[Vermaden] FreeBSD

[CiotBSD]

FreeBSD pkgbase Minor Upgrades

The pkgbase way of things on FreeBSD is still not fully mature (and officially marked as experimental). I tried to cover all pkgbase things in the Brave New PKGBASE World article but I need to add one another thing…

• https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/freebsd-pkgbase-minor-upgrades/

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ping: https://mastodon.social/@vermaden/116547440312687324

[grahamperrin]

Comments at https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1t8rt8o/freebsd_pkgbase_minor_upgrades/, in particular:

Kernel modules should be upgraded at the same time as the kernel.

This is also missing from the FreeBSD Handbook, I'll wait for D56632 to be closed before making the suggestion.

[grahamperrin]

An example for 15.0 to 15.1-BETA2:

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1t7mzw1/comment/oks7bj6/

[grahamperrin]

This post is deleted!

[grahamperrin]

ping: https://mastodon.social/@vermaden/116547440312687324

It's also at https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@vermaden/116547440017577532 (a slightly different post number), he typically double-posts.

[CiotBSD]

@grahamperrin said:

I guess, you're quoting vermaden.

"Y, sir, Y!"

I changed on my first post!

[CiotBSD]

(06/19)

⇒ The freebsd-update(8) Screensaver

Today – which is 2026/06/19 – is another anniversary of FreeBSD Day. Because of that kinda special ‘holiday’ I also prepared something special … FreeBSD project slowly…

• https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/freebsd-update-screensaver/

[grahamperrin]

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/05/10/freebsd-pkgbase-minor-upgrades/

Vermaden's alternatives do not make proper use of the FreeBSD-ports-kmods repo. Related:

• FreeBSD 15.1 boot problem : r/freebsd

[CiotBSD]

26/07/09

⇒ GitLab on FreeBSD

Today I will share how to install and setup a GitLab server on FreeBSD. Most people just use Microslopft GitHub these days but this approach has one big drawback – its cloud only solution. When it comes to on premise solutions there are GitLab and there is also Gitea. GitLab is closest to what GitHub provides while Gitea is very light and smaller brother trying to achieve the same goals by doing less. Good to have alternatives.

• https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/gitlab-on-freebsd/

[CiotBSD]

26/08/11

⇒ FreeBSD Storage for OpenShift with Democratic CSI

Today quite different topic, using ZFS/NFS on FreeBSD as backend storage for containers/pods running on OpenShift platform.

• https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/freebsd-openshift-democratic-csi/

[grahamperrin]

@CiotBSD said:

OpenShift

For people who never heard of it (there's no link in the article …)

r/openshift in old and new Reddit:

The OpenShift Application Platform is Red Hat's enterprise-ready Kubernetes distribution, optimized for continuous application development and multi-tenant deployment.

A professional community to discuss OpenShift and OKD, Red Hat's auto-scaling Platform as a Services (PaaS) for applications.

Red Hat OpenShift

Build, accelerate, and scale with an application platform that’s built for today's workloads and tomorrow's innovation. Deliver a comprehensive experience to modernize and build new applications, accelerate AI adoption, and fuel growth.

Red Hat’s OpenShift vs FreeBSD Jails - Klara Systems (2022)

Kubernetes has become a hot technology for managing clusters of applications, but it is famously difficult technology to use and understand. RedShift is an Enterprise cloud platform for running and managing Kubes without tying you into a single platform. FreeBSD is our favorite platform for running applications here at Klara, how does RedShift relate to the technologies that FreeBSD provides and can we create similar environments on top of FreeBSD?

[CiotBSD]

26/08/28

⇒ Lenovo XClarity Administrator in FreeBSD Bhyve VM

This is another entry that is sponsored by fme AG company. If You have multiple Lenovo ThinkServer systems to manage You may do that by hand with entering UEFI/BIOS setup and doing needed things by hand … or You can setup a Lenovo XClarity Administrator VM.

• https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/lenovo-xclarity-administrator-in-freebsd-bhyve-vm/

[CiotBSD]

26/09/06

⇒ AMD Based FreeBSD Desktop Reloaded

My previous AMD Based FreeBSD Desktop is still up and running – it will now be my kids computer … so I needed a new one … but not a bigger one

• https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/09/06/amd-based-freebsd-desktop-reloaded/