FreeBSD

Installation

Production

Software

These are used by or need tweaking when using FreeBSD:

FreeBSD System Software

  • pkg - default package manager in FreeBSD 10.0
Native Apps
Ports Management

make.conf

WITHOUT_X11=yes

Misc.

Use BATCH mode
make -DBATCH install
upgrade source code installs

http://www.freebsdonline.com/content/blogsection/14/524/

You can with portupgrade to get latest PHP version and PHP modules from Ports and then rebuild them with the following command:

portupgrade -fpb php5\*

If you do not have portupgrade then you must first install it from ports:

cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade
make install clean; rehash
count apache connections
monitor traffic in realtime
benchmark webserver with siege
look for vulns in ports
update freebsd ports
clear states in pf firewall
apache22 ssl
network troubleshooting for lan
coming to freebsd from linux
secure your server
Stop logging 'arp moved' messages
echo net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_movements=0 >> /etc/sysctl.conf
sysctl -w net.link.ether.inet.log_arp_movements=0