Is it possible to install a BSD OS?

October 5, 2012 33.7k views
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Is it possible to install NetBSD, FreeBSD or OpenBSD?
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etel October 5, 2012
That is not currently one of the Operating Systems that we offer on our droplets.

However, we will be adding it to our list soon. Once it's installed, you will be able to select that option from the create a droplet screen.
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blair.sadewitz October 20, 2012
I would like to work with you to, at least, evaluate NetBSD 6.0 (I am a developer).
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moisey MOD October 22, 2012
You can use our FeedBack system inside of the control panel to request BSD and if other customers up vote it then it will move up in priority on our product roadmap.

We constantly review the most requested items there to help prioritize how new features are added.
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alee January 25, 2013
When do you think FreeBSD will be available?
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moisey MOD January 25, 2013
We currently are not yet working on FreeBSD as we are focused on some core features for the platform so we do not have an ETA.

We will update our UserVoice: http://digitalocean.uservoice.com - when we have a more concrete timeframe.
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steve106398 February 28, 2013
Any update on this? I'd really like to have a FreeBSD droplet.
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iterium March 6, 2013
I'll switch if you'll have FreeBSD support. There is no point building servers on dead CentOS
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pmargam March 8, 2013
Same here, if you provide FreeBSD support I'd switch right away
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maochalu March 22, 2013
Also need FreeBSD
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attila April 2, 2013
Would love to have FreeBSD too, please.
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bmessemer April 19, 2013
I'd just like to request FreeBSD as well.
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raptor.zh April 24, 2013
I like FreeBSD too.
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armtechn April 24, 2013
I need FreeBSD too.
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armtechn April 24, 2013
Also might be useful that Amazon made FreeBSD available on their EC2:

http://www.daemonology.net/blog/2012-01-16-FreeBSD-now-on-all-EC2-instance-types.html
http://www.daemonology.net/freebsd-on-ec2/
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thordin9 April 27, 2013
just searched the forums for any mention of "bsd". A freebsd OS choice would be great to have.
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azmawee May 17, 2013
will switch if you have FreeBSD.
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kamaln7 MOD May 17, 2013
You can follow the progress on *BSD implementation on uservoice: http://digitalocean.uservoice.com/forums/136585-digital-ocean/suggestions/3232571-support-bsd-os-
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tarantul7 June 13, 2013
Any updates on *BSD? ;)
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kamaln7 MOD June 13, 2013
@tarantul7 no ETA at the moment
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alexey.pimonov June 18, 2013
FreeBSD 8.4 just released!
Good news is KVM Virtualization supported out of the box!
[amd64, i386] The paravirtualized virtio(4) drivers have been added to GENERIC kernel. They include PCI fontend, net, block, balloon, and scsi drivers. The module files are virtio.ko, virtio_pci.ko, if_vtnet.ko, virtio_blk.ko, virtio_balloon.ko, and virtio_scsi.ko, respectively.
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jesse1 June 22, 2013
I'd also require BSD as an OS option
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valdemarua June 29, 2013
I need FreeBSD too.
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kelvin.beats July 2, 2013
Please provide FreeBSD as an option, and will switch in 30seconds or less.
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francisco1 July 6, 2013
It seems every single instance of FreeBSD suggestion was Declined on their uservoice forum.
I could understand deleting dups.. but declining all of them is basically saying they don't plan to support it.

I guess it is back to Rackspace/GreenQloud for me..
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jamlikenu July 27, 2013
Another vote for FreeBSD!
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mattia.basone July 28, 2013
+1 for FreeBSD :)
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gabriele.svelto August 7, 2013
+1 for NetBSD
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furkanmustafa August 10, 2013
+1 for *bsd
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david233072 August 28, 2013
Vote-bump for FreeBSD!
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gary.whittington August 31, 2013
+1 for FreeBSD
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r.karchava September 7, 2013
+1 FreeBSD
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mhollick September 17, 2013
+1 FreeBSD
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junkies September 20, 2013
+1K FreeBSD
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jordan September 20, 2013
+1 FreeBSD
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goupilapps September 23, 2013
Please add FreeBSD and I will use your service
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limman October 1, 2013
+1
I need FreeBSD
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js October 12, 2013
I want OpenBSD but I would also use FreeBSD if it was available and OpenBSD was not.
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cb2802e0b33af81ea9a232bb314d6230 October 15, 2013
+1 BSD!
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bob292709 October 25, 2013
FreeBSD should be considered a core feature
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mrjulio October 26, 2013
+ FreeBSD... i'll only switch for FreeBSD
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onlinezxy December 1, 2013
+1 FreeBSD
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joeldjohnston December 4, 2013
I will switch if you offer FreeBSD.
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gareth December 11, 2013
+1 for FreeBSD
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fabianbakkum December 23, 2013
I need FreeBSD and OpenBSD
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rong1611 December 23, 2013
FreeBSD for me as well; however with a little procrastination we land 10.0. If that happens count me in.
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me388894 December 31, 2013
+1 OpenBSD
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kernelobsd January 7, 2014
1+ *BSD
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prianikov January 7, 2014
+1 FreeBSD
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bertbeck January 14, 2014
I Need FreeBSD also! Please put it up - am happy to help with this effort.

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mark.hellewell January 15, 2014
Would definitely prefer FreeBSD
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geotti January 17, 2014
+1 OpenBSD
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seiya22 January 20, 2014
+1 FreeBSD
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rick January 22, 2014
+1 FreeBSD
+1 OpenBSD
Please! We implore you! I just opened an account, setup the billing, now all you need to do is let us have BSD images. Thanks!
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smile.neversmile January 30, 2014
Still no freebsd?
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tobias.henn February 8, 2014
Need freebsd, has been promised by you for such a long time....
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richistron February 21, 2014
FreeBSD instead of noobuntu
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DanyaDaro April 20, 2014
+1 FreeBSD
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kolig April 30, 2014
+1 FreeBSD
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rixaman May 6, 2014
so many people want BSD
and me need it
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yasaricli May 8, 2014
+++1 FreeBSD
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borovaka May 9, 2014
+1
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samus May 16, 2014
+1 BSD
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estetus May 22, 2014
+1 OpenBSD
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chebureque May 27, 2014
Looks like they just don't give a ... (you know what)
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smanand June 6, 2014
I was told, digitalocean supports FreeBSD, So i bought an account.
I was disappointed to see there is no support for FreeBSD.

Would request you to add FreeBSD as soon as possible.

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duck July 8, 2014

FreeBSD please!

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mayuresh July 29, 2014

+1 for NetBSD.

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aleksandr.kuzminsky August 27, 2014

Didn’t happen in 2 years - not going to happen ever.

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jrcii October 7, 2014

+1 NetBSD

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service967454 December 18, 2014

+1 FreeBSD
I would switch for around USD 100 per month to you.

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budikomarudin November 24, 2017

+1 OpenBSD

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