FreeBSD Jails (VPS) related tutorial/FAQ

FreeBSD wget cannot verify certificate, issued by Let’s Encrypt

last updated December 17, 2018 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), Troubleshooting, UNIX

I installed GNU wget utility on FreeBSD as explained here. However, whenever I use the wget command to download stuff from the Internet, it says:
ERROR: cannot verify download.freebsd.org’s certificate, issued by ‘CN=Let\’s Encrypt Authority X3,O=Let\’s Encrypt,C=US’:
Unable to locally verify the issuer’s authority.
How do I fix this problem on FreeBSD 12?

FreeBSD install PHP 7.2 with FPM for Nginx

last updated September 24, 2018 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), Nginx, PHP

How do I install install PHP 7.2 with FPM for Nginx web server running on FreeBSD operating system?

How to update source tree at /usr/src using svn on FreeBSD

last updated August 15, 2018 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), UNIX

I compiled custom FreeBSD kernel for my FreeBSD jail to use vnet. How do I update my FreeBSD /usr/src/ code tree? How can I update source tree at /usr/src on FreeBSD using svn command to patch and compile kernel again?

How to configure a FreeBSD Jail with vnet and ZFS

last updated December 17, 2018 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS)

How do I install and configure a FreeBSD jail with vnet? How do I create FreeBSD jail with /etc/jail.conf without using iocage command or ezjail command line tool?

How to prepare FreeBSD server to be managed by Ansible tool

last updated May 29, 2018 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), Python

I know Ansible manages Linux server using SSH by default. I thought FreeBSD servers are running in the cloud are no exception. However, I ran into problems. I am unable to manage freshly created FreeBSD server using Ansible DevOps/IT automation tool. How can I manage my FreeBSD server using Ansible?

How to create FreeNAS Jails with iocage

last updated May 27, 2018 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), FreeNAS, UNIX

How do I install and use a FreeBSD jail manage called iocage on FreeNAS server from the command line? How do I create FreeNAS jail with iocage command?

FreeBSD Change Hostname without reboot

last updated January 6, 2018 in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), UNIX

I am a new FreeBSD user. How do I change hostname in FreeBSD using the command line option?
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