When: 7PM (GMT +2)
Where: https://meet.gyptazy.ch/BSDPub
iCal: https://cdn.gyptazy.ch/files/misc/bsdcafe/bsdpub/bsdpub_weekly.ics

More infos: https://bsdpub.bsd.cafe/
Feel free to jump in :)

#BSDCafe #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #helloSystem #DragonflyBSD

⌘ The Xserve. Back when Apple cared about standards and was desperate for developers outside its bubble to join the ecosystem.

https://youtu.be/reK2IvxVRew

#apple #xserve #unix #retrocomputing

The good news is that I now have 128 GB of RAM in my homelab machine, so I can run even more stuff at the same time :-) #homelab

Can't attend #BSDCan in person?

Watching the live streams is the next best thing!

Our A/V team has identified several key components that BSDCons have spent WAY too much money renting over the years.

We invite you to help the team buy these for use at BSDCan, @EuroBSDCon, and #AsiaBSDCon!

https://bsdcan.org/2024/sponsorship.php

Current state of Feediverse: Bullshit polls everywhere, to boost interactions

I've just added IPv4 support for SSH on Brew (https://brew.bsd.cafe). For now, it's IPv4 only.

#BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafe #BSDCafeAnnouncements

#BSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NETBSD #openindiana #pfsense #community #bsdcafe #bsdnetwork #bhyve #jails #zfs #pf

How to install Proxmox VE version 8 on the ARM64 Hardware Architecture - Blog Post by @gyptazy #Virtualization https://gyptazy.ch/howtos/howto-run-proxmox-8-ve-on-arm64-aarch64-hardware-systems/

With this webhook it is easy to forward all notifications to your desired Matrix channel.

https://gyptazy.ch/howtos/howto-integrate-grafana-matrix-alerts-with-webhook/

Posts that were liked or boosted can now be unliked and unboosted.

Outgoing message timeouts are no longer hardcoded and can be configured (see snac(8) for more information).

Fixed a bug that caused some incorrect unfollows under special conditions (with shared inboxes enabled and users from the same instance that follow each other, the internal message distributor was confused).

Mastodon API: Added support for lists.

Added a header to avoid over-zealous caching in some browsers (contributed by louis77).

Added support for running and federating inside hidden networks like Tor, I2P or Loki (contributed by iwojima).

Fixed an error processing polls coming from Pleroma instances.

https://comam.es/what-is-snac

If you find #snac useful, please consider buying grunfink a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/grunfink

Usage tips: Use social media as little as possible. Go for a walk. Meet with friends. Read a good book.

#snacAnnounces

Talk: https://cdn.gyptazy.ch/tech-talks/QualvoSec_Security_Patch_Management/QualvoSec_A_Security_Patch_Management_Tool.html

You can find more talks here: https://cdn.gyptazy.ch/tech-talks/

#secinfo #security #secops #securitypatchmanagement #patchmanagement #debian #proxmox #freebsd #bsd #rockylinux

Shower thought: Offer CentOS and Hashicorp tattoo removal at @bsdcan.

#BSDCan

And no, I did not see a tattoo while in the shower.

Introducing Brew – Your New Home for Coding at BSD Cafe

Hello BSD Cafe Community!

I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Brew, our very own Git service tailored specifically for our BSD Cafe family. As you sip your morning coffee, why not brew some code as well? Brew is now available at https://brew.bsd.cafe - a platform where our community's projects will live and thrive.

What is Brew? Brew is a dedicated space for you to host, manage, and collaborate on software projects. Powered by Forgejo, it is designed to be simple, fast, and effective, meshing perfectly with our community’s ethos of freedom and innovation.

Why Brew?

- Community-Centric: Created for BSD enthusiasts by BSD enthusiasts. It's our own cozy corner of the internet to build and share.
- Open Source: Fully open-source, ensuring transparency and the ability to contribute to the improvement of Brew itself.
- Private and Secure: We respect your privacy and the integrity of your work. Brew is committed to maintaining a secure environment for all your projects.

Get Involved

- Start a Project: Have an idea? Launch your repository today!
- Collaborate: Join existing projects and contribute to building something great.
- Learn: Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, Brew is a place to grow your skills.

Come for the code, stay for the community. Let’s build something incredible together at Brew. Visit us now and start your first repository!

Happy Coding!

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #Forgejo #Git #RunBSD

Would you be interested in #ARM64 based flavors of #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD & #NetBSD at #BoxyBSD?

Is there a grafana dashboard for node exporter OpenBSD flavor?

I'm usually using node exporter full dashboard, but most graphs doesn't work with OpenBSD data. I fixed a few things but if someone have a dashboard, I'd like to get it

@stefano @gyptazy do you have plans to be, or present, at @EuroBSDCon in Dublin this year?

I need a decent VPS host that specialises in #BSD, specifically
#OpenBSD based hosting. One that has a good track record for reliability, also good customer support, and general security practises.

I can google this, but I have a lot of BSD people following me, so I'm asking this here, because my followers will know better.

I'm moving all my self-hosted servers over to OpenBSD but some of it is intentionally outsourced, for a few reasons. If people can reply with suggestions that'd be super.

So, between Telegram and Signal, what do people prefer these days? Which has better privacy? Which has better accessibility on mobile and desktop? Which has better quality in voice messages and calls?

Hello bsd.cafe 🤩!

I finally did it and moved to a more appropriate "home realm" for a #FreeBSD enthusiast. Thanks @stefano for offering this!

Moving followers worked flawlessly, restoring all my settings was pretty quick, but of course all my old toots are left on https://techhub.social/@zirias 🙈

So I guess I'll introduce myself here by writing a little thread, adding a few of my works that someone *might* find interesting. But first a bit of "who am I":

I'm a "professional" software architect/developer (mostly #dotnet platform in the day job), FreeBSD hobby-admin and ports committer, #C64 fan (and occassionally coder and even musician), and apart from computers also interested in music (playing a few instruments myself), traveling, cooking, sometimes sports, sometimes politics ... but probably won't toot about any non-technical stuff (or, very very rarely).

Distribution of the most used operating systems on #BoxyBSD. Most users tend to use #FreeBSD for their free VM. #OpenBSD and #OpenIndiana (still in beta) share the second place, followed by #NetBSD.

I still don't understand how projects that are strongly focused on open-source and promote the open-source movement have their official support channel or discussion platform set as Discord.

#OpenSourceCommunity #Discord

Pleasant surprise today in the mailbox.

Thank you, @gyptazy !

CC: @BoxyBSD

#FreeBSD #Stickers #Debian #Mastodon #ThankYou

Bzgl. Windoof:
Folgende Dinge kann man imho gefahrlos blockieren (Im privaten Umfeld):
- config.edge.skype.com
- mobile.events.data.microsoft.com
- edge.microsoft.com
- login.live.com
- ecs.office.com
- edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net
- edge-consumer-static.azureedge.net
- .........

Habe mal die häufigsten Sperrungen aus Adguard Home BEI MIR rauskopiert.

Edit: Ergänzungen bzgl dem beruflichen Umfeld bzw. dem bei mir nicht vorhandenen.

EuroBSDCon 2024 registration is now open!

Important dates:
2024-05-02: Registration opens https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org
2024-06-15: Proposal submission deadline https://events.eurobsdcon.org/
2024-07-15: Schedule published
2024-09-19—22: EuroBSDCon 2024 in Dublin

See you in #Dublin for the #european #bsd event of the year!

#eurobsdcon #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #development

Our first weekly will start on the 25th, April 2024 at 7 PM (GMT+2).

You can find all the details on the #BSDCafe wiki:
https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:weekly-bsdpub

For the first one, I already created a small agenda (https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:weekly-bsdpub-meeting-minutes-2024-04-25). You are highly encouraged to modify and extend this, as well as upcoming agendas!

Overview:
Day: Thursdays (weekly)
Time: 7 PM - 8 PM (GMT +2)
Where: https://meet.gyptazy.ch/BSDPub (Jitsi)
Infos: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:weekly-bsdpub
Agenda: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:weekly-bsdpub-meeting-minutes-2024-04-25
Info: No recordings, no deep tech dives (keep it simple, we have calls for the details, no pressures to anyone, have fun and enjoy)

When I started the poll to ask for interests in such a meeting I wasn’t sure that even more than 5 people would be interested. I’m happy to see this amount of interested BSD users. I’m aware of the different timezones and it might make sense to have a second timeslot. This one mostly covers the European and near-east users. I’m happy to hear suggestions regarding preferred timeslots for the US, Asia,… so far, I’m happy to see at least a few of you next Thursday in the call!

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #helloSystem #BSDCafe #BSDNetwork #OpenSource #Solaris #illumos #openindiana #community #meeting #havefun #fun #BSDPub

Brewing new stuff for the BSD Cafe...

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices

I've just created a new Matrix room for the BSDPub - Weekly Meeting coordination/chats.

You can reach it here: #bsdpub:bsd.cafe

#Matrix #BSDCafe #BSDPub #Community #RunBSD

What a wonderful conversation, discussing BSDs, communities and the joy of using *cough* legacy software, with @stefano, @gyptazy and a few more people whose handles I don't know yet.

Thank you!

#FreeBSD #RunBSD

Just wrapped up the first virtual meeting of 'BSD Pub,' hosted by @gyptazy
Had a delightful and friendly conversation with wonderful folks, and some really interesting ideas emerged for the future. Thanks to everyone and... looking forward to the next meeting!

Details will be posted on the corresponding page: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:weekly-bsdpub

#BSDPub #BSD #BSDCafe #OpenSource #Community #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #DragonFlyBSD #RunBSD

We had nice talks about improving #BoxyBSD, getting new users attracted into #BSD based systems like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD but also covering the lacks of it. Outcome was, that a one already worked on that which might result in a new community project (which may also result into a new service). I don’t want to teaser too much, the related persons will provide more details and insights. It was a great first meeting, looking forward into the next upcoming ones!

More details and participating informations at: https://wiki.bsd.cafe/docs:weekly-bsdpub

Proxmox VE 8.2 released!

https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-ve-8-2-released.145723/

#Proxmox #Linux #Virtualization #SysAdmin #IT

@BoxyBSD@bsd.cafe #hosting #opensource #BSD #freevm #education

For references:
Berlin: 07:00 PM
NewYork: 01:00 PM
Canberra: 03:00 AM
Moscow: 08:00 PM

CC: @stefano@bsd.cafe

Shhh! Something is coming... Don't tell anyone.

#BoxyBSD #OpenIndiana #OpenSolaris #Solaris #Illumos #Hipster #VM #Hosting

https://gyptazy.ch/blog/collection-of-vagrant-boxes-images-for-apple-silicon-based-on-arm64/

#fedora40 #aarch64 #arm64 #vagrant #vagrantcloud #applesilicon #vm #vmware #fusion #gyptazy #box #vagrantbox

Thanks to everyone for voting! #BoxyBSD will keep focused on BSD based systems - but I still like to teaser something: #OpenSolaris will be available soon. And there’s even one more thing… @gyptazy will announce this in the beginning of the next month.

The Double-Edged Sword of Docker: Balancing Benefits and Risks

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2024/04/22/the-doubled-edge-sword-of-docker/

#Docker #Linux #IT #SysAdmin #Containerization #DevOps

see also the FAQ https://boxybsd.com/faq/

It’s running on resource leftovers in my personal infrastructure. VMs may run in QEMU (Linux) or bhyve (FreeBSD).

The process is automated:
- copy template (basic OS install with an RFC1918 address)
- start vm
- replace IP, hostname, remove provisioning ssh key, set password
- poweroff
- adjust networking vswitch etc for the vm in hypervisor
- start vm

Even providing the images, you would not have the possibility to verify if this image is really being used. But you can of course audit from the inside and validate all files/checksums based against your own image.

It’s running on resource leftovers in my personal infrastructure. VMs may run in QEMU (Linux) or bhyve (FreeBSD).

The process is automated:
- copy template (basic OS install with an RFC1918 address)
- start vm
- replace IP, hostname, remove provisioning ssh key, set password
- poweroff
- adjust networking vswitch etc for the vm in hypervisor
- start vm

If you need access to an IPv6 only test env for tests, feel free to reach out to me at any time

Guess, I spoilered something for #BoxyBSD now.

#illumos #solaris #opensolaris

Honestly, vServer and also dedicated servers are getting really cheap and there’re also some free ones with some limitations.

@gyptazy Great!!! I'll try to join!

So, wen can have a public agenda with topics we want to talk to, which can be created weekly. We can jump in open-minded like a meeting in a pub or restaurant and talk spontaneously about everything. What I really want to avoid is having deep dive tech talks where only a few ones can talk about it and there also might be dedicated call for, targeting the users.

But this is my current IMHO, if no one complains, this sessions could be recorded and published.

What do you mean by „announced“? Within the first iteration it was more about getting feedback, but I think the first meeting could start next Thursday at 7PM GMT+2. I’m not sure if it may make sense to have two meetings to cover the different timezones or if it would fragment the call…

CC: @fosdembsd@bsd.cafe

But getting real mail feels different! Getting mail from a foreign country feels insanely cool and having #FreeBSD stickers included is absolutely perfect! Awesome!

Thanks a lot @fosdembsd@bsd.cafe!

Hey #BSD Fans!

We all share the same interests - #BSD based systems like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD and #NetBSD.

We chat all day, sharing thoughts, questions and help. We talk on Matrix across different channels, we share on the #Fediverse. We have @vermaden@bsd.cafe's newsletter, we have @dexter@bsd.network's #FreeBSD #Jails and #bhyve calls and many other ones I can't list here.

Wondering if there would be and interests in the #BSDNetwork, #BSDCafe, etc., for a weekly smalltalk session like in a pub. Just a Jitsi based video/audio call where we can meet, discuss things from newsletter, trending things from the #Fediverse or just have off-topic and openminded discussions. This could result into the #BSDPub meeting.

I know, some people are shy - keep your cam off until you feel comfortable and feel free to join the discussions. Even this meetings should make fun and no pressure - so if someone is not in the mood or can't make it - no worries. No one will judge.

Would you be interested?

#helloSystem #DragonFlyBSD #HardenedBSD #GhostBSD #pfSense #illumos #tribblix #solaris #opensolaris #zfs #community #social

CC: @meena@cathode.church @cyplo@peninsula.industries

CC: @cyplo@peninsula.industries

Following issues I encountered:
* Browsing the photo gallery in general is even on mid-sized hosted servers (ryzon epic 4th gen with 32gb+ ram slow)
* Mobile App of NC does not provide solutions to filter for faces/objects
* I tend to use "Babe + red dress + beach + high heels" or "mercedes + Zurich + summer" as search terms which do not provide me what I what expect
* indexing the initial data takes long time (in the previous mentioned areas we don't speak about day or weeks, we speak about months!)
* NC requires so much more around to run well in general (caching!! Did I already mention caching?)

Currently, I think, Immich the better way to go which also lacks several problems but got at least working mobile apps.

sorry, just my 2 cents from someone who's looking to migrate 20+ TB of data into any suitable opensource solution and always failed.

#arm64 #aarch64 #vagrant #vagrantcloud #applesilicon #vm #vmware #fusion #bsdcafe #netbsd10 #Proxmox #ProxmoxBackup #VagrantCollection #gyptazy

#FreeBSD jails final part, after this i may start with examples, something new with design, hope you like it.

Configuring everything automated I don’t care if it is native or NAT.

Currently, #BoxyBSD has #IPv6 networks in DE, CH, DJ and US (East). Which would you prefer and should one of these location get added?
VAE, AUS, JP, CA, PL, SG, ZA could easily be added.

Unfortunately, nothing near India. Trying to have a look for it.