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<p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/BoxyBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BoxyBSD</span></a> is a non-profit VM &amp; service provider for the open-source community with a focus on BSD based Systems like <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FreeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeBSD</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenBSD</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/NetBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NetBSD</span></a>. BoxyBSD also provides additional services like webhosting, git, email and DNS solutions for <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opensource</span></a> projects to give valuable things back t

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    Did you know - you can also grab free #Linux based VPS now! We took your feedback seriously and instead of breaking the philosophy at #BoxyBSD, @gyptazy crafted the @BoxedTux project with the same spirit and philosophy. Free Linux based instances for learning, testing and educational content. Supporting #Debian, #Ubuntu, #Fedora, #RockyLinux, #Devuan, #Suse and many more ones! #BoxedTux is also powered by @gyptazy to support the community and beginners just focussing more on Linux based syst...

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    Prices for dedicated servers and VPS instances are raising more and more! Guess what… #BoxyBSD still provides free VMs to people who want to learn #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD or even #Illumos / #opensolaris - all with full #ipv6 support - of course! #LearnBSD &amp;amp; #RUNBSD #opensource #community @gyptazy #BSD #hosting #isp #provider

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    We&amp;#39;re coming even closer to you again with our new locations which will be available soon for deployments: * UK, London * Norway, Sandefjord * Sweden, Stockholm * Canada, Toronto * US, Kansas #BSD #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #VM #VPS #FreeVPS #FreeVM #education #opensource #homelab #learning #ipv6 @gyptazy

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    On Thursday, @gyptazy provided a talk about #BoxyBSD at the &amp;quot;Virtualization Gathering&amp;quot; at @credativde. @gyptazy provided some more information about the BoxyBSD project, but also about the history and infrastructure including the switches of #FreeBSD #Jails, #bhyve and #Proxmox (#kvm). Afterwards, additional information about the #Sylve project were shared and why this is so important and interesting and could make BoxyBSD return to bhyve based #virtualization. Slides: https...

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    Advertisement: We are happy to welcome our new sponsor at #BoxyBSD: ST-Hosting.com ST-Hosting.com stands for performance, stability, and pragmatic solutions and hosting like: - LXC &amp;amp; KVM servers on AMD EPYC, Ryzen, Intel Xeon systems - Fair pricing and direct support from Germany - Hosting made in Germany We’re excited to have https://st-hosting.com on board! You can immediately start to provision your BSD based boxes (like #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD,...) at BoxyBSD in our new locat...

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    Still looking for an invite code for #BoxyBSD for free VPS instances? You can grab an invite for the @BoxyBSD project at the #FOSDEM - just watch out for @gyptazy - you can&amp;#39;t really miss him! Make sure to visit the #BSDDevroom managed by @fosdembsd! #RUNBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #BSD #BSDCommunity #FOSDEM2026 #fosdem26 #opensource #freevps #hosting #education #brussels #belgium #conference

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    Pssstttt... We got some invites left from the first day at #fosdem boxybsd-fosdem2026-5839471620 boxybsd-fosdem2026-7492063815 boxybsd-fosdem2026-3168952047 boxybsd-fosdem2026-9284501763 boxybsd-fosdem2026-6047389125 boxybsd-fosdem2026-1752840936 boxybsd-fosdem2026-8610394752 boxybsd-fosdem2026-9305741862 boxybsd-fosdem2026-2378456901 boxybsd-fosdem2026-9506172843 First come, first serve. cc: @gyptazy

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    Wow! After we temporary opened the gates for free VPS instances, we got more than 80 new registrations and already shipped more than 50 new, completely free #BSD bases VPS instances. Thanks to @gyptazy for making this possible! #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #freeVPS #VPS #hosting #RUNBSD #education #opensource

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    ⚠️ Maintenance: For maintenance and security reasons all nodes have been urgently updated and rebooted at 11 AM UTC+1. If your workloads are not running anymore, please start them again from your control panel! cc: @gyptazy

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    Dear community, this is not an easy message to write. After many years of running BoxyBSD, the time has come to officially shut the project down. BoxyBSD started with a simple and clear mission: to provide an accessible platform for learners and beginners to explore BSD-based systems without the need for spare hardware, prior knowledge, or complex setup. It was meant to be a place where anyone could spin up real virtual machines, work with fixed and static IPs, and benefit from globally distr...