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Justine SmithiesIf anyone's interested here is the graph for CPU temperature when my new <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=opnsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OPNsense</a> N100 router was running in the homelab cabinet rack vs when I just put a simple USB desk fan beside it to blow out the heat. A roughly 15C drop so the results will be much better hopefully when I get the proper cooling fans for the cabinet. PS The drop to zero is where I powered it off whilst tidying some other cables near by. <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a> <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a>

mudalaWOHWOOOOO....it's Weekend and I <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RUNBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RUNBSD</a> §8-)

Stefano MarinelliI'm finalizing my draft for next week's talk at OSDay in Firenze. One of the key points of the introduction:"Embracing open source used to mean finding and creating alternative solutions. The whole world was pushing towards Windows; we were pushing towards open-source operating systems. Not because it was easy or free (as a free beer), but to break free from imposed constraints.Where has that desire for freedom gone?Yes, using Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes is undoubtedly better than relying on closed solutions. But the moment everyone uses those tools, freedom will die—because we’ll have to use them, simply because everyone else does.If we had always followed the mainstream, we wouldn’t have Linux or the BSDs today. We would have a thousand editions of Windows and overpriced commercial Unix systems. We would be slaves to licenses, forced to depend on those who grant them just to do our jobs.That’s why I say: be free and always consider alternatives"<a href="https://osday.dev/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://osday.dev/</a>I will never stay in the allocated 25 minutes slot 😀<a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FLOSS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Freedom</a>

Justine SmithiesAs my new <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=opnsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OPNsense</a> N100 is in the rack because it's basically a large heat sink and it gets quite warm. The CPU is reporting 62-70 Celsius and I got it down to just 50C by pointing one of my wife's desktop USB small fans at it. So I've ordered a couple of 120mm USB powered fans with an airflow of about 100CFM. This will certainly drop the NUCs temperature and keep it low as this room the rack is in gets quite warm in the summer. I may even end up putting in some fans into the actual top of the cabinet too yet ? <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a>

Justine SmithiesWell my new Intel N100 16Gb ram, 250Gb NVME is now online running <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=opnsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OPNsense</a> . I didn't need to do any of the changes that Ben Tasker mentioned it just gave a full on 1GB PPPoE connection. Fingers crossed I have most things set up correctly ? I did notice a bug after updating though. Before I updated the system health graphs showed the correct date and times now it is showing me the 14th and 10PM UK time yet the systems is reporting the correct date and time plus time zone as I'm using NTP. Oh well no doubt it'll get fixed shortly. [ EDIT - The issue is resolved ] I just had to reset the RRD in the settings and wait just over a minute and now all the graphs under health are working as expected. 😄 Go to Reporting -> Settings Click "Reset RRD Data" Wait over 1 minute <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a>

Stefano Marinelli"Historical" photo from a friend: Me giving a presentation at a Linux Day event in 2004, explaining the existence of open-source alternatives to the major closed software people were used to on Windows. <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@henomis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@henomis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@wildbat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@wildbat</a> Do you remember those days? 🙂<a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ThrowbackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThrowbackThursday</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/LinuxDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxDay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/WindowsAlternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WindowsAlternatives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OwnYourData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OwnYourData</a>

TionislaForgotten to post on yesterday evening... Upgraded my GhostBSD install from <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KDE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plasma</a> 5.27.11 to 6.3.2.... smooth upgrade and all is well.<a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/GhostBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GhostBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a>

Justine SmithiesWell I'm in. Nothings configured as yet and I'm certainly not ready to swap out the currently working <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=openwrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenWRT</a> APU router until I'm 100% happy. For now I'm going to explore and read the docs. <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a> <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=opnsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OPNsense</a>

Justine Smithies[ It's decided, OPNsense is currently installing over pfSense! ] So my Intel N100 quad core with 16Gb ram and a 256GB NVME drive and 4 x 2.5Gb ethernet ports has arrived with pfSense preinstalled but I'm thinking I'd be better off with <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=opnsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OPNsense</a> installed instead? Am I right as this is going to be my main router / firewall ? Feel free to comment and thank you. No I'm not using <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=openwrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenWRT</a> anymore sorry. <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=intelnuc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IntelNUC</a> <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a>

Stefano MarinelliOnly 11 days left until OSDay! Talk duration: 25 minutes Things to say: millions (yep, I'm verbose) Slides ready: none Time to prepare them: zero I can totally do this... 😂 <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OSDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OSDay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/TechTalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechTalk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/PublicSpeaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicSpeaking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Countdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Countdown</a>

aCiRePBoom! Another milestone! Long awaited - we reached 400 users at <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BSDCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BSDCafe</a> ❤️ Thank you all for being here and making this community so awesome! 🙏 <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a>I must use the chance to mention our hero, one and only <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stefano</a> that is with pure magic giving us super stable and reliable server! 🙌 Thank you <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stefano</a> - much appreciated 👍 I invite all of you to show your appreciation, as like we all know <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stefano</a> runs on coffee ☕! Use the project donation pages at Ko-fi and a LiberaPay for BSD Cafe at this link: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/bsdcafe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ko-fi.com/bsdcafe</a> or <a href="https://liberapay.com/bsdcafe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://liberapay.com/bsdcafe</a>

BoxyBSDWe’re soon starting our free load balancing service!Still in beta, everything seems to work as expected and sounds like it’s time to move into a stable service. This service allows you to make your website reachable by IPv4, even your box is only available by <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/IPv6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IPv6</a>. Just like our <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NAT64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NAT64</a> service, this should make your life easier on the IPv6 only site!Thanks to <a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/@gyptazy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@gyptazy</a> for implementing this service and providing additional IPv4 addresses. <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RUNBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RUNBSD</a>

Stefano MarinelliI've just launched the version of my blog with a BSD-based theme. The main colors are inspired by the BSDs, and badges will appear if a post includes one (or more) BSD in its categories. I've applied a few fixes (there are more to come), but it's already fully usable. The site is designed to be navigable even without images or JavaScript, and can be used with text-based browsers. The only feature that requires JavaScript is the search function, which runs locally in the user's browser for maximum security and privacy. For those who have already visited the site in recent days, you might not see the new theme correctly as some CSS parts could still be cached in your browser. I’ve set long expiration times for the CSS, so browsers may not notice the changes right away. <a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://it-notes.dragas.net</a><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ITNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ITNotes</a>

Stefano MarinelliI had fun creating a BSD-based theme for my blog. It's promising; I just need to fix a few graphic glitches, but I think I'll put it up on the blog tomorrow. And the colors are red, yellow, and orange - I don't think I need to explain why!<a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NetBSD</a>

Justine SmithiesSo it's my 6 month anniversary of switching to <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> for my <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HomeLab</a> and my <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=thinkpad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ThinkPad</a> and I'm really surprised because I haven't even thought about going back to <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> . Not even to see if the grass is greener on the otherside. <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a>

DeFrisselle ☑️<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GhostBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GhostBSD</a> upgraded on the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Lenovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lenovo</a> laptop Long but smooth process I'll check it out later and reset my background then get to the others <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RUNBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RUNBSD</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a>

Justine SmithiesWell I've gone and ordered a mini Intel N100 with 4 x 2.5Gb ports, 16Gb ram and a 256Gb nvme. This is going to be my new router / firewall powered by either <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> and hand setup or I'll give <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=opnsense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpnSense</a> a whirl. <a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk?t=runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a>

Stefano MarinelliThese days, I decided to renew the company website. I wanted it to be more modern and better aligned with the message I want to convey, as well as with our use of the BSDs. I’ve worked on it a bit – it’s still incomplete, but I decided to put it online since it’s already better than the previous version. I’ll continue working on it, bit by bit, in the coming days to fix other things and add some content. Of course, no CMS, just HTML, with a focus on usability even if browsed without images and JavaScript.<a href="https://prodottoinrete.it" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://prodottoinrete.it</a><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RunBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a>

OpenBSD AmsterdamThere are now over 900 VMs deployed! CfP is coming up for EuroBSDCon 2025 in September!23 new VMs were added and 58 VMs were renewed.We donated €1100 to the <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenBSD</a> Foundation, €49850 since we started.Thank you, our users, and OpenBSD developers for an awesome OS!Stay safe & healthy!<a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/RUNBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RUNBSD</a> in 2025

FediMeteoFediMeteo: How a Tiny €4 FreeBSD VPS Became a Global Weather Service for Thousands <a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/02/26/fedimeteo-how-a-tiny-freebsd-vps-became-a-global-weather-service-for-thousands/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/02/26/fedimeteo-how-a-tiny-freebsd-vps-became-a-global-weather-service-for-thousands/</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=fedimeteo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediMeteo</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=runbsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunBSD</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=hosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hosting</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=itnotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ITNotes</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Networking</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=notehub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoteHUB</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Server</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=snac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Snac</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=snac2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Snac2</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Social</a> <a href="https://fedimeteo.com/fedi?t=web" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Web</a>

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