What options are there to regularly move #ZFS snapshots to a remote target that does not run ZFS?

zfs send feels clumsy. zfs-autobackup and zrepl do not support non-ZFS targets. What's left?

#freebsd

The trick was to have more than one computer when undertaking these shenanigans (until virtual machines became common)

Also, lookie, my first FreeBSD t-shirt that I made with inkjet print on hot-iron transfer paper.

#FreeBSD

Hey Guys! My next article..WIP #freeBSD #java #c #unix #develop

Long, really long day today. Still on the road, driving in the dark, with classic tunes from an interesting radio station on TuneIn. But another FreeBSD and OpenBSD installation is in the works, and that makes me content.

#LongDay #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #TuneInRadio #Installation

Quite large network.sh update.

Changelog:
- check Bhyve networking addon
- static IP/GW for WiFi addon
- improve static IP/GW for LAN
- add DNS check
- add GW check
- other minor improvements

Details:
https://github.com/vermaden/network/commit/21936f5b4495dc82b9c597b4d3321f48de95b49b

#freebsd #network

When ever I look/touch non-#FreeBSD code, I'm reminded why I like FreeBSD's coding style.

So many projects would be improved if they adopted a stricter coding style.

Podman on FreeBSD (and Linux): satisfying my curiosity and the bug I found. Here's my article:
https://tara.sh/posts/2023/freebsd_linux_podman_and_lro/

The above is far more than a tech post for me. I last wrote a tech article (perhaps) over two years ago. I went through a lot, including transitioning, and I'm trying with all my energy to return to normal. It'll take a while, but I thank those who stand by my side daily.

#freebsd #podman #linux #containers

#FreeBSD 14 Beta Released - Initial WiFi 6 Support, Updated LLVM Toolchain, Fwget Utility - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-14-Beta-1

Got a question about #Windows #Server (currently 2022): Is there any way to configure a serial console?

Scenario leading to this question ... needed to reboot my #FreeBSD server that hosts a #bhyve vm with Windows Server ... network didn't work correctly (for other reasons I found and fixed later), so, couldn't use #RDP nor the VGA console via #VNC to issue a proper shutdown command and hat do resort to #ACPI (like, virtually pushing the button), which worked, but isn't the "cleanest" option.

A serial console is an awesome last resort that just "always works", using this on all my headless FreeBSD and Linux machines ... so I have a *little* hope Windows can provide it as well?

Migrate from #ezjail to #BastilleBSD part 1: BastilleBSD exploration

https://stafwag.github.io/blog/blog/2023/09/10/migrate-from-ezjail-to-bastille-part1-introduction-to-bastillebsd/

#FreeBSD #SysAdmin #IT

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯/𝟬𝟵/𝟭𝟭 (Valuable News - 2023/09/11) available.

😈 https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2023/09/11/valuable-news-2023-09-11/

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

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

I keep forgetting that I wrote a shell function to view manpages graphically. So nice.

pdfman () {
local output;
case $(uname) in
OpenBSD)
output=$(\man -Tpdf "$@");
[[ $output ]] && ( echo "$output" | zathura - --fork );;
Linux)
output=$(\man -t "$@");
[[ $output ]] && ( echo "$output" | ps2pdf - - | zathura - --fork );;
*) fdie "I don't know how to \"$(uname)\"";;
esac
}

Bummer I never updated it for #FreeBSD while I was running it.

Just another episode of #TheOffice, and then off to bed.
Today, I conducted more experiments with SeaweedFS and rclone. I've discovered some interesting uses that I plan to delve into in the coming days. Tiered storage can be beneficial for certain organizations with specific needs. Testing will be necessary.
Officially, mounting on #FreeBSD should work, but in practice, it claims not to be supported. Tomorrow, I'll reach out to the developer, who is usually very kind and helpful.

#Tech #Storage #Experiments

Also from the bookmark list:
#FreeBSD #bhyve guide 🙂

https://klarasystems.com/articles/from-0-to-bhyve-on-freebsd-13-1/

Nice writeup I found.
#FreeBSD server tweaks/setup 😎

https://www.c0ffee.net/blog/freebsd-server-guide

Added 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝟭 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗹𝘀/𝗲𝗱𝗸𝟮 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 to 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗕𝗵𝘆𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 article.

Make sure to add -A to bhyve(8) options for UEFI VMs.

Add bhyve_options="-A" for vm-bhyve UEFI VM machines.

#verblog #freebsd #bhyve #uefi

@uma @kaleb_haugen "does not have any kind of upstream code" is not true. Every #BSD system includes *some* software in its base that's pulled from some other party. E.g. #FreeBSD has #OpenZFS, #Heimdal, #LLVM and #OpenSSL in its base, to name just a few.

But then, these aren't just "packaged", they're pulled into the single source repository from which the system is built and care is taken they integrate "perfectly".

Folks, I need some help aka #askfedi!

I’ve got a rather weak CPU in my #FreeBSD NAS. Saturating the gigabit connection with SSH is not possible, because the CPU starts to sweat. Can you recommend accelerator cards for such a usecase or are there other possibilities? Thanks!

@jpmens Years ago, I also found out the hard way that echo with options is not portable across shells and operating systems.

On what OS did you run your experiment? I tried it on #FreeBSD 13.2 and on a #Linux box (with #GNU #bash) and get the hash starting with 757107ea0eb250 on both lines.

@screwtape maybe because most people think that with such a small team we lag behind with our packages ... but we are actually quite up to date because we keep up with #FreeBSD quarterly pkgs thanks to the huge effort from Tuxillo and @daftaupe ( super huge thanks to them!! ) 🤗

We do lag behind in other areas like hw support and some other stuff though .. There's so much such a small team of devels can do 😔

Yet still .. we excell in some of the most important key features 😉