Mike Scott  wrote:
> Hi all; a quick query about speeds.
>
> I currently use an old i386 machine as home server (everything from
> local NFS file-store, to bind, to email server). It's an acer aspire
> r3700, running at 1.8GHz, 2 proc/4 thread job. It runs freebsd headless,
> and I use vnc for day-to-day operations on it.
>
> I'm contemplating replacing with a rpi4, which I gather is now supported
> by freebsd, using a usb3 external hard drive. But is this likely to
> prove slower or problematic for any other reason?

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by FreeBSD on a Pi. It works relatively
well, but be aware that Pi4 support is still only in -current. There's some
"mucking about" to be done yet.

Best to browse the freebsd-arm mailing list archive to see if it's progressed
to the point of being useful to you.

For my part, FreeBSD has made an admirably functional  platform for bind,
apache and sendmail. It's less useful as a workstation; I'm typing this on
a Pi4 ssh'd into a Pi2. There are not yet precompiled applications in any
great variety, but command-line programs build via the ports collection
very reliably. Self-hosting can be done with a little fussing, Xorg built
without too much trouble, but browsers are a major pain to compile.

There are some random observations of mine at
http://www.zefox.net/~fbsd/
and a wealth of knowledge on the mailing list.

Hope this helps,

bob prohaska

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