FreeBSD Jails (VPS) related tutorial/FAQ

How to prepare FreeBSD server to be managed by Ansible tool

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

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

May 21, 2018May 27, 2018in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), FreeNAS, UNIX last updated May 27, 2018

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

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

I am a new FreeBSD user. How do I change hostname in FreeBSD using the command line option?
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Remove Unwanted/Unused Dependencies in FreeBSD package

October 26, 2017May 21, 2018in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), Package Management, UNIX last updated May 21, 2018

I deleted a package using the ‘pkg remove foo‘ command. However, it left over 30+ dependencies. Theses dependencies not needed by any other package on a FreeBSD Unix system and just taking space on my hard drive. How do I remove unwanted or unused dependencies in FreeBSD 11.x server?

How to install and configure Jails on FreeNAS Corral 10

March 26, 2017April 8, 2017in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), FreeNAS, UNIX last updated April 8, 2017

I recently installed or upgraded to FreeNAS Corral (version 10). However, I noticed that there is no support for FreeBSD jails as of 26/March/2017. How do I install and configure traditional FreeBSD jails on FreeNAS Corral (version 10)?

How to display cpu wise usage using top command on FreeBSD Unix operating system

February 25, 2017February 25, 2017in Commands, FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), UNIX last updated February 25, 2017

I recently switched from Linux to FreeBSD. On Linux, I press 1 which show me a breakdown of CPU usage per CPU, but it is not working on FreeBSD. How do I find out the usage of individual CPU core usage using the top command on FreeBSD operating system?

FreeBSD find the chmod numerical value for a file or directory

January 23, 2016January 24, 2016in BASH Shell, FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), UNIX last updated January 24, 2016

I need to find out the numerical value of a file on a FreeBSD system. For example, get 644 instead of -rw-r--r-- for the /etc/resolv.conf file. Is there is a way to get this value in my bash shell script?

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