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Jails are a hardened version of chroots. They allow multiple separate
Jails are a hardened version of chroots. They allow multiple separate
FreeBSD installations to run on one machine, while sharing a kernel, ram, resources.
FreeBSD installations to run on one machine, while sharing a kernel, ram, resources.
Because programs are running natively, this is much faster than using a type2-hypervisor.
Jails are like low-level lego blocks, you'll want to either setup your own scripts, or use a management tool.
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= Documentation =
= Documentation =

Revision as of 20:06, 19 September 2021

Jails are a hardened version of chroots. They allow multiple separate FreeBSD installations to run on one machine, while sharing a kernel, ram, resources.

Documentation

man jail https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=jail&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html
man jail.conf https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=jail.conf&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html

Tutorials

excellent/comprehensive tutorial http://clinta.github.io/freebsd-jails-the-hard-way/
FreeBSD Manual https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/jails.html

Locations

/etc/rc.conf enable jails, global jail configuration
/etc/jail.conf configure individual jails
/etc/jails/*.fstab individual jail fstabs

Notes

jail usage
jail setup
jail maintenance
jail troubleshooting

Jail Management Tools

cbsd abstraction layer over jails/bhyve/xen
iocage more powerful tool to facilitate managing jails
ezjail shellscript to facilitate managing jails
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