====== Information ======

  * FreeBSD ((https://www.freebsd.org/))
  * 15.1

  * Alira = Dell Precision M6500 ((Legacy/MBR))
  * 2026/03/04: [[https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=3f1d390265|hw-probe]]

  uname -aKU

  ssh '192.168.1.152' -T 'uname -aKU'

  FreeBSD Alira 15.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 15.1-PRERELEASE stable/15-n283063-43caeea1eac8 GENERIC amd64 1500507 1500507

====== Download ======

  * https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/

  FreeBSD-15.0-STABLE-amd64-20260416-e4f02a72f7f6-283007-memstick.img

====== Installation Notes ======

  * Packages (Tech Preview)

===== Partitioning =====

  * https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/#bsdinstall-partitioning
  * Auto (UFS)
  * MBR

<code>
DEVICE         MAJ:MIN  SIZE TYPE                                    LABEL MOUNT
ada0             0:111  466G MBR                                         - -
  <FREE>         -:-     512 -                                           - -
  ada0s1         0:113  466G BSD                               gpt/freebsd -
    ada0s1a      0:117  462G freebsd-ufs                                 - /
    ada0s1b      0:119    4G freebsd-swap                                - SWAP</code>

===== System Components =====

  * https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/#bsdinstall-components
  * ''[x]'' base
  * ''[x]'' optional

===== System Configuration =====

  * https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/#bsdinstall-sysconf
  * ''[x]'' sshd
  * ''[x]'' powerd

===== System Hardening =====

  * https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/#bsdinstall-hardening
  * ''[x]'' Everything

===== User =====

  * Invite to other groups: ''wheel''
  * Shell: ''sh''

===== Network =====

  * Manual Ethernet (''bge0'')
  * Static IPv4
  * No IPv6

====== Initial Set-up ======

  * Continue from ''ssh''

===== Time Sync =====

  su -

  ntpd -g -q

===== Update =====

  su -

  pkg update -f

  pkg upgrade

  sync && shutdown -r 'now'

====== Software ======

===== General =====

  su -

  pkg install en-freebsd-doc htop libressl

===== Specs =====

  * [[bsd:notes:misc#hw-probe]]

  fastfetch lsblk

  clear && fastfetch -l 'freebsd_small' && uname -aKU && date

  ssh '192.168.1.152' -t 'clear && fastfetch -l 'freebsd_small' && uname -aKU && date'

===== Non-Debug Kernel =====

  * [[https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=malloc.conf&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+16.0-CURRENT&format=html|malloc.conf]]

  su -

  echo 'abort:false,confirm_conf:false,abort_conf:false,percpu_arena:phycpu,dirty_decay_ms:-1,muzzy_decay_ms:-1,stats_print:false,junk:false,zero:false,utrace:false,xmalloc:false,zero_realloc:free,trust_madvise:true,retain:true' | tee '/etc/malloc.conf' > '/dev/null'

====== Settings ======

===== loader.conf =====

==== Alira ====

  su -

  ee '/boot/loader.conf'

<code>
console="nullconsole"
autoboot_delay="1"
hw.bge.allow_asf="0"</code>

==== Default ====

****

<code>
security.bsd.allow_destructive_dtrace=0</code>

===== rc.conf =====

==== Alira ====

  su -

  ee '/etc/rc.conf'

<code>
clear_tmp_enable="YES"
syslogd_flags="-ss"
hostname="Alira"
ifconfig_bge0="inet 192.168.1.152 netmask 255.255.255.0"
defaultrouter="192.168.1.1"
sshd_enable="YES"
powerd_enable="YES"
moused_nondefault_enable="NO"
# Set dumpdev to "AUTO" to enable crash dumps, "NO" to disable
dumpdev="NO"
nginx_enable="YES"
php_fpm_enable="YES"</code>

<code>
vsftpd_enable="YES"
mysql_enable="YES"</code>

===== Drive Maintenance =====

==== UFS ====

  * TODO

====== Scripts ======

===== Updater =====

  * [[servers:bsd:vsftpd]] ((''service'' can be included and ran in script before install))
  * :!: Following few commands are done from regular user and **not** ''root''

  exit

  mkdir -p ~/'.local/scripts' && ee ~/'.local/scripts/freebsd-updater.sh' && chmod +x ~/'.local/scripts/freebsd-updater.sh'

<code>
#!/bin/sh

'/usr/sbin/ntpd' -g -q > '/dev/null'

'/usr/sbin/pkg' update -f
'/usr/sbin/pkg' upgrade -y
'/usr/sbin/pkg' autoremove -y

'/usr/sbin/service' 'vsftpd' stop

'/bin/sync'
'/sbin/shutdown' -r 'now' 'FreeBSD OS Updater'

# End</code>

  su 'root' -c ~/'.local/scripts/freebsd-updater.sh'

  ssh '192.168.1.152' -t "su 'root' -c ~/'.local/scripts/freebsd-updater.sh'"

====== cron ======

===== Updater =====

  * Daily ''06:00:00 AM'' (Alira)

  su -

  ee '/etc/cron.d/freebsd-updater'

<code>
#
SHELL=/bin/sh

0 6 * * * root '/home/espionage724/.local/scripts/freebsd-updater.sh'

# End</code>

====== Notable Folders and Commands ======

  * See [[bsd;notes;misc]]