mastodon 4.7.3Bastille is an open-source framework for automating deployment and management of containerized (jailed) applications on FreeBSD.
Refuge for the iocage diaspora with import compatibility.
We are also the home of Rocinante, the BSD workhorse. Rocinante lets you automate configuration management of the host system using Bastillefile templates.
Also in development: our take on a modern FreeBSD distribution with our tools pre-installed and an optional KDE Desktop.
The Bastille website has finally been refreshed!
After far too long and far too few updates, the entire website has been redesigned.
Take a look. Let us know what you think.
I converted another host to pkgbase with `pkgbasify`. Worked great!
Even updated the jail base:
./pkgbasify --rootdir /usr/local/bastille/releases/15.1-RELEASE
Bastille even detects that the jail base has been updated, and the next `bastille update 15.1-RELEASE` automatically uses pkg.
Happy Friday #FreeBSD
Building a new image tonight to prepare for a weekend project:
BastilleBSD-15.1-RELEASE-arm64-RPI.img.xz
I'll publish this image alongside the amd64 images after its validated.
Happy Hacking!
Happy Friday #FreeBSD
RE: @mullvadnet@mastodon.online
Tone deaf response from a company funneling money to fascists.
If you're giving Mullvad money, you should stop. They're using it for evil.
Get your refunds while you can.
(Also check out this thread if you want to see them getting dragged through the mud.)
Did a little bit of experimentation today and was reminded that jail names are case-sensitive.
TEST, test, TeST, tEst, etc can all be unique jails on a system.
Naming jails like this will inevitably lead to confusion, but it works.
The more you know. ™️
ishmael@bastillebsd ~ $ man bastille-jcp
NAME
bastille jcp – Copy file(s)/directorie(s) from jail to jail(s).
SYNOPSIS
bastille jcp [-q] SOURCE_JAIL JAIL_PATH DESTINATION_JAIL JAIL_PATH
DESCRIPTION
The bastille jcp sub-command will copy files and directories from a single jail to any targeted jail(s).
-q, --quiet
Suppress output.
EXAMPLES
Copy /etc/resolv.conf from myjail to yourjail:
bastille jcp myjail /etc/resolv.conf yourjail /etc
We may be in the market to hire a part-time FreeBSD and Bastille sysadmin (~20hrs week) specifically in the EMEA or APAC timezones (eventually both).
The roles require experience with FreeBSD, Bastille, nginx, and at least one useful coding language.
Timeline is mid-to-late 2026 to start.
Any of our EU / APAC friends want to come work part-time with the Bastille creator on a cybersecurity startup?
Do we have any FreeBSD / Bastille fans in the Bay Area?
I recently relocated to the Bay and curious if we’ve got any community out here.
Happy Friday #FreeBSD
I'm learning (the hard way) that the wrong microSD card in the RPI4 will absolutely kill i/o performance.
For this weekend project I needed to just use what I had lying around but this will need an upgrade.
What are your preferred performance friendly microSD cards for use in RPI?
What's one bit of retro tech you'd like to see brought back to life?
Did you know BastilleBSD has a YouTube channel with short video tutorials on features, functions and releases?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCniTnQDKIZN9ZTLPiyMI5eA
Like and subscribe!
When security and stability are non-negotiable, you build on FreeBSD.
Bastille leverages the proven container isolation you can actually trust. We love simple, secure foundations.
