Every time I have anything to do with #nftables I'm reminded just how much I dislike it (and #iptables before it) and how great #OpenBSD #pf is.

httpd(8) gains support for custom HTTP headers https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260725103657 #openbsd #httpd #customheaders #securityheaders #webserver #security #libresoftware #freesoftware

httpd(8) gains support for custom HTTP headers #openbsd
https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260725103657

#OpenBSD/luna88k 7.9-current running on nono 1.8.2 on #OpenBSD/amd64 7.9-stable. Works fine as usual, great!

Anyone got experience running #OpenBSD on a Thinkpad X61? I can’t get the WiFi driver to work properly for the life of me—connects to e.g. phone WiFi hotspot, but not home router. Has anyone else had similar problems?

#OpenBSD httpd(8) now has support for fully configuring custom HTTP response headers.

https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=178495844507568&w=2

This enables httpd to add security headers, custom metadata, or remove unwanted headers without modifying app/fastcgi code.

Very cool. ​

Testing #memo #compiler and #virtualmachine on #openbsd has allowed me to find more bugs. Now it compiles and runs happily both on linux and openbsd.

#OpenBSD/luna88k snapshot has been updated based on the source tree as of July 12.

https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/luna88k/

A lot of #git commands are annoying on #OpenBSD because their output always fills the screen: e.g. “git branch” shows

main
my-other-branch
~
~
~
~
~
[and so on, filling the screen]

To fix, run

git config --global core.pager 'less -c'

but beware! Using this setting on Linux *causes* the same problem we saw on OpenBSD, since less interprets the “-c” flag the opposite way.

Hello from #GoToSocial v0.22.1 on #OpenBSD 8.0-beta 👋🏻💬🐡

Game of Trees – Git-based version control from OpenBSD folks

https://www.gameoftrees.org/

#openbsd

I continue to be appalled at the flagrant violation of all that is decent and good about modern software by those #BSD reprobates. This time it is #OpenBSD. The upgrade from 7.8 to 7.9 took two commands (`sysupgrade -R 7.9` and `pkg_add -Uu`) and "just worked".

Damnit stuff is meant to break! I'm meant to then have a fun afternoon reading the source code and picking the boot sector apart with tweezers so I can fix it! But no. No fun for me. The developers hate me.

@ltning

Not sure what you are asking. It is very stable, no issues at all.

The i386 machine is a Thinkpad T61 with 2G memory. #NetBSD work great on it. I tried #OpenBSD and it works fine too, but when it wakes up from sleep, it looses USB ports. #NetBSD no issue with sleep/wake

If any of my work on #OpenBSD, or my highlight posts here (or elsewhere) has been helpful in the past, a small recurring monthly donation would be extremely appreciated. ​

https://brynet.ca/wallofpizza.html

https://bsd.network/@brynet/114458997143046937

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Artwork is from "Puffer City" by Brandon Graham https://www.openbsd.org/images/puffer_city.jpg

Hanser Fachbuch bringt im Jahr 2026 ein neues Buch (!) zu BSD (!) raus: FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD. Nicht, dass ich persönlich das brauchen würde, aber ich finde das sehr mutig vom Verlag und freue mich über diesen Mut: https://www.hanser-fachbuch.de/BSD-Praxis-kompakt-FreeBSD-NetBSD-OpenBSD/978-3-446-48783-3 #bsd #unix #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd

With the syspatches to vmd yesterday, we lost a local fix we applied earlier to fix stability issues with vmd on #OpenBSD 7.8: see https://exquisite.social/@gothub/116413609523691565

We will be taking things down for a minute and upgrade our VM host to OpenBSD 7.9, which has the vmd fix we need. Back soon.

The upgrade is done. Our VM host is now running #OpenBSD 7.9 and should be stable again.

Bueno, comenzamos la migración de la comunidad Tilde Undernet al nuevo servidor dedicado OpenBSD y estamos finalizando el nuevo servidor de respaldo cifrado redundante. Luego de todo esto, se viene una tremenda, pero no voy a adelantar nada aún #tilde #undernet #plaintext #textoplano #openbsd #bsd #pubnix #uruguay

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NeoFetch de servidor OpenBSD de Tilde-Undernet

Some journeys don't end where you expect them to. Sometimes they bring you right back to where everything began, only with a lot more experience and a much better ecosystem waiting for you.

That's exactly what is happening with BoxyBSD!

In my (longer) blog post I cover my circuit, where I moved from bhyve to Proxmox, developed many tools for Proxmox and now moved back to FreeBSD with bhyve and Sylve.

More details in my blog post: https://gyptazy.com/blog/boxybsd-moving-from-proxmox-to-bhyve-with-sylve/

#RUNBSD #bsd #freebsd #boxybsd #openbsd #netbsd #sylve #bhyve #opensource #vps #vpshosting #opensource #community #bsdcafe #boxybsd

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BoxyBSD Returns to FreeBSD and bhyve with Sylve

@surfhosting @mxchara

+1

earlier this year switched to LXQt on my BSDs after being pretty much a KDE person from KDE3 to Plasma 6.

#RunBSD #freebsd #ghostbsd #openbsd

Hblock and tblock are bash/python scripts which update /etc/hosts file using
blocklists available in the Internet. Hblock depends only on bash, so it will
work after some tweaks even on OS/2. Tblock depends on python and few its
modules, so on BSDs it needs manual installation, but it is a little more
user-friendly. Refer to: https://github.com/hectorm/hblock and
https://codeberg.org/tblock/tblock for more information! Remember: running
tblock in aggresive mode on Atom N210 will drain computing powers
enough to block your Internet conenction totally.

borgbackup 2.0.0b22 was just released!

First release with packs and also other exciting changes - do not use with production repositories!

https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/releases/tag/2.0.0b22

#borgbackup #linux #macOS #freeBSD #openBSD #netBSD #backup

@mxchara #ctwm on #netbsd, and #fvwm on #openbsd

I feel like the conventional idea of systems programming - depending who you ask, some constellation of low-level utilityware written carefully for performance, resource efficiency and correct integration with the underlying abstractions - is all well and good, but it's also not a coincidence that code written in these styles is usually internally system-oriented.

Most systems programs don't have objects. Simple data structures are common, and some programs warrant complex ones. What you'll see the most are functions for manipulating that data, organized into systems - for example, `sort` might contain an argument parsing system, a collation system (at least for numeric vs. lexical), a randomness system, a free-RAM-assessing system, a signal handling system, a tempfile system, and more. #OpenBSD is good at clearly written C: https://github.com/openbsd/src/blob/master/usr.bin/sort/sort.c

It's a common mistake to say "well they're just suffering through the limits of C," when systemic thinking is a killer feature of the language, not a bug.

Hey #OpenBSD peeps, is anyone running a household media server on OBSD? If so, recommendations? Horror stories?

I'm currently running Jellyfin on FreeBSD and am looking for something similar-ish for an OBSD box, though it can be much simpler.

OpenBSDのウェブサイトを自分が使うところ中心に少しずつ訳してみることにしました
ひとまず基本的な準備は完了
#OpenBSD #Japanese #translation

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screenshot of Japanese translated OpenBSD FAQ page

@phnt you're on #openBSD now? i'm personally not interested much in rust, but there are a small subset of things built in it that are useful. anything i can help with? i also run openbsd

@cmccullough I have attempted to use GhostBSD multiple times. If I am able to get past the installer I run into issue after issue.

So far #OpenBSD has been the friendliest to install and run on newer CPUs. I have been anble to get #FreeBSD to run well on much older stuff, like 2017 Intel.

#openbsd users, what #laptops are you running successfully? curious to know your preference. #thinkpad takes priority

i'm working on a small project with openbsd and would like hardware recommendation besides the t480s i fried recently

@zolaris @kingocounty TIL there's some kind of #Jellyfin alternative for #OpenBSD

So July 2026 is my 25th anniversary of running OpenBSD as my Desktop operating system, and my preferred OS in general, from 2.9 to 7,9 50 releases, and it keeps getting better!
#OpenBSD

BUENO tal vez deje de ser un linuxero y pase a ser un be-ese-dero (bsdero) quien sabe... tengo que probar freebsd y openbsd primero. este finde va a ser esa aventura, sabado de lokiar!!! (instalar bsd)

#freebsd #openbsd

Upgraded my OpenBSD VPS I have with @OpenBSDAms, and it took less than 20 minutes, including faffing about with some package cleanup. Nothing broke in the process.

Unreasonably fast update.

#OpenBSD

I live very simply, but I think I can extend that into my computing life a little better. Time to ramp up the amount of #OpenBSD in my life

@mcc put a different drive in and try #openbsd or #freebsd they both run well on thinkpads. No Bluetooth on #openbsd But no AI either. FreeBSD runs ZFS, jails, bhyve and podman.

OpenBSD tests WPA3 support

The NLnet Foundation's NGI0 Commons Fund supported an effort to add WPA3 support to OpenBSD, and the work's payed off.

All drivers which support PMF can use WPA3, which are: iwm, iwx, and qwx. So far, I have tested this patch on iwx AX200 only. I will roll out this patch to more of my devices now. Help with testing is welcome.There are both userland and kernel changes involved.

https://www.osnews.com/story/145564/openbsd-tests-wpa3-support/

#OpenBSD

@happyborg

Either that or #QubesOS or #OpenBSD

Travel booked and registration done for EuroBSDCon 2026!

See you all in Brussels in September!
https://2026.eurobsdcon.org, register via https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/
About the BSD conferences: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html @eurobsdcon #eurobsdcon ##netbsd #freebsd #openbsd #conference #brussels #Bruxelles #freesoftware #libresoftware

Finally got around to adding the next level of connectivity to #DN42 - IBGP between my routers. I'm now correctly receiving the full DN42 table on a router at home and connectivity is working fine over #Wireguard tunnel. Still got quite a bit to do before I can actually host anything, but I'm glad to be making some progress.

#openbsd #freebsd #openbgpd

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟳/𝟮𝟬 (Valuable News - 2026/07/20) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/valuable-news-2026-07-20/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟳/𝟮𝟬 (Valuable News - 2026/07/20) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/valuable-news-2026-07-20/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

OK, these #Protectli systems are getting on my nerves.

Can anyone suggest a reason why they would not cold boot into #OpenBSD unless the serial console cable is connected *and* live (i.e. I actually connect both ends of the cable)?

They reboot fine, but cold boot hangs until I connect a serial cable.

The Protectli runs Coreboot and is set to use the serial console.

DMET - MBBS / BDS (Government Quota ) பாடநெறி அமர்வு 2026-2027 தொடக்கம் .

Apply link : https://tinyurl.com/2v86xacz

#mbbsdegree #DMeTalentAgency #admissions #starting11 #OpenBSD

I got #sway running under #OpenBSD on my 2006 X60, and it ran pretty well.

I tried from memory to recreate my config from my machine at work because I turned it off so I couldn't log in remotely, and I knew it was going to bite me at some point. I think I got there in the end.

Anyway, sway ran well until it seemed like the keyboard ate itself and started reading keys wrong. Also, I'll need to find something to replace xenodm.

Oh nice, #VimClassic is in the #OpenBSD repos! :D

$ doas pkg_add -Vv vim-classic
Update candidates: quirks-7.194 -> quirks-7.194 (0/1)
quirks-7.194 signed on 2026-07-17T22:48:25Z
Ambiguous: choose package for vim-classic
a	0: <None>
	1: vim-classic-8.3.0
	2: vim-classic-8.3.0-gtk3
	3: vim-classic-8.3.0-gtk3-lua
	4: vim-classic-8.3.0-gtk3-python3
	5: vim-classic-8.3.0-lua
	6: vim-classic-8.3.0-python3
Your choice: 1

#NoAI #AInt

📢 EuroBSDCon2026: The Schedule is Here! 😈⛳️🐡

The schedule is now published!!
You can find it at: https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/schedule/

Grab your tickets 🎟️ at https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org/eurobsdcon/brussels/

For everything else, peek at https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/
More information is added all the time.

EuroBSDCon 2026 in Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
September 09-13, 2026

#RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #BSD #Conference #Register

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Cutout of the EuroBSDCon 2026 banner. Comic like drawing. First panel has a butler serving a nice Belgium beer. There are two speech bubbles. 1. ...we find this? 2. Etterbeek, Sir. The second panel has Manneken Pis doing his thing.

#WPA3 support coming to #OpenBSD

https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260719093851

📢 All hosts are upgraded! 📢

All the servers are now running #OpenBSD 7.9 with all the latest syspatches.

https://openbsd.amsterdam/servers.html

When you are using FDE, make sure you start your own VM.

https://status.openbsd.amsterdam/

#RUNBSD #OpenBSD #Maintenance

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Serious dog (husky) looking straight in the camera, ears back. It has the text: Maintenance? What maintenance??