FreeBSD 11

Product Overview

FreeBSD is an operating system used to power servers, desktops, and embedded systems. Derived from BSD, the version of UNIX developed at the University of California, Berkeley, FreeBSD has been continually developed by a large community for more than 30 years.FreeBSD's networking, security, storage, and monitoring features, including the pf firewall, the Capsicum and CloudABI capability frameworks, the ZFS filesystem, and the DTrace dynamic tracing framework, make FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the busiest web sites and most pervasive embedded networking and storage systems.
Version: 11.4-RELEASE

By: Colin Percival

Categories: Operating Systems

Operating System
Linux/Unix, FreeBSD 11
Delivery Methods
Amazon Machine Image

Highlights: FreeBSD provides access to over 26,000 third-party applications via the ports tree and binary packages. FreeBSD's widely-recognized stability and reliability and five-year support for stable branches makes it ideal for building long-lived services. Between Capsicum, Jails, CloudABI, and support for multiple firewalls, FreeBSD provides an unsurpassed security feature set.

Category: Infrastructure Software

Delivery Method: Amazon Machine Image