Blog ran on Ubuntu 16.04 for 10 years. I migrated it to FreeBSD
The author migrated their blog from an outdated Ubuntu 16.04 server to a more efficient Hetzner virtual machine running FreeBSD. This change was motivated by the need for better security and performance, as the old system had been unsupported for years. The new setup not only costs less but also offers improved specifications and stability.
- ▪The blog had been running on a Digital Ocean VPS for over ten years.
- ▪The author migrated to a Hetzner virtual machine, which is cheaper and offers better performance.
- ▪FreeBSD was chosen for its stability and security features, including Jails for virtualization.
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This blog has been running on a Digital Ocean VPS for over ten years. A machine hosted in New York City, running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. An LTS that hasn’t been in support for at least 5 years. It was about time to change it. After some considerations, I migrated to a Hetzner virtual machine that is way better than my old Ubuntu one, less than half the price of what I used to pay, and just across the country from me. Not only that, but I took the challenge to move my stack to FreeBSD. It’s a long text, but stay for a cool introduction of FreeBSD Jails with Bastille and some interesting site load benchmarks.
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