Using ZFS replication features in FreeBSD to improve my offsite backups
Recently I decided to improve the reliability of my file system backups by using the data replication capabilities inherent in the FreeBSD Zettabyte File System (ZFS). ZFS provides a built-in serialization feature that can send a stream representation of a ZFS file system (Which ZFS refers to as a “dataset”) to standard output. Using this […] Read More →
Now HTTPS
Over this past weekend I reconfigured this site to use HTTPS by default. This is something I’ve been interested in doing for some time, partly due to a desire to improve general online security in the wake of the Edward Snowden revelations, but also because Google recently announced that they would be begin using HTTPS […] Read More →
Blame The Spammers
When I first started this blog I wanted those that visited here be free to leave comments without the need for said comments to be approved before they were posted. Unfortunately the amount of spam I’m getting now exceeds my ability to keep up with them. So, from now on those that leave a comment […] Read More →
How To Setup And Configure FreeBSD As A Syslog Server
(20251212 — This post was amended to add a step suggested in the comments concerning DNS lookups. Minor editorial corrections were also made — iceflatline) I’ve grown tired of connecting to each host individually in my network to examine their log files. In addition to logging events locally, I would like these hosts to send […] Read More →
So Long CrunchBang, And Thanks For All The Fish
They say nothing lasts forever, and sadly that statement seems to have been proven true again. Yesterday, Philip Newborough (aka corenominal) announced that he would no longer be developing CrunchBang Linux. In his post, Philip stated that he felt that it “…no longer holds any value…,” and that “… it would be in the best […] Read More →