small truck on it, set against a background of binary code. Below the image, there is a warning message in a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark, stating "Important: ProxLB 1.1.x is coming." The message explains that the repository is under heavy work and changes, which may result in issues, non-working pipelines, or incorrect documentation. It advises selecting a stable release tag for a suitable version during this time. The interface also shows one open pull request.

My wife says that the BSDs are always in my head...

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #RunBSD

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A man with short brown hair and a receding hairline (me) is seated at a wooden table with his arms crossed and a smile on his face. He is wearing a light blue button-up shirt and a wristwatch. On his forehead, he has a sticker with the FreeBSD logo, which features a red devil mascot and the text "FreeBSD". The background is plain with some dark-colored chairs and a partially visible brick wall.

The REAL take-away from this all?

The *BSD community is utterly amazing and without all these people mentioned and without all these services I wouldn't get very far. Best. Crowd. Ever.

#RunBSD #OpenBSD #BSD #FreeBSD

Adventures in #OpenBSD episode 0x819fa:

"I want my own secure cloud storage."

EASY.

1. Get a Hetzner storage box and set up an rclone mount with sftp and crypt enabled on it on the Macbook
2. Try to mount the same thing on OpenBSD only to realise after a lot of digging that the mount option is missing for rclone on fishlinux because of underlying FUSE implementation incompatibilites; THEREFORE do the logical thing and
3. Ask @gyptazy really nicely for a @BoxyBSD VM running FreeBSD
4. Figure out how to connect to it from home internet that doesn't have IPV6 (the answer is, jump host from @OpenBSDAms for initial setup of tailscale, then once BoxyBSD VM is in the Tailnet, can ssh / mosh in from home)
5. set up stuff on FreeBSD like doas and whatnot
6. Finally get to a point where I can install rclone
7. Copy over config from MacOS using tailscale file cp ( tailscale)
8. Scratch head over file permissions as usual
9. Screw up some file system stuff as usual
10. Finally mount the encrypted Hetzner box over rclone on the FreeBSD vm
11. Mount the blasted thing over sshfs using @solene 's tutorials on the home box

NOTHING COULD BE SIMPLER.

Instead of installing and switching straight to Bash on my new OpenBSD install, I'm trying out the default Korn shell for the first time.

#Korn #OpenBSD #RunBSD

🤔 Why Choose to Use the BSDs in 2025
—@stefano

｢ Yes, Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes are better than closed source solutions. But when everyone uses the same tools, freedom dies. We use them because "everyone does" rather than because they're the best tool for our specific needs ｣

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/03/23/osday-2025-why-choose-bsd-in-2025/

#bsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #opensource

Puffy has landed (on the Thinkpad X220)!

#Thinkpad #OpenBSD #RunBSD

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Output of the 'neofetch' command displaying information about this fresh install of OpenBSD.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/03/23/osday-2025-why-choose-bsd-in-2025/

#ITNotes #NoteHUB #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #osday #ownyourdata #server #zfs

I've been gifted a Thinkpad X220 that's been lying dormant a number of years.

Instead of my usual Debian I _was_ going to install Arch, but now I'm thinking of making it a dedicated BSD machine. Going to give OpenBSD a go.

#Thinkpad #OpenBSD #RunBSD

@pela0 I thought I published this picture in a blog post, but I didn't

it's related to the temperature control, it shows multiple metrics (temperature, frequency, CPU usage) and show how all change when I set different temperature target

#openbsd

Hi, I'm R.L. I've dabbled in the fediverse since 2018 (originally mastodon.host (sadly defunct), then librem.one around 2019, then fosstodon starting in April 2022, then alpha.polymaths.social in fall 2023, and finally polymaths.social last October).

Last week, I migrated my main fediverse account from the excellent fosstodon.org to polymaths.social to take advantage of the camaraderie there, and of course the generous post character count limits. XD

I've dabbled in Linux since 1997, used it at home since 2000, and used it full time uninterrupted as my daily driver since 2019.

I've dabbled in the BSDs since 2022 or so, and currently have an #OpenBSD #Thinkpad which I use as a dedicated writing machine.

I love the power (hardware compatibility, feature set) and ease-of-use of Linux, and the "purity" and "unixyness" of the BSDs.

I was an infosec analyst and sysadmin in a previous life, but have left that behind, for my own sanity's sake. ;)

This will be my backup account, so please definitely follow me at @rl_dane@polymaths.social, but I look forward to having enjoyable chats on here as well from time to time.

Many thanks to @stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe for adding me!

Due to my brain dead ISP which does not support IPv6 for clients in 2K25(!) I cant access my boxyBSD box.

boxyBSD is thus so far away from me :(

I have a client connection with fixed IPv4 IP somewhere, but it collapses when I use a free available IPv4 to IPv6 tunnel service.

Instead of sitting and twiddling my fingers on my Bass guitar(s) generating random() notes, I decided to get an image of the latest freeBSD and play with it locally, until I can get my ISP to provide all of us with a (set) of free IPv6 addresses because we pay them for a full service here in my country

>> log

$ wget -c https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/14.2/FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso
--2025-03-23 13:32:46-- https://download.freebsd.org/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/14.2/FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso
Resolving download.freebsd.org (download.freebsd.org)... 200.160.6.227, 2001:12ff:0:6224::15:0
Connecting to download.freebsd.org (download.freebsd.org)|200.160.6.227|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 206 Partial Content
Length: 4826406912 (4.5G), 4255655894 (4.0G) remaining [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘FreeBSD-14.2-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso’

-14.2-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1 12%[++++ ] 559.57M 1.01MB/s eta 75m

<< ^Z

Yes they give a puny 1MB speed, you read that correctly

🖋️ #bash #freeBSD #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX

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The mage is a screenshot of the FreeBSD website, featuring a red and black color scheme. At the top, the website's logo, "FreeBSD The Power To Serve," is prominently displayed. The navigation menu includes options such as "Home," "About," "Get FreeBSD," "Documentation," "Community," "Developers," "Support," and "Foundation." A search bar is located in the top right corner, with a "Donate to FreeBSD" button next to it. The main content area is divided into sections. The left sidebar lists various FreeBSD release information, including "Release Information," "Production," "Release: 13.3," "Release: 13.4," "Release: 14.1," and "Release: 14.2." The right side of the page contains sections titled "Choosing an Architecture" and "Choosing an Image." The "Choosing an Architecture" section explains that most users will have hardware for amd64 or arm64 architectures, with support for modern PCs, embedded devices, and single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4, ESPRESSObin, and Allwinner and Rockchip boards. The "Choosing an Image" section details the formats for the FreeBSD installer, including DVD, network install, and USB memory sticks, as well as virtual machine and embedded platform images. At the bottom, a table lists the FreeBSD 14.2 RELEASE version, including options for the installer, VM, SD Card, and Documentation. The text emphasizes that RELEASE versions are the result of release engineering and are recommended for most users.

As you can see here the first part of my freeBSD installation is going smoothly

My 2.5GBit NIC it's not supported but my Wi-Fi NIC is properly supported so everything is good, so far

I've just installed the free BSD handbook which requires the network so extra proof that my Wi-Fi NIC is working magnificently

What is also evident is that you should not ignore warnings that you're HDD set up will not boot. It turns out that the drive I used, which has an MBR, not GPT, is not usable in the configuration where I made a second partition / and a third partition /home, the installation goes smoothly but of course it doesn't boot and not surprising GRUB Linux, cannot find a way to make it boot.

So now I have to make a much smaller partition on a GPT USB SSD

It's wise to listen to the options of the installer. Using my GPT partitioned SATA SSD, mounted on a USB tray 📥 I was able to install freeBSD base config without a hitch, jumping into full blown tcsh mode

Extra images will follow in a minute

🖋️ #bash #freeBSD #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh  #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX

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The photograph shows a computer screen displaying the FreeBSD installer interface. The background is a solid blue color, and the text is primarily in white and red. On the right side of the screen, the text "FreeBSD Installer" is visible in white. In the center, there is a white rectangular box with red text that reads "Welcome to FreeBSD. Would you like to install or use the live system?" Below this, there are three options listed vertically: "Install," "Shell," and "Live System." The cursor is positioned next to the "Install" option. The overall layout is simple and straightforward, with a focus on the installation options.

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The photographic composition shows a computer screen with a blue background. In the center, there is a pink rectangular box with a black border containing text and a progress bar. The text reads "Extracting distribution files..." and lists several file types being extracted, including "base.txz," "kernel-dbg.txz," "kernel.tgz," "ports-txz," and "11p32-txz." The progress bar is partially filled with a green section labeled "Done," indicating the extraction process is ongoing. The screen also displays vertical text on the left side, reading "88830 files read" and "793.1 files/sec." The cursor is visible as a small white arrow in the bottom left corner of the screen.

Finally I've captured some sh photographs of the running minimal freeBSD system

No x.org here. Even mc can't run after the pkg install! It needs proc filesystems installed mounted cfg first

I was surprised that I now need to read documents to find out how my second HDMI IPS LED display can be turned on in text mode, something that happens automatically in Linux out of the box 🎁

🖋️ #bash #freeBSD #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh  #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX

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The photograph shows a IPS LED panel displaying the boot menu of the FreeBSD operating system. The screen is predominantly dark with a red logo in the center, which is the FreeBSD mascot, a stylized cat. On the right side, the text "FreeBSD" is displayed vertically in white. The boot menu is presented in a white box with a black background, listing various boot options such as "boot," "boot kernel," and "boot kernel text." The text is in white, with some options highlighted in green. The screen is framed by a black border, and the background is dark, emphasizing the text and logo. The image was captured with a telephone sensor which clearly shows the horrific low Quality of the Light vs the dark. Phones fail when shooting in darkness

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This photograph features a digital IPS LED panel with a vertical arrangement of white text on a dark background. The text appears to be a sequence of alphanumeric characters, resembling a stream of data or code. The characters are densely packed at the top and gradually become sparser towards the bottom, creating a cascading effect. The text is predominantly in a monospaced font, with some lines containing hexadecimal values and others with ASCII characters. The overall effect is reminiscent of a digital waterfall or a data stream, with the text appearing to fall downwards. The background is uniformly dark, which contrasts sharply with the bright white text, enhancing the visual impact of the display. This photograph was also taken with a phone which explains the extremely low quality of it

I have found an interesting quirk with my freeBSD installation, running on my SATA SSD, which I mount through an USB tray, directly to the USB port on the computer.

As long as i leave the second port of the USB tray open, everything runs fine and smooth. The moment I mount another drive in the second port, freeBSD only does the initial part of the startup sequence and then complains that it cannot go any further.

No further explanation given

Seeking for log files is not an option because the operating system itself doesn't boot.

Where in the documentation should I look for this type of issue?

🖋️ #bash #freeBSD #boxyBSD #sh #zsh #ksh #csh  #netBSD #openBSD #POSIX #AskFediverse

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟯/𝟮𝟰 (Valuable News - 2025/03/24) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/03/24/valuable-news-2025-03-24/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

OSDay 2025 - Why Choose to Use the BSDs in 2025

There was limited time, so I couldn't go into much detail and had to keep things more general and structured than usual.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/03/23/osday-2025-why-choose-bsd-in-2025/

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #HardenedBSD #BSD

⚠️Oh @gyptazy added some new locations to #BoxyBSD. 🥳We're soon also serving your free #BSD based VPS instances from:

- Sydney, Australia
- Singapore (WIP)
- Milan, Italy

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenSource

Presenting the BSDs

#RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #OSDay #OSDay25 #OSDay2025

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Me, on the stage, presenting the BSDs. Here there's the NetBSD slide

I hear with regret that the AsiaBSDCon 2025 has been canceled. Even though I couldn't be able to attend, I'm disappointed because the BSDCons are amazing events. A virtual hug to the organizers and good luck with preparations for the next conference

#AsiaBSDCon #BSDCon #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD

- The #Slackware LXC manual: run ˋ/usr/libexec/lxc/lxc-net start`
- The command: can’t run properly, dnsmasq already running.
- Me: ok, fsck off
- create an #OpenBSD libvirt vm.
- configure and run dhcpd.
- configure and run unbound.
- rc.dnsmasq stop
- rc.unbound stop
- Me: can I continue trying to run LXC now!?

Registration is open for #bsdcan, program published - see the blog post at https://blog.bsdcan.org/2025/03/18/bsdcan-2025-talks-tutorials-and-registration/ for details, or go to https://bsdcan.org (direct to registration link: https://indico.bsdcan.org/event/5/registrations/8/) #bsd #unix #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #development #devops #sysadmin #freesoftware #libresoftware

#RunBSD #OpenBSD

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A desktop computer and a Macbook Pro, both displaying Neofetch output. The desktop is running OpenBSD 7.6, the Macbook Pro is running OpenBSD 7.7-beta.

Once #OpenBSD 7.7 is released, I will be switching Exquisite.social over to -stable.

We are now using -current, which is too much of a hassle with applying errata (as it requires a snapshot upgrade).

This move will minimize the impact, as it means we'll have syspatch ready.

I got asked if I could create a #howto for creating a (public) #NAT64 service - just like I did recently for #BoxyBSD. With #DNS64 and #NAT64 you can also reach resource in the legacy internet (#IPv4) on #IPv6 only systems.

While this is based on #unbound and #tayga, there’s also a solution by using the #OpenBSD's native way which is also running on the other gateway. I’ll share a second how to how to do this in OpenBSD and pf.

https://gyptazy.com/howto-create-a-public-dns64-nat64-gateway/

While I was mucking about with an #openbsd port, I got an email from github offering me access to their ai code writing uselessness.

No! Bad website!

*spritzes with water bottle*

My code doesn't work at the moment. Broken is still better than this offer.

**BSD Mail Project Update!**

Hello everyone! I wanted to share some exciting updates about the development of BSD Mail, our privacy-focused email service designed with robustness, security, and transparency in mind. Here’s a deep dive into the technical choices I've made, focusing on my use of open source solutions and open protocols:

🌍 **Servers & Location**

- We're running on two physical servers:
- One hosted by OVH in France
- Another by Hetzner in Germany
- Both servers operate on FreeBSD with NVMe drives in a ZFS mirror configuration for speed and data integrity.

🔒 **Virtualization & Security**

- We utilize jails on both servers to ensure isolated environments for different services, managed via BastilleBSD. On one server, jails are set up directly on the hardware, whereas the other server employs nested jails.
- Each server hosts a bhyve VM running OpenBSD with OpenSMTPD for handling SMTP duties securely.

🔗 **Networking**

- A Wireguard setup connects the two servers, facilitating routing capabilities so that jails and VMs can communicate seamlessly, supporting both IPv4 and IPv6.

📧 **Email Services**

- **Dovecot** is configured for maildir replication across the servers using Dovecot sync, ensuring email availability and redundancy.
- **Rspamd** instances are tied to local KeyDB jails, set up in master-master replication for consistent and reliable spam detection and greylisting.
- **ClamAV** runs in corresponding jails for virus scanning, maintaining a high level of security.
- **SOGo** provides a web interface for email management, connected to MySQL databases in master-master replication to handle sessions and authentication smoothly.

💾 **Data Management**

- Email data is stored on separate, encrypted ZFS datasets to secure emails at rest.
- MySQL databases are used for storing credentials and managing sessions for SOGo, also in a master-master replication setup. Importantly, all passwords are securely hashed using bcrypt, ensuring they are salted and safe.

🔎 **Monitoring & Reliability**

- Our DNS is managed through BunnyNet, which continuously monitors our server status. Should one server—or a specific service—become unavailable, DNS configurations are dynamically adjusted to avoid directing users to the affected IP until full service is restored.

🌐 **Commitment to Open Source and Open Protocols**

- Every component of BSD Mail is built exclusively using open source software and open protocols. This commitment is crucial for ensuring data freedom and the reliability of the solutions we use.

This setup not only emphasizes our commitment to privacy and security but also our dedication to maintaining an open and transparent platform.
We're excited to bring you a service where your privacy, data integrity, and freedom are prioritized. Stay tuned for more updates!

#BSDMail #OpenSource #Privacy #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #EmailHosting #Email

It's official: the new email hosting service I'll be launching will run on OpenBSD as well. The two OpenSMTPD SMTP servers will operate on two OpenBSD installations.

#EmailHosting #Email #OpenBSD #OpenSMTPD

Sharing some technical details about how I'm setting up the hosted email service. It will not be a service of BSD Cafe but tied to my own business. It will run entirely on BSD systems and on bare metal, NOT on "cloud" VPS. It will use FreeBSD jails or OpenBSD or NetBSD VMs (but on bhyve, on a leased server - I do not want user data to be stored on disks managed by others). The services (opensmtpd and rspamd, dovecot, redis, mysql, etc.) will run on separate jails/VMs, so compromising one service will NOT put the others at risk. Emails will be stored on encrypted ZFS datasets - so all emails are encrypted at rest - and only dovecot will have access to the mail datasets. I'm also considering the possibility of encrypting individual emails with the user's login password - but I still have to thoroughly test this. The setup will be fully redundant (double mx for SMTP, a domain for external IMAP access that will be managed through smart DNS - which will distribute the connections on the DNS side and, in case of a server down, will stop resolving its IP, sending all the connections to the other. Obviously, everything will be accessible in both ipv4 and ipv6 and in two different European countries, on two different providers. Synchronization will occur through dovecot's native sync (extremely stable and tested). All technical choices will be clearly explained - the goal of this service is to provide maximum transparency to users on how things will be handled.

#BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #emailHosting #encryption #ZFS #dovecot #opensmtpd #rspamd #emailSecurity #techTransparency #ipv6 #Europe

#OpenBSD may introduces Word into the base system

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=170742832804260&w=2

Running #wayland compositor #sway on #OpenBSD is very easy (only -current at the moment)

- pkg_add sway
- stop xenodm
- log-in as your user in a tty
- run /usr/local/bin/startsway.sh

that's all

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