Setting up FreeBSD server

Third-party software

Installing required packages on first boot

• pkg install zsh
• pkg install vim
• pkg install tmux
• pkg install git
• pkg install node npm
• pkg install bash

Jasmine

• pkg install qt4-qmake

Routine that should be repeated from time to time

• pkg autoremove - to remove dependencies that are not in use any more
• pkg upgrade to update all previously installed packages to their latest versions
• pkg audit -F to address any vulnerabilities known for previosly installed software

Add routine tasks

• Create file /etc/periodic.conf with following contents:

#!/bin/sh

# Automatically perform a daily back up of the package database
# See 5.4.7 in http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/pkgng-intro.html
#
# Restore package database with `pkg backup -r /var/backups/pkgng.db`
#
daily_backup_pkgdb_enable="Yes"
daily_backup_pkgdb_dir="/var/backups"

Configure

• Save this file as /root/.vimrc in order to have nicely configured Vim for root user

• adduser to add my own user

• chpass <USERNAME> to change anything regarding that user

• Set UTF-8 locale by following this guide