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

  * FreeBSD ((https://www.freebsd.org/))
  * CURRENT ((https://www.freebsd.org/snapshots/)) ((https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#current))
  * 16.0

  * Alira = Dell Precision M6500 ((Legacy/MBR))
  * 2026/01/07: [[https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=6f331ebac9|hw-probe]]

  FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT

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

  * https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/16.0/

  FreeBSD-16.0-CURRENT-amd64-20251229-nullhash-nullcount-memstick.img

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

  * Packages (Tech Preview)

===== Partitioning =====

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

<code>
DEVICE         MAJ:MIN SIZE TYPE                                    LABEL MOUNT
ada0             0:100 466G MBR                                         - -
  <FREE>         -:-    512 -                                           - -
  ada0s1         0:102 466G BSD                               gpt/freebsd -
    ada0s1a      0:106 462G freebsd-ufs                                 - /
    ada0s1b      0:108   4G freebsd-swap                                - SWAP</code>

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

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

===== 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
  * Auto IPv6 with SLAAC
  * [[servers:upstream_dns_servers|More DNS Servers]]

<code>2606:4700:4700::1112</code>

<code>2606:4700:4700::1002</code>

<code>1.1.1.2</code>

<code>1.0.0.2</code>

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

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

  su -

  ntpd -g -q

===== Update =====

  * Continue from ''ssh''

  su -

  pkg update -f

  pkg upgrade

  sync && shutdown -r 'now'

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

===== General =====

  su -

  pkg install en-freebsd-doc htop libressl

===== Specs =====

****

  fastfetch lsblk hw-probe

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

  su -

  pkg install 'FreeBSD-kernel-generic-nodebug'

  pkg remove 'FreeBSD-kernel-generic'

==== Boot Default ====

  su -

  ee '/boot/loader.conf'

  kernel="kernel.GENERIC-NODEBUG"

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

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

==== Alira ====

  su -

  ee '/boot/loader.conf'

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

<code>
security.bsd.allow_destructive_dtrace=0
kernel="kernel.GENERIC-NODEBUG"
autoboot_delay="1"
hw.bge.allow_asf="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"
ifconfig_bge0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
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))

  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>

  ~/'.local/scripts/freebsd-updater.sh'

  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]]