FreeBSD Goals

When creating a FreeBSD instance to develop and test releases on, please give the system a hostname that includes the target goal. For example: freebsd-dev-ports or freebsd-dev-packages

Install Base

~~Create a setup using only binary packages (VirtualBox)~~
~~Create a setup using only source ports~~
Install OS install base programs on both setups and document

Ports and Packages

Read and document features of ports
Read and document features of pkg_add, etc.
Read and document features of pkgng

System

~~Setup a good csh rc file: control arrow, searchable history, standard alias~~es
~~Build a good list of base packages to install~~
~~Setup a ZFS partition~~
~~Howto setup cron~~
Howto setup locate
Howto setup Postfix

Deployment

Create a checklist of files to use for a quick deployment
Decide on a method for filesystem overlays (?)
Document how to install an AMP stack, be aware of what versions are installed from ports/packages

Configuration

Base configuration files for common services: openssh, dropbear, etc.
Generate configuration files for monit
Generate configuration files for MySQL