Reading up on ZFS
4 deep · digging since dec 24, 25
- Divan Visagie
Using FreeBSD as a primary OS for a summer revealed BSD’s diverse family, ZFS’s replaceable‑drive OS installs, focused‑OS benefits, and OpenBSD’s pledge security model.
- Disaster Recovery Backups With Rsync
The article explains how to create an encrypted, offline rsync backup of critical NAS data using ZFS snapshots, LUKS, and a helper script for disaster recovery.
- What are you doing this weekend?
A developer recounts returning to FreeBSD for a home NAS after years on Linux, praising its simplicity for servers but sticking with Arch for desktops.
- Instant database clones with PostgreSQL 18
PostgreSQL 18 adds instant, zero-copy database cloning via CREATE DATABASE with FILE_COPY and WAL_LOG strategies, enabling template-based cloning for testing and CI.