Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:32:04 -0500 From: Joe in MPLS <joe@gracenpeace.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: doing a minimal FreeBSD install Message-ID: <47030D34.9090301@gracenpeace.net>
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Daniel Bye wrote: > On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 01:59:55PM -0700, Rogelio Bastardo wrote: > > >> I'm looking to install only the bare essentials to FreeBSD and then >> install each program piece-by-piece afterwards. >> >> To do this, do I just need the first FreeBSD 6 ISO? Or can I get away >> with just the boot CD ISO and then install each port one-by-one? >> >> (Basically, I just wanna build a Nagios server, and that requires >> very, very little) >> > > > A bit more work perhaps than you're willing or able to commit, but you > might be interested in MiniBSD - a set of scripts that enable you to > pare down a base FreeBSD system to something very small indeed. > > http://www.minibsd.org > > It needs some practice to get it right, but the results are quite > useful when you get it right! > > Dan > > > I'm running a couple of mini-ITX sized mini-bsd machines now. They're dedicated to SSL proxy duties. They boot and run fom 32MB compact flash cards. / is mounted read only, /var & /tmp are ramdisks. Runs great on VMware too. ...jgm
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