Mastodawn

@[email protected] @[email protected] thanks a lot! I was first about #sylve but I’ll bring this up on another conference :)

hayzam May 8

Windows 11 dropping support for these very capable mini PCs means many of them are headed for the bin.

Naturally, we’re giving them a second life as a 3-node Sylve cluster running FreeBSD.

Reduce e-waste! #RunBSD #Sylve

Carson Chittom May 6

Tried #Sylve yesterday on a test system, and it is very slick. My hypervisor runs on OmniOS and leverages both native and LX-branded zones as well as #bhyve, and it's great, no complaints—but if I were setting it up today there's a better than decent possibility I would choose Sylve on #FreeBSD. A nice frontend makes all the difference when it's not something you deal with daily. Well done, @hayzam

gyptazy May 4

Happy to share that #BoxyBSD remains up!

Recently I got asked about my @[email protected] project, which offers free VPS instances of vary #BSD based systems for learning and educational purposes and I'm happy to share that this projects remains available. Several things could finally be clarified to continue this service to make sure people can learn and practice on real #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD systems to #RUNBSD. Also, BoxyBSD starts moving over to #Sylve on #bhyve.

But not only that! We could also get some more new resources and locations to scale and this also brings up another new project for #free Linux #VPS instances at https://boxedtux.com (Fedi: @[email protected]) where people will be able to learn and practice on different #Linux based distributions (e.g., #Debian, #Ubuntu, #Rocky,...). BoxedTux utilizes #Proxmox clusters as a foundation.

Hope you like this small update... Over & out!

#freeVPS #VPS #VM #Hosting #education #learning #learningplatform #service #opensource #BoxedTux

Stefano Marinelli Apr 22

Today I delivered to a client the first installation of Sylve on FreeBSD that I have prepared. He knows well that we are still behind, but he wants to experiment.
For now, extremely satisfied!

Thank you, @hayzam !

#FreeBSD #Sylve #Virtualization

hayzam Apr 4

Next Sylve release is shaping up to be a solid one!

We're utilizing the base WireGuard kernel module and PF to bring a richer networking experience, with support for traffic rules and NAT (SNAT, DNAT, BINAT).

#WireGuard #FreeBSD #Sylve #RunBSD

Michael Dexter Apr 2

The recording of the April 2nd, 2026 #bhyve Production User Call is up:

https://youtu.be/dRDCVRtA_SE

We discussed major #EDK2 updates, the long-awaited Sylve port, a #Sylve forum proposal, migrating from #TrueNAS to Sylve, a bhyve to the rescue story, Sylve Packet Filter integration and networking, Sylve use cases, and more!

"Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."

You can support all Call For Testing efforts via BSD Fund: https://bsdfund.org

2026-04-02 bhyve Production User Call

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Graham Perrin Apr 2

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@hayzam/116330812304133625

@claudiom

https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/sylve/

https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/sylve/#packages

#FreeBSD #Sylve

ClaudioM Apr 1

Very curious and excited about #Sylve on #FreeBSD.

https://www.freebsd.org/status/report-2025-01-2025-03/sylve/

The FreeBSD Project

FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms.

The FreeBSD Project

Alan Apr 1

I installed #FreeBSD and #Sylve last Sunday on a spare minipc I had laying around and it's really slick. I might actually give FreeBSD a fair shake this time around and learn it.