Viele Grundsatzfragen werden in diesem Artikel beantwortet: FreeBSD Basics: Building a Unix Server.

It’s no exaggeration to think of a server install as 99% preparation and 1% configuration. Sure, you can finish quickly by installing the operating system and applications with their default settings. There isn’t a sysadmin out there who hasn’t had to fix the fallout from such an install usually done by someone else who left town without a forwarding number.

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