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Packet Filter, also known as PF or pf, is a BSD-licensed stateful packet filter used to filter TCP/IP traffic and perform Network Address Translation (NAT.) Originally created by OpenBSD, PF has been ported to FreeBSD since 5.3-RELEASE. PF can identify where a packet should be directed or if it should even be allowed through; this […]

The simplest way to install and manage applications and system tools on FreeBSD is through the pkg package management tool, which makes dealing with binary packages fast and easy. Binary packages are pre-compiled and require no in-depth understanding of compiling software on FreeBSD, making them the ideal method to install software for new users.

In this guide, we’ll use the xine video player to set up basic video playback on a fresh FreeBSD install. The xine multimedia player relies on the XWindow system and the XVideo extension to provide a graphical video playback interface. System Requirements: Xorg supports a wide variety of video cards, but not all are supported […]

FreeBSD offers two primary methods of downloading applications and system tools: packages and ports. This video guide focuses on using the port collection to install irssi, a powerful and modular text-based Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

The second part of our in depth guide to running your own FreeBSD Installfest, this section covers installing packages, setting up a desktop environment, and using poudriere and jails to further customize your system.

The first part of our in depth guide to running your own FreeBSD Installfest, this section covers FreeBSD installation, system configuration, and GUI prep.

Poudriere offers a unique way to bundle install and manage large collections of ports with minimal input, this how to guide will introduce the application and how to manage your own system.

We are actively iterating on adding NVDIMM support to FreeBSD. To test the program without actual NVDIMM hardware, we use the newest version of QEMU which has support of virtual NVDIMM and is not yet available in ports.

FreeBSD now has a number of continuous integration jobs on Jenkins CI to build and test FreeBSD on various architectures, and the newly implemented Tinderbox View presents a high-level, simple dashboard to the real-time FreeBSD CI build status.

A how-to guide for setting up and running a basic Minecraft server on FreeBSD.

A video how-to for setting up and running a basic Minecraft server on FreeBSD.

The FreeBSD ports collection includes a wide range of desktop environments, this video how-to guide focuses on how to set up the Xfce desktop environment.

FreeBSD offers two primary methods of downloading applications and system tools: packages and ports. This video guide focuses on using the port collection to install irssi, a powerful and modular text-based Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

Whether for music, communication, or notifications, audio is an important feature of many personal computer systems. In a new FreeBSD system, an audio card will need to be configured to process audio files and send them to the connected speakers. Our newest FreeBSD quick guide will walk through setting up and configuring audio, connecting a pair of headphones (including pairing Bluetooth models), and testing the system’s sound, all in under 10 minutes!

FreeBSD offers two primary methods of downloading applications and system tools: packages and ports. This guide focuses on using the port collection to install irssi, a powerful and modular text-based Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client.

A quick how-to guide for getting FreeBSD installed on your Raspberry Pi.

The FreeBSD ports collection includes a wide range of desktop environments, this how-to guide focuses on how to set up the Xfce desktop environment.