Building a Server with FreeBSD 7: A Modular Approach

  • 3h 33m
  • Bryan J. Hong
  • No Starch Press
  • 2008

The most difficult part of building a server with FreeBSD, the Unix-like operating system, is arguably software installation and configuration. Finding the software is easy enough; getting everything up and running is another thing entirely. The only option for many people has been to hire a consultant.

Building a Server with FreeBSD 7 is for those of us who prefer to build our own server. If you're a small business owner looking for a reliable email server, a curious Windows administrator, or if you just want to put that old computer in the closet to work, you'll learn how to get things up and running quickly. Then, once you have a working system, you can experiment, extend, and customize as you please.

You'll learn how to install FreeBSD, then how to install popular server applications with the ports collection. Each package is treated as an independent module, so you can dip into the book at any point to install just the packages you need, when you need them. The book’s modules cover topics like:

  • Running common FreeBSD admin commands and tasks
  • Managing the FreeBSD ports collection
  • Installing third-party apps like Apache, Courier-IMAP, SpamAssassin, CUPS, Cyrus SASL, MediaWiki, and WordPress
  • Setting up MySQL, NTP, ISC DHCP, ISC BIND DNS, PHP, OpenLDAP, OpenSSH, OpenSSL, and OpenVPN

Building a Server with FreeBSD 7 will have you up and running fast, with minimum hassle. (Just be sure to send the money you save to the Unemployed Consultant Foundation.)

About the Author

Bryan Hong graduated with an aeronautical science degree and spent part of his career flying jets for a regional carrier in the eastern U.S. Since he was traveling constantly, he sought a way to centrally host a personal website, retrieve email, and access files when away from home. His research and experience installing FreeBSD led to the writing of this book.

In this Book

  • FreeBSD 7.0
  • FreeBSD Ports Collection
  • Apache HTTP Server 2.2.8
  • Courier-authlib 0.60.2
  • Courier-IMAP Server 4.3.0
  • CUPS Print Server 1.3.3
  • Cyrus SASL 2.1.22
  • ddclient 3.7.3
  • Drupal 5.5
  • ISC BIND DNS Server 9.4.2
  • ISC DHCP Server 3.0.5
  • Lynx 2.8.6
  • MediaWiki 1.11.1
  • MySQL Server 5.0.51
  • NTP Server 4.2.2
  • OpenLDAP Server 2.3.38
  • OpenSSH Server 4.7p1
  • OpenSSL 0.9.8g
  • OpenVPN Server 2.0.6
  • PHP 5.2.5
  • phpBB 3.0.0
  • phpLDAPadmin 1.1.0
  • phpMyAdmin 2.11.5
  • Postfix SMTP Server 2.5.1
  • Procmail 3.22
  • Pure-FTPd Server 1.0.21
  • Samba 3.0.28
  • SpamAssassin 3.2.4
  • SquirrelMail 1.4.13
  • WordPress 2.3.3
  • Commands
  • Backup and Restore
  • Managing User Accounts
  • The Protocols
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