Is Vultr basically the only non-big-tech host with #FreeBSD images? I'm trying to word this carefully, because I expect that a modern host in 2026 shouldn't require me to spend an hour figuring how their flavor of Linux-based rescue environment + custom image delivery works and do a manual install myself.
I'm aware that AWS and probably GCP have FreeBSD images, but I'd prefer to not use them for a lot of reasons.
Hetzner used to support #FreeBSD but now you gotta do the rescue mode delivery. Similarly, Scaleway actually still claims support on their shiny marketing site (under the heading of Linux distros rofl), but their portal doesn't have it as a supported OS anymore. Looking online it seems this was silently dropped some time ago. Also their console is *completely* dysfunctional š
Vultr seems to have support out of the box and a nice admin console. But are there any others left?
@nicemicro ahh good memory! I also recall them having FreeBSD images some years ago. It looks like they phased them out in 2022 though :(
Iām a bit allergic to DO after several extremely bad support experiences. Seems like they spend considerably more on SEO marketing than they do on product quality.
Ian Wagner
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