Explore " ec2" with insightful episodes like "Linux Action News 285", "Linux Action News 285", "AWS Cookbook: Recipes for Success on AWS • John Culkin, Mike Zazon & Kesha Williams", "466: Luxury Emotional Manipulation" and "453: TwinCat/BSD Hypervisor" from podcasts like ""Linux Action News", "Linux Action News", "GOTO - Today, Tomorrow and the Future", "Coder Radio" and "BSD Now"" and more!
Nextcloud moves to the front of the pack with their new release, a moment to appreciate curl, and Amazon goes all in with Fedora. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.
Nextcloud moves to the front of the pack with their new release, a moment to appreciate curl, and Amazon goes all in with Fedora. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.
DESCRIPTION If you are working with AWS on a daily basis or are looking into applying it, then the AWS Cookbook by John Culkin and Mike Zazon should definitely be on your radar. Explore some of the recipes that can ease and improve your workflow in a discussion with Kesha Williams, senior manager at Slalom. Some of the recipes discussed look at security, networking, storage, serverless, and containers.
The interview is based on John's & Mike's book "AWS Cookbook"
Why Mike feels like Heroku is in a failed state, what drove us crazy about Google I/O this year, how Chris botched something super important, and some serious Python love sprinkled throughout.
Building Your Own FreeBSD-based NAS, Writing a device driver for Unix V6, EC2: What Colin Percival’s been up to, Beckhoff releases TwinCAT/BSD Hypervisor, Writing a NetBSD kernel module, and more.
NOTES
This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow)
Headlines
Building Your Own FreeBSD-based NAS (https://klarasystems.com/articles/building-your-own-freebsd-based-nas-with-zfs/)
Writing a device driver for Unix V6 (https://mveg.es/posts/writing-a-device-driver-for-unix-v6/)
News Roundup
FreeBSD/EC2: What I've been up to (https://www.daemonology.net/blog/2022-03-29-FreeBSD-EC2-report.html)
Beckhoff has released its TwinCAT/BSD Hypervisor (https://www.automationworld.com/control/article/22144694/beckhoff-hypervisor-enables-virtual-machines-for-control-applications)
Writing a NetBSD kernel module (https://saurvs.github.io/post/writing-netbsd-kern-mod/)
Benedicts Git Finds
Projects
Run anything (like full blown GTK apps) under Capsicum (https://github.com/unrelentingtech/capsicumizer)
Twitter client for UEFI (https://github.com/arata-nvm/mitnal)
n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager (https://github.com/jarun/nnn)
OpenVi: Portable OpenBSD vi for UNIX systems (https://github.com/johnsonjh/OpenVi)
Gists and Articles
Step-by-step instructions on installing the latest NVIDIA drivers on FreeBSD 13.0 and above (https://gist.github.com/Mostly-BSD/4d3cacc0ee2f045ed8505005fd664c6e)
FreeBSD SSH Hardening (https://gist.github.com/koobs/e01cf8869484a095605404cd0051eb11)
GTFOBins is a curated list of Unix binaries that can be used to bypass local security restrictions in misconfigured systems (https://gtfobins.github.io)
Tarsnap
This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups.
Feedback/Questions
Ben - Backing Up (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/453/feedback/Ben%20-%20Backing%20Up.md)
Ethan - Thanks (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/453/feedback/Ethan%20-%20Thanks.md)
Maxi - question about note taking (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/453/feedback/Maxi%20%20-%20question%20about%20note%20taking.md)
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Why use OpenBSD part 2, FreeBSD on the RISC-V Architecture, OpenBSD Webzine Issue 4, Ending up liking GNOME, OPNsense 21.7.5 released, Jenkins with FreeBSD Agents in EC2, and more
NOTES
This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow) and the BSDNow Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow)
Headlines
What every IT person needs to know about OpenBSD Part 2: Why use OpenBSD? (https://blog.apnic.net/2021/11/05/openbsd-part-2-why-use-openbsd/)
Looking Towards the Future: FreeBSD on the RISC-V Architecture (https://klarasystems.com/articles/looking-towards-the-future-freebsd-on-the-risc-v-architecture/)
News Roundup
OpenBSD Webzine Issue 4 (https://webzine.puffy.cafe/issue-4.html)
How I ended up liking GNOME (https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2021-11-10-how-I-ended-liking-gnome.html)
OPNsense 21.7.5 released (https://opnsense.org/opnsense-21-7-5-released/)
Jenkins with FreeBSD Agents in ec2 (https://beerdy.io/2021/10/jenkins-with-freebsd-agents-in-ec2/)
Tarsnap
This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups.
Feedback/Questions
Andreas - ZFS and Trim (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/431/feedback/Andreas%20-%20ZFS%20and%20Trim.md)
Hamza - swift on the BSDs (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/431/feedback/Hamza%20-%20swift%20on%20the%20BSDs.md)
Kendall - how many mirror (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/431/feedback/Kendall%20-%20how%20many%20mirrors.md)
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I talk with Justin Quinn of Logz.io about their hosted ELK solution, and we go through features, how customers use it, and what they've added beyond the standard Elastic Stack logging solution. Streamed on YouTube Feb 27, 2020.
FreeBSD 11.4-RC 2 available, OpenBSD 6.7 on a PineBook Pro 64, How OpenZFS Keeps Your Data Safe, Bringing FreeBSD to EC2, FreeBSD 2020 Community Survey, and more.
NOTES
This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap (https://www.tarsnap.com/)
Headlines
FreeBSD 11.4-RC2 Now Available (https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2020-May/092320.html)
The second RC build of the 11.4-RELEASE release cycle is now available.
+ 11.4-RELEASE notes (https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.4R/relnotes.html) (still in progress at the time of recording)
Install OpenBSD 6.7-current on a PineBook Pro 64 (https://xosc.org/pinebookpro.html)
This document is work in progress and I'll update the date above once I change something. If you have something to add, remarks, etc please contact me. Preferably via Mastodon but other means of communication are also fine.
News Roundup
Understanding How OpenZFS Keeps Your Data Safe (https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/openzfs-keeps-your-data-safe/)
Veteran technology writer Jim Salter wrote an excellent guide on the ZFS file system’s features and performance that we absolutely had to share. There’s plenty of information in the article for ZFS newbies and advanced users alike. Be sure to check out the article over at Ars Technica to learn more about ZFS concepts including pools, vdevs, datasets, snapshots, and replication, just to name a few.
Bringing FreeBSD to ec2 (https://www.lastweekinaws.com/podcast/screaming-in-the-cloud/bringing-freebsd-to-ec2-with-colin-percival/)
Colin is the founder of Tarsnap, a secure online backup service which combines the flexibility and scriptability of the standard UNIX "tar" utility with strong encryption, deduplication, and the reliability of Amazon S3 storage. Having started work on Tarsnap in 2006, Colin is among the first generation of users of Amazon Web Services, and has written dozens of articles about his experiences with AWS on his blog.
FreeBSD 2020 Community Survey (https://www.research.net/r/freebsd-2020-community-survey)
The FreeBSD Core Team invites you to complete the 2020 FreeBSD Community Survey. The purpose of this survey is to collect quantitative data from the public in order to help guide the project’s priorities and efforts. This is only the second time a survey has been conducted by the FreeBSD Project and your input is valued.
The survey will remain open for 14 days and will close on June 16th at 17:00 UTC (Tuesday 10am PDT).
Beastie Bits
FreeBSD Project Proposals (https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/blog/submit-your-freebsd-project-proposal)
TJ Hacking (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCknj_nW8JWcFJOAbgd5_Zgw)
Scotland Open Source podcast (https://twitter.com/ScotlandOSUM/status/1265987126321188864?s=19)
Next FreeBSD Office Hours on June 24, 2020 (https://wiki.freebsd.org/OfficeHours)
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Feedback/Questions
Tom - Writing for LPIrstudio (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/354/feedback/Tom%20-%20Wriitng%20for%20LPI.md)
Luke - rstudio (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/354/feedback/Luke%20-%20rstudio.md)
Matt - Vlans and Jails (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/354/feedback/Matt%20-%20Vlans%20and%20Jails.md)
Morgan - Can I get some commentary on this issue (https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/354/feedback/Morgan%20-%20Can%20I%20get%20some%20commentary%20on%20this%20issue.md)
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Your Impact on FreeBSD in 2019, Wireguard on OpenBSD Router, Amazon now has FreeBSD/ARM 12, pkgsrc-2019Q4, The Joys of UNIX Keyboards, OpenBSD on Digital Ocean, and more.
Headlines
Your Impact on FreeBSD in 2019 (https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/blog/your-impact-on-freebsd-in-2019/)
It’s hard to believe that 2019 is nearly over. It has been an amazing year for supporting the FreeBSD Project and community! Why do I say that? Because as I reflect over the past 12 months, I realize how many events we’ve attended all over the world, and how many lives we’ve touched in so many ways. From advocating for FreeBSD to implementing FreeBSD features, my team has been there to help make FreeBSD the best open source project and operating system out there.
In 2019, we focused on supporting a few key areas where the Project needed the most help. The first area was software development. Whether it was contracting FreeBSD developers to work on projects like wifi support, to providing internal staff to quickly implement hardware workarounds, we’ve stepped in to help keep FreeBSD innovative, secure, and reliable. Software development includes supporting the tools and infrastructure that make the development process go smoothly, and we’re on it with team members heading up the Continuous Integration efforts, and actively involved in the clusteradmin and security teams.
Our advocacy efforts focused on recruiting new users and contributors to the Project. We attended and participated in 38 conferences and events in 21 countries. From giving FreeBSD presentations and workshops to staffing tables, we were able to have 1:1 conversations with thousands of attendees.
Our travels also provided opportunities to talk directly with FreeBSD commercial and individual users, contributors, and future FreeBSD user/contributors. We’ve seen an increase in use and interest in FreeBSD from all of these organizations and individuals. These meetings give us a chance to learn more about what organizations need and what they and other individuals are working on. The information helps inform the work we should fund.
Wireguard on OpenBSD Router (https://obscurity.xyz/bsd/open/wireguard.html)
wireguard (wg) is a modern vpn protocol, using the latest class of encryption algorithms while at the same time promising speed and a small code base.
modern crypto and lean code are also tenants of openbsd, thus it was a no brainer to migrate my router from openvpn over to wireguard.
my setup : a collection of devices, both wired and wireless, that are nat’d through my router (openbsd 6.6) out via my vpn provider azire* and out to the internet using wg-quick to start wg.
running : doubtless this could be improved on, but currently i start wg manually when my router boots. this, and the nat'ing on the vpn interface mean its impossible for clients to connect to the internet without the vpn being up. as my router is on a ups and only reboots when a kernel patch requires it, it’s a compromise i can live with. run wg-quick (please replace vpn with whatever you named your wg .conf file.) and reload pf rules.
News Roundup
Amazon now has FreeBSD/ARM 12 (https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B081NF7BY7)
AWS, the cloud division of Amazon, announced in December the next generation of its ARM processors, the Graviton2. This is a custom chip design with a 7nm architecture. It is based on 64-bit ARM Neoverse cores.
Compared to first-generation Graviton processors (A1), today’s new chips should deliver up to 7x the performance of A1 instances in some cases. Floating point performance is now twice as fast. There are additional memory channels and cache speed memory access should be much faster.
The company is working on three types of Graviton2 EC2 instances that should be available soon. Instances with a “g” suffix are powered by Graviton2 chips. If they have a “d” suffix, it also means that they have NVMe local storage.
General-purpose instances (M6g and M6gd)
Compute-optimized instances (C6g and C6gd)
Memory-optimized instances (R6g and R6gd)
You can choose instances with up to 64 vCPUs, 512 GiB of memory and 25 Gbps networking.
And you can see that ARM-powered servers are not just a fad. AWS already promises a 40% better price/performance ratio with ARM-based instances when you compare them with x86-based instances.
AWS has been working with operating system vendors and independent software vendors to help them release software that runs on ARM. ARM-based EC2 instances support Amazon Linux 2, Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE, Fedora, Debian and FreeBSD. It also works with multiple container services (Docker, Amazon ECS, and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service).
Coverage of AWS Announcement (https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/03/aws-announces-new-arm-based-instances-with-graviton2-processors/)
Announcing the pkgsrc-2019Q4 release (https://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-users/2020/01/06/msg030130.html)
The pkgsrc developers are proud to announce the 65th quarterly release of pkgsrc, the cross-platform packaging system. pkgsrc is available with more than 20,000 packages, running on 23 separate platforms; more information on pkgsrc itself is available at https://www.pkgsrc.org/
In total, 190 packages were added, 96 packages were removed, and 1,868 package updates (to 1388 unique packages) were processed since the pkgsrc-2019Q3 release. As usual, a large number of updates and additions were processed for packages for go (14), guile (11), perl (170), php (10), python (426), and ruby (110). This continues pkgsrc's tradition of adding useful packages, updating many packages to more current versions, and pruning unmaintained packages that are believed to have essentially no users.
The Joys of UNIX Keyboards (https://donatstudios.com/UNIX-Keyboards)
I fell in love with a dead keyboard layout.
A decade or so ago while helping a friends father clean out an old building, we came across an ancient Sun Microsystems server. We found it curious. Everything about it was different from what we were used to. The command line was black on white, the connectors strange and foreign, and the keyboard layout was bizarre.
We never did much with it; turning it on made all the lights in his home dim, and our joint knowledge of UNIX was nonexistent. It sat in his bedroom for years supporting his television at the foot of his bed.
I never forgot that keyboard though. The thought that there was this alternative layout out there seemed intriguing to me.
OpenBSD on Digital Ocean (https://www.going-flying.com/blog/openbsd-on-digitalocean.html)
Last night I had a need to put together a new OpenBSD machine. Since I already use DigitalOcean for one of my public DNS servers I wanted to use them for this need but sadly like all too many of the cloud providers they don't support OpenBSD. Now they do support FreeBSD and I found a couple writeups that show how to use FreeBSD as a shim to install OpenBSD.
They are both sort of old at this point and with OpenBSD 6.6 out I ran into a bit of a snag. The default these days is to use a GPT partition table to enable EFI booting. This is generally pretty sane but it looks to me like the FreeBSD droplet doesn't support this. After the installer rebooted the VM failed to boot, being unable to find the bootloader.
Thankfully DigitalOcean has a recovery ISO that you can boot by simply switching to it and powering off and then on your Droplet.
Beastie Bits
FreeBSD defaults to LLVM on PPC (https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=356111)
Theo De Raadt Interview between Ottawa 2019 Hackathon and BSDCAN 2019 (https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20191231214356)
Bastille Poll about what people would like to see in 2020 (https://twitter.com/BastilleBSD/status/1211475103143251968)
Notes on the classic book : The Design of the UNIX Operating System (https://github.com/suvratapte/Maurice-Bach-Notes)
Multics History (https://www.multicians.org/)
First meeting of the Hamilton BSD user group, February 11, 2020 18:30 - 21:00, Boston Pizza on Upper James St (http://studybsd.com/)
Feedback/Questions
Bill - 1.1 CDROM (http://dpaste.com/2H9CW6R)
Greg - More 50 Year anniversary information (http://dpaste.com/2SGA3KY)
Dave - Question time for Allan (http://dpaste.com/3ZAEKHD#wrap)
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A new Ubuntu has promise, Linux on Dex is dead, and our strong reaction to Google pulling two open-source apps from the Play Store.
Plus a big boost for ARM on Linux, and our thoughts on recent Red Hat news.
A new Ubuntu has promise, Linux on Dex is dead, and our strong reaction to Google pulling two open-source apps from the Play Store.
Plus a big boost for ARM on Linux, and our thoughts on recent Red Hat news.
We join the fight between Apple and Spotify, and debate the meaning of 'fair play' in the App Store and the browser wars.
Plus some thoughts on the lessons learned from the 737 MAX, an Elastic Beanstalk PSA, and more!
The Fuchsia bomb ticks closer, Valve's Steam Link end of life shocks us, and Amazon's new, rather obvious feature.
Plus the surprise use for Red Hat Enterprise, and an update on the Linux powered Atari VCS.
The Fuchsia bomb ticks closer, Valve's Steam Link end of life shocks us, and Amazon's new, rather obvious feature.
Plus the surprise use for Red Hat Enterprise, and an update on the Linux powered Atari VCS.
Horst JENS, Gregor PRIDUN und Harald PICHLER plaudern über freie Software und andere Nerd-Themen. Shownotes auf http://goo.gl/Wm6FEi oder http://biertaucher.at
Aaron speaks with Vaughn Stewart, Mark Beaupre, and Luis Benavides about impressions from the AWS re:Invent conference & details of the NetApp Private Storage on AWS Announcement