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FreeBSDHow-To July 5, 2026 2 min read

How to Set Up a Web Server on FreeBSD with nginx

A complete walkthrough installing nginx, enabling it as a proper rc.conf-managed service, and serving a first site — the FreeBSD-idiomatic way, not a generic Linux tutorial adapted.

#howto#nginx#webserver
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Haiku OSHow-To May 18, 2026 3 min read

How to Back Up and Restore a Haiku System

A complete walkthrough backing up a Haiku installation using BFS attributes and standard file-copying tools, plus what to know about restoring packagefs-managed system data specifically.

#howto#backup#bfs
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Haiku OSHow-To May 17, 2026 3 min read

How to Set Up Multiple User Accounts on Haiku

A complete walkthrough creating additional user accounts on Haiku, understanding its current multi-user maturity, and what to expect versus a fully mature multi-user Unix system.

#howto#users#permissions
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