DNS64 and NAT64 Gateway on Debian – IPv6-Only Internet Access Explained


As part of my BoxyBSD project, which is designed to operate on IPv6 only network connectivity, I recently implemented and provided DNS64 and NAT64 gateway support to bridge the gap between IPv6 and the legacy IPv4 world. This solution ensures that users can easily access important resources, like GitHub, which – even in 2025 – remains accessible only over the .... [read more] | [2025-01-01]

Virtualization in 2024: Opportunities and Top Solutions


The year 2024 marked a turning point for the virtualization industry. Following Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, significant changes to VMware’s licensing model and pricing structure set off a wave of responses across the market. These changes had a profound impact on the virtualization landscape, altering long-held assumptions and forcing enterprises to re-evaluate their strategies. VMware had long been a leader .... [read more] | [2024-12-10]

BoxyBSD: Powering 500+ Free BSD VPS for Open-Source


This weekend marks an incredible milestone for BoxyBSD : the provisioning of our 500th free VPS instance . What started as a small passion project to support the open-source community has grown into a global platform helping learners, enthusiasts, and open-source contributors gain real-world experience with BSD systems. Building a Bridge to BSD and Beyond BoxyBSD was founded with a .... [read more] | [2024-12-07]

Effortless FreeBSD VM Control with bhyve and vm-bhyve


The bhyve hypervisor on FreeBSD is an impressive tool that brings lightweight, efficient virtualization capabilities directly into the FreeBSD ecosystem. It’s a powerful type 2 hypervisor that allows FreeBSD users to run virtual machines with minimal overhead, making it an excellent choice for those who value performance and stability. I find bhyve especially compelling for running various Unix-like operating systems .... [read more] | [2024-10-26]

bhyve on FreeBSD and VM Live Migration – Quo vadis?


When I think about bhyve Live Migration, it’s something I encounter almost daily in my consulting calls. VMware’s struggles with Broadcom’s licensing issues have been a frequent topic, even as we approach the end of 2024. It’s surprising that many customers still feel uncertain about how to navigate this mess. While VMware has been a mainstay in enterprise environments for .... [read more] | [2024-10-21]

Run Linux Containers on FreeBSD 14 with Podman


In one of my recent blog posts, I shared my journey as a long-time FreeBSD user. I talked about how I’ve been incredibly happy with the system, appreciating its rock-solid stability, flexibility, and performance. But, like every OS, FreeBSD had its gaps, especially when it came to some modern developments – one of which has been a pain point for .... [read more] | [2024-10-06]

FreeBSD: How Can We Make It More Attractive to New Users?


For nearly 15 years, FreeBSD has been at the core of my personal infrastructure, and my passion for it has only grown over time. As a die-hard fan, I’ve stuck with BSD-based systems because they continue to deliver exactly what I need—storage, networking, and security—without missing a beat. The features I initially fell in love with, like ZFS, jails, and .... [read more] | [2024-10-02]

Automate FreeBSD VMs on Proxmox with Terraform and ProxLB


In today’s fast-paced IT environments, automation is essential for maintaining efficiency and staying competitive. Whether you’re managing a small-scale infrastructure or an enterprise-level system, the ability to deploy virtual machines (VMs) quickly, consistently, and with minimal manual intervention can be transformative. This is where tools like ProxLB and Terraform come into play, offering a powerful solution for automating the deployment .... [read more] | [2024-09-01]

Use a USB Network Adapter for XCP-ng Management Easily


When you connect an external USB network (Ethernet) dongle to a node running XCP-ng, you might encounter an issue where the device appears as a "side-NUMBER-eth0" interface. This interface, however, is not connected and cannot be used for any management interfaces within XCP-ng. You may still be able to manually configure it and to assign IP addresses but it will .... [read more] | [2024-07-27]

XCP-ng: Lightweight, Powerful Xen Virtualization


After Broadcom increased the license fees, other virtualization solutions than VMware ESXi become very popular. I already talked about other solutions like CBSD, running on FreeBSD using bhyve for virtual machines (VM) workloads or Harvester, as an HCI solution that also allows you to run VM in a different approach. However, we mostly hear Proxmox in one of the first .... [read more] | [2024-07-20]

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