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&os; is an advanced computer
operating system used to power
modern servers, desktops and
embedded
platforms.
A large
community
has continually developed it for
more than thirty years. Its advanced
networking, security and storage
features have made &os; the platform
of choice for many of the
busiest web sites
and most pervasive
embedded networking and storage
devices.The &os; Project
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FreeBSD releases are classified into "Production Releases" and "Legacy Releases". The former are best suited to users looking for the latest new features; the latter are for users wishing to stay with a more conservative upgrade strategy.
Releases are further classified by the length of time they will be supported by the Security Officer into "Normal" and "Extended" releases.
Documentation files for each release are available for viewing in HTML format on the Release Documentation page.
Complete information about the release date, the classification type, and the estimated End-Of-Life (EOL) for currently supported releases can be found on the Supported Releases section of the FreeBSD Security Information page.
Release &rel.current; (&rel.current.date;) Announcement : Release Notes : Installation Instructions : Hardware Notes : Readme : Errata
Release &rel2.current; (&rel2.current.date;) Announcement : Release Notes : Installation Instructions : Hardware Notes : Readme : Errata
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-For the schedule of upcoming releases, or for more information about the release engineering process, please visit the Release Engineering page.
The latest snapshots from our FreeBSD-STABLE and FreeBSD-CURRENT branches are also available. Please see Getting FreeBSD for details.
Complete historical information about the release date, the classification type, and the effective End-Of-Life (EOL) for these releases may be found on the Unsupported Releases section of the FreeBSD Security Information page.
Modern PCs use the amd64 architecture, including those with Intel® branded processors. Computers with more than 3 GB of memory should use amd64. If the computer is an older, 32-bit only model, use i386. For embedded devices and single-board computers (SBC) such as the Raspberry Pi, Beagle Bone Black, Panda Board, and Zed Board, use the armv6 SD card image which supports ARMv6 and ARMv7 processors.
The &os; installer can be downloaded in a number of different formats including CD (disc1), DVD (dvd1), and Network Install (bootonly) sized ISO Disc Images, as well as regular and mini USB memory stick images. Later versions of &os; are also offered as prebuilt expandable Virtual Machine images, and as SD Cards for embedded platforms.
While &os; does not gather deployment statistics, having statistical information available is essential. Please consider installing the sysutils/bsdstats package, which collects hardware and software statistics, helping developers understand how to best focus their efforts. The information collected is available at the bsdstats.org website.
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If you are interested in a purely experimental snapshot release of &os;-CURRENT (AKA &rel.head;-CURRENT), aimed at developers and bleeding-edge testers only, then please see the &os; Snapshot Releases page. For more information about past, present and future releases in general, please visit the release information page.
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If you plan on getting &os; via HTTP or FTP, please check the listing of mirror sites in the handbook to see if there is a site closer to you.
There are many options for installing &os;, including installation from CD-ROM, DVD, USB Memory Stick or even directly using anonymous FTP, HTTP, or NFS. Depending on the &os; version you want to install, please read through the &os; 9.X/10.X installation guide or the &os; 8.X installation guide before downloading the entire &os; distribution.
&os; can be acquired on CD-ROM or DVD from FreeBSD Mall, or one of the other CD-ROM and DVD Publishers.
For downloading past releases, please visit the FTP archive.
&os; is widely used as a building block for other commercial and open-source operating systems. The projects below are widely used and of particular interest to &os; users.
FreeNAS is an open source storage platform based on &os; and supports sharing across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems.
PC-BSD is a &os; derivative with a graphical installer and impressive desktop tools aimed at ease of use for the casual computer user.
pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of &os; tailored for use as a firewall and router.
The &os; Ports Collection is a diverse collection of utility and application software that has been ported to &os;.
For information about how you can contribute your favorite piece of software to the Ports Collection, have a look at The Porter's Handbook and the article Contributing to &os;.