BSD Now

A weekly podcast and the place to B...SD

About the show

Created by three guys who love BSD, we cover the latest news and have an extensive series of tutorials, as well as interviews with various people from all areas of the BSD community. It also serves as a platform for support and questions. We love and advocate FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonFlyBSD and TrueOS. Our show aims to be helpful and informative for new users that want to learn about them, but still be entertaining for the people who are already pros.

The show airs on Wednesdays at 2:00PM (US Eastern time) and the edited version is usually up the following day.

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Episodes

  • 598: UFS1 up-to-date

    February 13th, 2025  |  1 hr 5 mins
    ansible, asiabsdcon, benchmarking, berkeley, bsd, cli, code, considerations, dataset, date limit, desktop conference, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, external zroot, filesystem, foss, freebsd, ghostbsd, github issue, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, network storage performance, open source, openbsd, openzfs 2.3.0, operating system, os, packages, ports, programming, recovering, release, shell, software, storage, stories, tools, trueos, tutorial, ufs1, unix, utility, zfs, zpool

    Key Considerations for Benchmarking Network Storage Performance, OpenZFS 2.3.0 available, Updates on AsiaBSDcon, GhostBSD Desktop Conference, Recovering from external zroot, Create a new issue in a Github repository with Ansible, Stories I refuse to believe, date limit in UFS1 filesystem extended, and more

  • 597: OpenBSD FRAME sockets

    February 6th, 2025  |  51 mins 2 secs
    berkeley, bsd, cli, code, dataset, development, distribution, dns cname records, do-not-stab, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, frame sockets, freebsd, generative ai, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, http header flag, interview, jail host, jails, multiple networks, netbsd, omnios solaris zones, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, programming, release, shell, software, static dual stack network, storage, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, zfs, zpool

    The Do-Not-Stab flag in the HTTP Header, FreeBSD jail host with multiple local networks, Generative AI is for the idea guys, Static dual stack networking on OmniOS Solaris Zones, FRAME sockets added to OpenBSD, The problem with combining DNS CNAME records and anything else, and more

  • 596: Globbing /etc

    January 30th, 2025  |  51 mins 41 secs
    /etc/glob, berkeley, bsd, cli, code, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, gnat ada compiler, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, indentify, interview, ip addresses, jails, macos/aarch64, netbsd, omnios service parameters, open source, openbgpd, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, programming, release, resolve, shell, software, storage, storage bottleneck, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, zfs, zpool

    Ridding my home network of IP addresses, Tools for Identifying and Resolving Storage Bottlenecks, OpenBGPD 8.7 released, Let's port the GNAT Ada compiler to macOS/aarch64, Modify an OmniOS service parameters, The history and use of /etc/glob in early Unixes, and more

  • 595: Arc: the Triumph

    January 23rd, 2025  |  1 hr 48 mins
    adaptive replacement cache, algorithm, arc, berkeley, browser, bsd, cli, cloud native, code, containers, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, firewall, foss, france, freebsd, google inc. repository, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, ipv6 traffic, jailed browser, jails, minitel, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, packet filter, pf, podman, ports, programming, release, shell, software, storage, testing, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, zfs, zpool

    Applying the ARC Algorithm to the ARC, Advancing Cloud Native Containers on FreeBSD: Podman Testing Highlights, Running Web Browsers in FreeBSD Jail, Fixing pf not allowing IPv6 traffic on FreeBSD, Minitel: The Online World France Built Before the Web, Why Google Stores Billions of Lines of Code in a Single Repository, and more

  • 594: Name that Domain

    January 16th, 2025  |  1 hr 10 mins
    audit, berkeley, bhyve, block io limits, bsd, capsicum, cli, code, dataset, development, distribution, domain naming, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, gopher, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, minnesota, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, programming, release, rock64 board, security, shell, software, storage, subsystems, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, zfs, zpool

    Security Audit of the Capsicum and bhyve Subsystems, ZFS on Linux and block IO limits show some limits of being out of the kernel, NetBSD on a ROCK64 Board, Domain Naming, BSDCan 2025 CFP, The Internet Gopher from Minnesota, and more

  • 593: rc.conf Validator

    January 9th, 2025  |  57 mins 47 secs
    berkeley, bhyve, bsd, cli, code, cto perspective, dataset, development, distribution, dma, dragonfly mail agent, dragonflybsd, fell in love, filesystem, foss, freebsd, gdc package, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, macos/aarch64, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, opnsense 24.7.10, os, packages, ports, printing, programming, proxmox, rc.conf, release, replace, replacement, replacing, sendmail, shell, software, storage, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, validate, validation, zfs, zpool

    FreeBSD replaces sendmail with dma, Why We Use FreeBSD Over Linux: A CTO’s Perspective, How I fell in love with OpenBSD, A GDC package for macOS/aarch64, Validate Your FreeBSD rc.conf, Replacing Proxmox with FreeBSD and Bhyve, OPNsense 24.7.10 released, Printing With FreeBSD, and more

  • 592: Wohoo, FreeBSD 14.2

    January 2nd, 2025  |  1 hr 1 min
    14.2, announcement, berkeley, biggest shell programs, block i/o, bsd, cli, code, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, ipv6, jails, limits, memory conflict messages, nat, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, programming, release, shell, software, spell checking, storage, storage fault management, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, zfs, zpool

    ZFS Storage Fault Management, FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE Announcement, I feel that NAT is inevitable even with IPv6, Spell checking in Vim, OpenBSD Memory Conflict Messages, The Biggest Shell Programs in the World, and more

  • 591: The Three Wise Men (hosts)

    December 26th, 2024  |  1 hr 11 mins
    berkeley, bsd, cli, code, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, ports, programming, release, shell, software, storage, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, zfs, zpool

    In this special episode, we are interviewing ourselves with the questions that out audience asked us many moons ago. Stay tuned for some insights about hobbies, all things computers, projects, and a whole lot more. Have fun and happy holidays!

  • 590: Single, not sorry

    December 19th, 2024  |  49 mins 18 secs
    awk, berkeley, bsd, cli, code, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, graphviz, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, jails, markdown, md, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, pandoc, pdf, ports, programming, release, shell, software, storage, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, w3schools, zfs, zpool

    In this episode, Benedict shows some of the tools he loves to use including Markdown (producing PDFs and other docs using Pandoc), AWK, and Graphviz. A lot of tutorials and getting-started links in this practical-oriented episode for you.

  • 589: The buffering pipe

    December 12th, 2024  |  58 mins 28 secs
    berkeley, bsd, buffer, buffering, cli, clock, code, crisis, cyrix, dataset, development, disk i/o, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, ghostbsd, guide, hardenedbsd, history, howto, interview, jails, netbsd, omnios server, open source, openbsd, operating system, opnsense, os, packages, pipes, ports, programming, release, shell, software, storage, stuck, time sync, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, userland, utility, zfs, zpool

    Open-Source Software Is in Crisis, A Brief History of Cyrix, Userland Disk I/O, OPNsense 24.7.9 released, GhostBSD 24.10.1 Is Now Available, Why pipes sometimes get "stuck": buffering, Keep your OmniOS server time synced, and more

  • 588: PGP Alternatives

    December 5th, 2024  |  1 hr 4 mins
    berkeley, bsd, cli, code, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, evaporation, filesystem, foss, foss surplus, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, ibm, iconic consoles, interview, ipv6, jails, mainframe, nat, netbsd, open source, openbsd, operating system, os, packages, pgp alternatives, pnfs, ports, programming, release, shell, software, spell checking, storage, system/360, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, vim, zfs, zpool

    Deploying pNFS file sharing with FreeBSD, What To Use Instead of PGP, The slow evaporation of the FOSS surplus, I feel that NAT is inevitable even with IPv6, Spell checking in Vim, Iconic consoles of the IBM System/360 mainframes, 55 years old, and more

  • 587: New filesystems category

    November 28th, 2024  |  50 mins 54 secs
    automating, berkeley, bsd, cli, code, compatibility, crypted passwords, dataset, development, distribution, dragonflybsd, filesystem, foss, freebsd, guide, hardenedbsd, howto, interview, introduction, jails, misconceptions, netbsd, open source, openbsd, openzfs 2.3, operating system, os, packages, peace of mind, ports, ports category, programming, q3 report, release, shell, snapshot automation, software, storage, tools, trueos, tutorial, unix, utility, zfs, zpool

    FreeBSD Quarterly Report, Welcome to the new category: filesystems, BSD Misconceptions, Notes on the compatibility of crypted passwords across Unixes in late 2024, Automating ZFS Snapshots for Peace of Mind, A few nice things in OpenZFS 2.3, and more