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FreeBSD is a free and open-source operating system that is ideal for server deployments. In this guide we will discuss some of the important differences between FreeBSD and Linux. Understanding these differences can h...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Getting Started
Conceptual
FreeBSD
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SSH, or secure shell, is a network protocol that provides a secure, encrypted way to communicate with and administer your servers. As SSH is the most common way of working with a FreeBSD server, you will want to famil...
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By
Mitchell Anicas
Getting Started
FreeBSD
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Tutorial
OpenVPN is an open-source virtual private network (VPN) server/client application which allows you to join a virtual network (similar to a LAN) securely. This tutorial will explain how to install and configure an Open...
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By
CallumA
VPN
Security
Firewall
Networking
FreeBSD
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Tutorial
A FAMP stack, which is similar to a LAMP stack on Linux, is a group of open source software that is typically installed together to enable a FreeBSD server to host dynamic websites and web apps. FAMP is an acronym tha...
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By
Mitchell Anicas
LAMP Stack
MySQL
Apache
PHP
FreeBSD
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Tutorial
PF is a renown firewall application that is maintained upstream by the security-driven OpenBSD project. It is more accurately expressed as a packet filtering tool, hence the name, and it is known for its simple syntax...
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By
Justin Noor
FreeBSD
Firewall
Security
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Tutorial
FreeBSD is a secure, high performance operating system that is suitable for a variety of server roles. In this guide, we will cover some basic information about how to get started with a server running FreeBSD 11.2.
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By
Justin Ellingwood, Mark Drake
Getting Started
Solutions
FreeBSD
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Tutorial
A FAMP stack, which is similar to a LAMP stack on Linux, is a group of open source software that is typically installed together to enable a FreeBSD server to host dynamic websites and web apps. FAMP is an acronym tha...
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By
Mitchell Anicas, Albert Valbuena
Apache
MySQL
PHP
FreeBSD
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Tutorial
Nginx, MySQL, and PHP can be combined together easily as a powerful solution for serving dynamic content on the web. These three pieces of software can be installed and configured on a FreeBSD machine to create what i...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
LEMP
Nginx
MySQL
PHP
FreeBSD
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Tutorial
The MPM Event module is a fast multi-processing module available on the Apache HTTP web server. PHP-FPM is the FastCGI Process Manager for PHP. The FastCGI protocol is based on the Common Gateway Interface (CGI), a pr...
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By
Albert Valbuena
Apache
PHP
FreeBSD
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Tutorial
When setting up a new FreeBSD server, there are a number of optional steps you can take to get your server into a more production-friendly state. In this guide, we will go over some of the most common examples. We wil...
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By
Justin Ellingwood, Kathryn Hancox
Initial Server Setup
Firewall
FreeBSD
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Tutorial
This tutorial will help you prepare to upgrade to MySQL 5.7 from earlier versions. It covers sql_mode with practical examples of query responses that get stricter. The tutorial also contains instructions for checking ...
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By
Morgan Tocker
MySQL
Scaling
CentOS
CoreOS
Debian
FreeBSD
Ubuntu
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Tutorial
In this tutorial we'll go over how to connect FreeBSD's built-in Sendmail service to SendGrid to send emails from your server. You can also adapt the settings for a different external mail service without much trouble.
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By
Chad Stovern
Email
FreeBSD
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When setting up a new FreeBSD server, there are a number of optional steps you can take to get your server into a more production-friendly state. In this guide, we will go over some of the most common examples. We wil...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Getting Started
Server Optimization
Firewall
FreeBSD
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Tutorial
In this tutorial, you will use Certbot to set up a TLS/SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt on a FreeBSD 12.0 server running Apache as a web server. Additionally, you will automate the certificate renewal process using ...
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By
Albert Valbuena
FreeBSD
Apache
Let's Encrypt
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When administering a FreeBSD server, it is important to understand the basic maintenance procedures that will help you keep your server in good shape. In this guide, we will cover the basic procedures needed to keep y...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
System Tools
Getting Started
Security
FreeBSD
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FreeBSD is a secure, high-performance operating system that is suitable for a variety of server roles. In this guide, we will cover some basic information about how to get started with a FreeBSD server.
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Getting Started
FreeBSD
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FreeBSD is a powerful operating system capable functioning in a variety of roles. Part of what makes FreeBSD an ideal choice in many scenarios is its flexibility. A large contribution to this reputation comes from Fre...
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By
Justin Ellingwood
Getting Started
System Tools
FreeBSD
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Tutorial
Nginx is one of the most popular web servers in the world known for its frequent use as a load balancer and reverse proxy. Many of the largest and most highly trafficked sites on the internet depend on Nginx, at least...
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By
Mark Drake
Nginx
FreeBSD
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FreeBSD's binary package manager, pkg, can be used to easily manage the installation of pre-compiled applications—the FreeBSD equivalent Debian and RPM packages. In this tutorial, we will show you how to manage packag...
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By
Mitchell Anicas
System Tools
Getting Started
FreeBSD
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In this tutorial, we will setup a basic website using Ajenti V from the Ajenti control panel and create an email account on your website's domain.
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By
Jonah Aragon
Email
Monitoring
Control Panels
Arch Linux
CentOS
CoreOS
Debian
FreeBSD
Ubuntu