Posts Tagged containers
Extending OCI container networks with Hooks
Sunday, 29 Jun 2025
Following on from the previous post , after storage, we want networking. FreeBSD provides a rich set of networking facilities, both in the base system, and in the ports collection. But Podman containe…
Using Podman hooks to attach Nebula mesh networking to containers
Friday, 27 Jun 2025
Podman containers can use Nebula mesh networking interfaces, allowing your containerised applications to participate in secure overlay networks across multiple hosts and data centers. This builds on t…
Using Podman hooks to mount persistent ZFS datasets into ephemeral Containers
Friday, 27 Jun 2025
Podman containers can mount jailed ZFS datasets, allowing you to use ZFS features like snapshots and replication, with your containerised toys. I use this setup to have an ephemeral container for a da…
Building a custom base FreeBSD OCI container image
Tuesday, 10 Jun 2025
Now that FreeBSD 14.3 is out, it’s much simpler to build a custom base OCI container image than before. These brief instructions assume that you are running this on a standard FreeBSD 14.3 or later sy…
A Brief Introduction to OCI Containers on FreeBSD
Wednesday, 4 Dec 2024
OCI Containers on FreeBSD These Work-in-progress notes will be updated over time, and merged into the FreeBSD HandBook once they are complete. For the moment, have fun, and send feedback to dch@FreeBS…