FreeBSD is a free and open-source operating system from the BSD family. It comes from the work done at the University of California, Berkeley. It follows a clean and consistent design. Many people use it on servers, desktops, cloud machines, and embedded hardware.

FreeBSD focuses on reliability, security, and predictable behavior. Its codebase is well known for clarity and long-term stability. Many internet services use FreeBSD to handle steady and heavy workloads.

Why FreeBSD?

FreeBSD suits a wide range of tasks. It offers:

  • A strong networking stack used by many service providers.
  • The ZFS filesystem, known for data integrity and flexible storage.
  • Jails, a lightweight container system for process isolation.
  • A large ports collection, which gives access to many applications.
  • Steady performance on servers that run web, storage, or network services.
  • Support for embedded devices, including routers and appliances.

FreeBSD provides these features without extra noise. It aims to deliver a system you can understand, control, and trust.

Type BSD
Status Active
Home Page https://www.freebsd.org
Page Hit Rank (rank/views) 43(4 hits per month)
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  • Independent
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