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#RUNBSD! But BoxyBSD now also starts to support #Linux! We're starting soon with the Linux support for already present users, offering free boxes:

* #AlmaLinux
* #Alpine
* #Debian
* #Devuan
* #CentOS
* #Fedora
* #Gentoo
* #OpenSuse
* #OpenEuler
* #RockyLinux

Just next to our core OS like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD, #MidnightBSD and #DragonflyBSD (and #illumos). This should also make the step easier to compare and test different scenarios where BSD provides a different behavior compared to Linux systems.

Thanks to @gyptazy for the implementation!

#VPS #VM #VirtualMachine #OpenSource #Hosting #IPv6 #BGP #FreeHosting #Community

Jul 30, 2025 at 2:26pmWeb
Show threadjhxJul 30, 2025
@BoxyBSD @gyptazy
Awesome! 😎
Show threadgyptazyJul 30, 2025
@jhx @BoxyBSD thanks! Still lot sure if this is the right decision - but let’s see :) the focus remains on BSD :)
Show threadjhxJul 31, 2025
@gyptazy @BoxyBSD
I think it makes sense - Some Linux hosting is a good thing 😎
After all, Beastie and Tux can live together 😀
Show threadgyptazyJul 31, 2025

true =)

@jhx @BoxyBSD

Show threadNuxJul 30, 2025
@BoxyBSD @gyptazy wee, free vpses! :)
Show threadgyptazyJul 30, 2025
@Nux @BoxyBSD for almost 2 years now already :)
Show threadNuxJul 30, 2025
@gyptazy @BoxyBSD Very nice, but how can you afford to keep the lights on? Lottery? :)
Show threadgyptazyJul 31, 2025

Haha, that would be great :)

But you're right - I started with the left-over resources of my personal virtualization infrastructure and came somewhere to an end!

Luckily, there're several great hosting providers sponsoring my @BoxyBSD project to make sure this can scale: https://boxybsd.com/sponsors

You can also find some more information here:

- https://gyptazy.com/boxybsd-empowers-the-open-source-community-by-provisioning-500-free-bsd-focused-vps-instances/
- https://gyptazy.com/how-my-boxybsd-project-boosted-the-proxmox-ecosystem/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEHL4skVq3U

@Nux

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Show threadsebastianJul 30, 2025
@BoxyBSD @gyptazy nice! Any estimate when registration will be possible again? :)
Show threadgyptazyJul 30, 2025

No estimation yet. I first want to squash some bugs before opening again. Spending the time for manual work to fix issues slows down the time for working on the portal. This is why I stopped the signups while most things work fine right now

@sebastian @BoxyBSD