Awesome FreeBSD

Some great resources for FreeBSD users new and old.

This repo is inspired by many of the other awesome-* repositories across Github.

Contents

• Operating System Source
• Community
• Documentation
• Distros
• Jails (configuration and deployement)
• Local testing
• Package/Ports
• Helpful Tools & Tips

Operating System Source

Is where you can check out the raw source for FreeBSD

• Github Read-only Mirror

Community

Here are some of the places that Developers and Enthusiasts hang out and talk shop:

• FreeBSD Forums
• BSD Now Podcast

Documentation

Where you can go to learn stuff FreeBSD

• The Handbook
• FreeBSD on Raspberry Pi
• FreeBSD Wiki

Distros

Operating systems based off of FreeBSD.

• pfsense

Jails (configuration and deployment)

These utilities are used to create, modify and destroy FreeBSD jails

• Bastille
• iocage
• CBSD
• bsdploy
• focker
• vm-bhyve
• pot

Local Testing

Helpful resources for local development using tools like Vagrant, etc.

• Bento

Package/Ports

Here are Package/Port related tools.

• poudriere

Helpful Tools & Tips

Here are some helpful resources for building and using FreeBSD servers

• Basic Configuration Checklist
• 10 Do's and Dont's