IP Technics switches office lab from Proxmox to FreeBSD and Sylve
https://discoverbsd.com/p/bc2f03234e
IP Technics switches office lab from Proxmox to FreeBSD and Sylve
A tech firm transitioned its office lab from Proxmox to FreeBSD with Sylve to streamline workflow efficiency and reduce infrastructure management overhead. The shift was driven by the need for a lighte...
Valuable News – 2026/03/30
The *Valuable News* weekly roundup curates notable updates, articles, and tools primarily related to UNIX/BSD/Linux ecosystems. This edition highlights FreeBSD advancements like dual FIB policy routing...
HardenedBSD March 2026 progress update
https://discoverbsd.com/p/65489b2efb
HardenedBSD March 2026 progress update
Key developments include progress on porting Reticulum's BackboneInterface to HardenedBSD and resolving build issues for 15-STABLE and 16-CURRENT branches, though pkgbase installer support remains unre...
Claude Code transforms FreeBSD self-hosting workflows
https://discoverbsd.com/p/2a93c0c981
Claude Code transforms FreeBSD self-hosting workflows
The article explores how Claude Code, an AI-powered CLI assistant, streamlines complex FreeBSD self-hosting tasks by automating configurations, compiling custom packages, and hardening security. The au...
BSD Now 656 explores OpenZFS storage design and retro computing
https://discoverbsd.com/p/258b3079f6
BSD Now 656 explores OpenZFS storage design and retro computing
This episode of *BSD Now* covers strategies for designing OpenZFS storage with a focus on independence, failure domains, and migration paths, including a detailed guide on pool architecture. It also di...
Running a Plan 9 network on OpenBSD
https://discoverbsd.com/p/58235bc4f0
Running a Plan 9 network on OpenBSD
This guide explains how to set up a Plan 9 distributed system on OpenBSD or other Unix-like systems using emulated components. Plan 9's architecture separates authentication, file storage, computation,...
FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-26:09.pf
https://discoverbsd.com/p/89fd8fd70e
FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-26:09.pf
FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-26:09.pf addresses a vulnerability in the pf packet filter where rules using address range syntax (e.g., `x.x.x.x - y.y.y.y`) are incorrectly hashed and silently dr...
FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-26:08.rpcsec_gss
https://discoverbsd.com/p/4f34d31aac
FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-26:08.rpcsec_gss
A critical vulnerability in FreeBSD's RPCSEC_GSS implementation allows remote code execution in the kernel due to insufficient stack buffer validation during packet signature checks. The flaw, identifi...
FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-26:06.tcp
https://discoverbsd.com/p/ea4ff3dbbc
FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-26:06.tcp
A critical vulnerability in FreeBSD's TCP stack (CVE-2026-4247) allows remote attackers to trigger an mbuf memory leak by sending crafted packets that exploit the challenge ACK rate-limiting mechanism....
FreeBSD and OpenZFS for storage independence
https://discoverbsd.com/p/7a2e082000
FreeBSD and OpenZFS for storage independence
Technical independence in storage architecture emphasizes control over data, hardware, and software to avoid vendor lock-in and maintain long-term flexibility. FreeBSD provides a stable, open-source op...
