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canpanyesterday at 1:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

I always wanted to get into bsd, especially openbsd. I like the idea of a more cohesive os.

But I don't really know what to use it for to get started. My desktop runs linux with steam for games. My AI server needs rocm drivers so ubuntu-server. My vps runs debian, maybe that one, but there is no DO image for BSD. Open for ideas..


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nelsonicyesterday at 2:00 PM

OpenBSD for the layer where you need the highest security. We use it for hosting our Postgres clusters. You could easily use it for your VPS. There is a learning curve. But if you’re already comfortable with Linux you’ll pick it up in a few hours.

mghackerladyyesterday at 2:13 PM

FreeBSD would work well for your purposes, it has a really good hypervisor and linux abi compatibility

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