FreeBSD is a rock solid server operating system. Using FreeBSD however these people are usually Unix gurus who can actually help to your problems. Here, will go through a sample FreeBSD installation with info about why we do some things and why we don't do some things.

Background Info

Many people think that FreeBSD is difficult to install and difficult to use. The main reason for this conception is the few number of FreeBSD users. Most beginners rely on other users' knowledge of the operating system think that it must be easier to use the operating sytem with most users. This is true for operating systems targeted for desktop usage, however the same doesnt apply for operating systems targeted for server usage. Often the quality of community support one can get is not determined by the number of people who can make suggestions however the number of qualified people who can give suggestions. Most FreeBSD users are experienced in Unix system administration thus know the differences between an advice which would work the problem out or the advice which is the right way to solve a problem.

In any case FreeBSD installation is very easy even for beginners. In this article, we will go through an installation targeted for server usage.