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FreeBSD Network Gateway on EdgeRouter Lite

Hamza Sheikh — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 03:35:14 GMT

EdgeRouter Lite is a great device to run at the edge of a home network. It becomes even better when it's running FreeBSD. This guide documents how to setup such a gateway. There are accompanying git repos to somewhat automate the process as well.

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Build Bootable FreeBSD Image for Raspberry Pi 2 with Vagrant, Crochet, and Salt

Hamza Sheikh — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 05:47:29 GMT

An issue in FreeBSD 11-CURRENT - where make buildworld fails when run on RPi2 - prompted an investigation on automating the creation of bootable FreeBSD images from 11-CURRENT on a Mac OS X machine.

In an ideal situation, a build process can be kicked off at any time to produce an image that can be written to a Micro SD card for the RPi2 to boot from.

RaspBSD on Raspberry Pi 2 Model B

Hamza Sheikh — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 04:52:03 GMT

I bought a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B from CanaKit to install and learn FreeBSD. Fortunately for me (and you) RaspBSD is available.

I found at one point that using an 8GB Micro SD card caused me headaches as I ran out of disk space at some points. I would recommend buying a bigger card.

This guide was created using OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) as the "client". All instructions assume:

Correct software installed on OS X
You know how to use Disk Utility and CLI
You have already assembled the Raspberry Pi (RPi) hardware (case, etc.)
WiFi USB adapter is not connected initially (it's configured later)
Ethernet, HDMI, keyboard, mouse are connected to Raspberry Pi
USB to TTL serial cable is available for use (I bought this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QT7LQ88)
Drivers from http://prolificusa.com/pl-2303hx-drivers/

WARNING: This is a "living document" and will be updated as I learn from my mistakes. There may be a lot of errors in this doc so all the standard disclaimers apply.

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FreeBSD Post Install Setup

Hamza Sheikh — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:28:43 GMT

FreeBSD Post Install Setup

After you have installed FreeBSD (10.1-RELEASE in my case) these steps will help you set it up for use. I'd recommend going through this guide and executing the sections in the order in which they appear here.

Disclaimer: I'm very new to FreeBSD so these are meant more for my notes than a canonical guide for others. Read the FreeBSD Handbook instead.

Should Web Apps Go in /srv or /var/www?

Hamza Sheikh — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 04:43:02 GMT

Should Web Apps Go in /srv or /var/www?

Is it better to follow Debian's default webroot policy or FHS? Should I install my web apps in /srv or /var/www?

Install Kanboard on FreeBSD

Hamza Sheikh — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:06:06 GMT

Install Kanboard on FreeBSD

Read the Kanboard installation guide for updated information. This guide focuses on the FreeBSD, nginx, and Kanboard stack. It's tested on 10.1-RELEASE.