To build an internal FreeBSD Update Server some requirements should be met.
A running FreeBSD system.
A user account with at least 4 GB of available space. This will allow for creation of updates for 7.1 and 7.2. Beyond this, new space requirements will need to be considered.
An ssh(1) account on a remote machine to upload distributed updates.
A web server, like Apache, with over half of the space required for the build. For instance, our test builds total 4 GB, and the webserver space needed to distribute updates is 2.6 GB.
Basic knowledge of shell scripting with Bourne shell, sh(1).
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