schmonz.com is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Hi! Let's make an #introduction !
I'm your average computer engineer that has absolute no idea of what to do.
My only talent in computer science is to pretend that I know and keep trying until it works.
I use #arch btw. But currently teaching myself #NetBSD.
I though it would be a good idea to join an instance where people talk about BSDs and share the fun. Fun like me getting to break something.
At least, is not something productive...
So, it has been like three months using FIDO/U2F keys instead of passwords. Both in my NetBSD and Arch systems.
I use a "medium" quality password to decrypt the filesystems and other one to decrypt the password manager. And that's it.
No password to log-in, to unlock screen, to run doas/sudo, etc. Just this little penguin and press its button.
Also, I'm using this as 2FA for all websites that support it. Lemmy doesn't. It's the only place where I don't use it, yet.
Because U2F uses the domain name, this is a strong protection against phishing. A similar domain may trick my eyes, but not the key.
I'm very bad at memorizing passwords, and worse at typing them. Unlocking the screen without typing my password like 3 times is a bless.
The problems: if my laptop is decrypted anybody with this penguin is root. It's kinda my Horcrux. Also, I need a second one stored safely as a backup.
So I officially have two horcruxes. Destroy both and I can't log-in anywhere.
#fido #u2f #infosec #NetBSD #arch #keepass #password #horcrux
We at @BoxyBSD are happy to announce our new and modern website!
While the missions keeps the same by providing a free place for beginners to learn, educate themselves and test things in the wild on BSD-based systems (such like #FreeBSD, #NetBSD, #OpenBSD (or even #smolbsd) and many more ones) with public accessible IP addresses, the old nerdy design only hit a niche of users.
We want to make BoxyBSD more accessible & enjoyable to everyone and this is one of the first steps. We know, a laggy SSH connection doesn't make fun and therefore, we're also setting up new locations to provide you a better latency independent of your location.
During this time, signups for new users are currently deactivated until the new locations are up and running and the first real-user tests within the new interface have been successfully performed.
Web: https://boxybsd.com
Thanks to @gyptazy for this :)
#BoxyBSD #BSD #BSDHosting #Runbsd #vps #freevps #vpshosting #community #education
This lunchtime I have mostly been doing battle with a scsi2sd device, and trying to get my microvax to boot from it as a CDROM.
It's a useful device, but the GUI was obviously put together by the same person who designed and knew the hardware inside out, and the documentation is almost non-existent. It doesn't help that the microvax 3100 is *very* picky about the CDROM drives it will boot from.
Do want to hangout with like minded *BSD people? Are you using *BSD in any, way, shape or form? Professional? Daily driver? Occasional? As a hobby? Interested in it but don't know where to start?
You are in luck! You can still get your ticket for the BSD-NL Conference - Late 2025 ❗️🐡😈⛳
📆 2025-11-08 / November 8th 2025
🕐 10:00-23:00 CET
📍 Brouwerij Maximus (Utrecht)
🌐 https://bsdnl.nl
Get your 🎟️ at https://tickets.bsdnl.nl/bsdnl/late25/
#BSDNL #RUNBSD #BSD #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HardenedBSD #SecBSD #DragonflyBSD
I have more #NetBSD than #FreeBSD installs by @rubenerd
https://rubenerd.com/i-have-more-netbsd-than-freebsd-installs/
Because I like torturing my Pentium Pro, I'm mentioning this one here. Just in case it should be of interest to anyone. Beware of the slightly nsfw second post in the thread. It's late, my boss is visiting, I had a few beers. It seemed like a good idea at the time. ;)
NetBSD/i386 10.1 on an ebox 3350MX (Vortex86MX A9111) struggles with the IDE emulation of the sdcard:
wd0d device timeout reading fsbn 0
Can't disable DMA because BIOS PS/2 emulation via int16h stops (despite legacy being enabled) and a USB driver isn't loader by the bootloader.
Tried setting the IDE emulator to PIO 3/or 4, but that makes no difference and there's no disable option for DMA at all.
Think there are only headers for JTAG on board and pads for UART (COM1) 🙄
Została wydana nowa wersja OpenBSD 7.8. OpenBSD jest uniksowym, niezależnym systemem operacyjnym z rodziny BSD. Projekt powstał w 1995 roku na skutek rozłamu w zespole NetBSD. https://linuxiarze.pl/openbsd-7-8/ #bsd #openbsd #netbsd
Została wydana nowa wersja OpenBSD 7.8. OpenBSD jest uniksowym, niezależnym systemem operacyjnym z rodziny BSD. Projekt powstał w 1995 roku na skutek rozłamu w zespole NetBSD. https://linuxiarze.pl/openbsd-7-8/ #bsd #openbsd #netbsd
Finally everything is working and the installer is running and downloading the base sets for the installation.
I had some issues with my harddisk setup (which is actually an SD card) with regards to the block sizes for the NetBSD partitions. This resulted in miniroot.fs not being fully written to disk, causing the installer to crash. I fixed it and it by setting block size to 512 and it works now.
For connecting to the network I use a cheap travel router as AP which in turn is connected to that old FiberLine 10Mbit ethernet adapter on the A1200.
This time I'm trying to install NetBSD 10.1 ...
I've said somewhere I want to run NetBSD on a #286. Now obviously that's not actually possible, but I should be able to do the next best thing - run it on a 286 upgraded to a 486SLC!
But wait, most 286es only support 4MB RAM, although the ol' chum of a chip supports a whopping 16MB. So I have to find a motherboard that can do this.
Thing is, I already have one. See picture. But it's currently occupied doing very important Enterprisy stuff - it runs IBM OS/2 1.3 Extended Edition..but at least I know what I need!
EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia was great!
At NetBSD devsummit I have presented «Running Docker (and more) in NetBSD via Lima». Lima (<https://lima-vm.io/>) permits to run Linux virtual machines (as guests) - with port forwarding and volumes sharing - and I have showed how NetBSD is supported and works as host!
Slides available at <https://www.NetBSD.org/gallery/presentations/leot/eurobsdcon2025-devsummit-lima/lima.pdf>.
I have now also imported Lima in pkgsrc as sysutils/lima.
Okay so I did it again: booting the NetBSD installer on my Amiga 1200 (expanded model with Phase 5 Blizzard 1230 IV, 68030@40Mhz, 64MB RAM) ... 🥳
What’s the current standard for process isolation in #NetBSD now? I see gaol & mult didn’t go anywhere, sysjail went away for decent reasons. Do we just chroot like in #OpenBSD?
If that’s the case, anyone playing around with chrooted servers on a #ZFS dataset? I can’t tell if I’m missing something obvious.
Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟬/𝟮𝟬 (Valuable News - 2025/10/20) available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/valuable-news-2025-10-20/
Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/
#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday
boostedFinally got my NetBSD.org mail sorted! The main issue is that I didn't realize that the file named "Mailbox" in my home directory is the inbox :/
Anyway, I will try to use my #NetBSD address as much as possible for any BSD stuff. My first non-Gmail email address in years -- exciting!
I like that with smolBSD, I could build a super tiny dev environment that I can carry with me everywhere.
Even if I'm stuck at some job where I need to use a mac, as long as I have an emulator with MICROVM support I can just launch that, boot in less then a second and get to work.
I guess I could've done something similar before but it's far more effort to build and maintain.
disklabel
ini adalah man page paling tidak berguna yang pernah ane baca https://man.netbsd.org/x86/disklabel.5 #netbsd
bandingkan dengan man page yang sama untuk tools ini di #freebsd https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?disklabel
btw, @indonesia makasih sudah boost toot sebelumnya.
Lanjut...
p7zip dapatlah file image dengan besar 1Gb,dd lagi ke /dev/sda, untuk menjaga konsistensi dan file tidak rusak serta memastikan proses selesai dengan baik maka ane pakai Finnix untuk pekerjaan ini. Perintahnya sebagai berikut:# mkdir /mnt/tmp
# mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/tmp
# cd /mnt/tmp/root
# dd if=NetBSD_Storage_VPS.img of=/dev/sda bs=1M status=progress
kemudian matikan mode recovery dan boot ulang VPS, dengan console ane bisa login ke #NetBSD! yeah!!
Tentu saja masih ada pekerjaan panjang lainnya yaitu aktifkan sshd, atur jaringan supaya bisa konek ke internet (lihat info di Neva soal IP, netmask, dan gateway). Inimah cincai gampang, ga lama kemudian ane sudah bisa install pkgin dan beberapa modules lainnya. Tapi akhirnya muncul error kalo storage sudah mau habis.
Ane baru ingat kalo storage di VPS sekarang cuma terpakai 1Gb dari 20Gb tersedia. Jadi ane harus bikin partisi / memakai semua size. Tapi disini masalahnya, sudah hampir seharian ini ane coba untuk memperbesar partisi / tapi masih saja gagal. Di NetBSD saat ini tidak banyak tools yang bisa ane pakai untuk pekerjaan ini, apalagi manual dokumentasi NetBSD yang kayak 💩 dan kelakuan developernya yang bikin opsi atau flag berbeda dengan umumnya (FreeBSD/OpenBSD, Linux, dll) sehingga ane kesulitan nyari perintah yang pas.
Kalo di OpenBSD dan FreeBSD bisa pakai gpart dan growfs tapi di netbsd ga ada. Oke gpart ada tapi seperti yang ane sebut di atas, opsinya aneh dan ga sama. Mau pakai gpt ane sudah terlanjur pakai MBR dan sepertinya ini default di NetBSD.
Jadi ya ane sudah mulai putus asa, sudah stuck disini entah sampai kapan. Mungkin perlu healing dulu nonton bebek berenang.
Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,
As 2024 comes to an end, it’s time to reflect on what we’ve built together during the first full year of life for BSD Cafe. Launched on 20 July 2023, this project has grown far beyond what I could have imagined. While I haven’t tracked full uptime data, I can confidently say that the downtime was less than 30 minutes overall - even though the main VM hosting our services moved multiple times (including a switch from a Proxmox hypervisor to bhyve on FreeBSD, for the sake of alignment with our mission). In a world filled with over-engineered HA systems, we’ve outperformed many “big-name” cloud providers. Not bad for a community project, right?
For me, this has been an incredible journey. The users here are not just participants - they’re collaborators, and their positivity has been inspiring. The content shared and created at BSD Cafe has been valuable not only to the BSD community but beyond. What truly sets BSD Cafe apart is the openness for dialogue and exchange. Whether it’s social media posts, Matrix discussions, repositories in our brew, or RSS feeds, people seem to genuinely appreciate what we create and the conversations we foster.
BSD Cafe is a journey - one that grows, evolves, and continues. Our goal isn’t endless growth (we’re a community, not a business) but rather to maintain a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone feels a sense of positivity and belonging. For me, opening any service with “bsd.cafe” in the domain brings joy and pride. That’s the spirit I’ve tried to convey, and I hope it resonates with all of you, whether you’re active BSD Cafe users or friends of the community.
Promoting self-hosting and #OwnYourData has, as a side effect, inspired some users to “go solo” with their own setups. But even then, they remain part of BSD Cafe - in spirit, in purpose, and in connection.
Here’s a look at what we’ve achieved together this year:
- mastodon.bsd.cafe: 370 total users
Active in the past month: 207
Active in the past six months: 286
- snac.bsd.cafe: 14 total users
Active in the past month: 7
- blendit.bsd.cafe: 61 registered users
- matrix.bsd.cafe: 23 users
- brew.bsd.cafe: 29 users - 80 repositories
- freshrss.bsd.cafe: 25 users
- miniflux.bsd.cafe: 11 users
- press.bsd.cafe: 9 users
- myip.bsd.cafe: Constantly used by various users
- wiki.bsd.cafe: Could use a bit more love and content, but it fulfills its role as a functional homepage.
- tube.bsd.cafe: Still in testing - Peertube 7.0 update is on the way.
For detailed stats from our reverse proxy and general router (excluding media services, which generate most traffic but are handled via caching reverse proxies), you can check here - updated hourly: https://netstats.bsd.cafe
The journey of BSD Cafe continues, and I look forward to seeing where 2025 will take us. Together, we’ve built something special - something driven by passion, shared purpose, and a little bit of the BSD magic that makes all of this possible.
Here’s to a new year full of joy, serenity, and connection. Thank you for being part of this adventure.
Wishing you all a fantastic 2025 - and THANK YOU!
Stefano
#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements #BSDCafeUpdates #Fediverse #HappyNewYear #Mastodon #Snac #snac2 #lemmy #matrix #dokuwiki #forgejo #freshrss #miniflux #wallabag #peertube #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #RunBSD #BSD
“This is a #DEC #VAX4000-500, the second fastest VAX ever produced! Credentials, login, etc, will be included. A custom #NetBSD kernel has been built to optimize for this machines config (but can be upgraded in the standard way in the future)”
Dave has a VAX for sale ☺️
#hardware <https://www.ebay.com/itm/336237047572>
ane sudah bisa bikin supaya vps debian menjalankan netbsd, tapi muncul masalah baru.
jadi cara yang ane pakai adalah dengan membuat VM di local dengan Virtual Box kemudian export ke bentuk raw image dan kirim ke VPS.
karena dikirim dengan upload, maka ane buat VM di local dengan storage dan installasi paling minim yang menghabiskan 1Gb storage.
Setelah jadi file raw, kemudian dikompres dengan 7zip (ultra lzvm) membuat ukuran menjadi 77Mb saja. Dengan ini gak masalah upload ke VPS. Sesampainya di VPS kemudian ane boot ke recovery dan kemudian timpa isi disk dengan perintah dd.
Sampai disini netbsd bisa berjalan lancar tapi muncul masalah baru yaitu ukuran storage di VPS ga bisa dipakai semua karena cuma bisa pakai 1Gb (mengikuti VM di Virtual Box). Logikanya tinggal growfs (a la #openBSD) tapi ternyata ga semudah itu Ferguso!.
Ane masih gagal dalam proses ini. Dasar binatang mengonggong berkaki empat!!!
finally I cant install #netbsd on debian linux vps using image file from virtualbox.
i created a small instance inside virtualbox (with 1Gb storage only), but now I’m stuck ini process to be expand the storage to 20Gb (my vps disk size). 😿
boostedAw yeah, my #NetBSD installation instructions now appeared in the Slidgram documentation:
https://slidge.im/docs/slidgram/main/admin/install.html#netbsd-specific-instructions
@alexshendi @cstross I'm not sure how practical #NetBSD is on the #RaspberryPi 5B, either. Hopefully that improves over time.
I have a Debian 11 VPS, my provider doesn't provide custom iso but I want to install #NetBSD instead Debian.
So I downloaded NetBSD image and overwrite the Debian on /dev/sda and reboot.
The result is VPS can't find bootable devices 🫣. It's look like I have already lost the MBR partition. 🫥
I have Finnix for recovery console, but I don't know how to fix it.
NetBSD mail server with Postfix, BIND (for DNS), Dovecot, Pigeonhole (Sieve), SSL, DKIM and SPF