app01 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:42:57 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) BSD Now - Episodes Tagged with “Optimizing” https://www.bsdnow.tv/tags/optimizing Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400 Created by three guys who love BSD, we cover the latest news and have an extensive series of tutorials, as well as interviews with various people from all areas of the BSD community. It also serves as a platform for support and questions. We love and advocate FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonFlyBSD and TrueOS. Our show aims to be helpful and informative for new users that want to learn about them, but still be entertaining for the people who are already pros. The show airs on Wednesdays at 2:00PM (US Eastern time) and the edited version is usually up the following day. en-us episodic A weekly podcast and the place to B...SD JT Pennington Created by three guys who love BSD, we cover the latest news and have an extensive series of tutorials, as well as interviews with various people from all areas of the BSD community. It also serves as a platform for support and questions. We love and advocate FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonFlyBSD and TrueOS. Our show aims to be helpful and informative for new users that want to learn about them, but still be entertaining for the people who are already pros. The show airs on Wednesdays at 2:00PM (US Eastern time) and the edited version is usually up the following day. no berkeley,freebsd,openbsd,netbsd,dragonflybsd,trueos,trident,hardenedbsd,tutorial,howto,guide,bsd,interview JT Pennington feedback@bsdnow.tv 632: Zipbomb defeated https://www.bsdnow.tv/632 4d8e2a9b-ebf7-4dcc-bbda-93121e1ab789 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0400 JT Pennington full JT Pennington zipbomb defeated, Optimizing ZFS for High-Throughput Storage Workloads, Open Source is one person, Omada SDN Controller on FreeBSD, Building a Simple Router with OpenBSD, Back to the origins, Enhancing Support for NAT64 Protocol Translation in NetBSD, and more 52:56 no <p>zipbomb defeated, Optimizing ZFS for High-Throughput Storage Workloads, Open Source is one person, Omada SDN Controller on FreeBSD, Building a Simple Router with OpenBSD, Back to the origins, Enhancing Support for NAT64 Protocol Translation in NetBSD, and more</p> <p><strong><em>NOTES</em></strong></p> <p>This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by <a href="https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow noopener">Tarsnap</a> and the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow noopener">BSDNow Patreon</a></p> <h2>Headlines</h2> <p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/openzfs/comments/1niu6h7/when_a_decompression_zip_bomb_meets_zfs_19_pb/" rel="nofollow noopener">zipbomb defeated</a></p> <hr> <p><a href="https://klarasystems.com/articles/optimizing-zfs-for-high-throughput-storage-workloads?utm_source=BSD%20Now&amp;utm_medium=Podcast" rel="nofollow noopener">Optimizing ZFS for High-Throughput Storage Workloads</a></p> <hr> <h2>News Roundup</h2> <p><a href="https://opensourcesecurity.io/2025/08-oss-one-person" rel="nofollow noopener">Open Source is one person</a></p> <hr> <p><a href="https://blog.feld.me/posts/2025/08/omada-on-freebsd" rel="nofollow noopener">Omada SDN Controller on FreeBSD</a></p> <hr> <p><a href="https://failsafe.monster/posts/another-world/" rel="nofollow noopener">Back to the origins</a></p> <hr> <p><a href="http://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_nat64_protocol_translation" rel="nofollow noopener">Google Summer of Code 2025 Reports: Enhancing Support for NAT64 Protocol Translation in NetBSD</a></p> <hr> <h2>Undeadly Bits</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250601104254" rel="nofollow noopener">j2k25 - OpenBSD Hackathon Japan 2025</a></li> <li><a href="http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250818113047" rel="nofollow noopener">OpenSSH will now adapt IP QoS to actual sessions and traffic</a></li> <li><a href="https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250903064251" rel="nofollow noopener">Preliminary support for Raspberry Pi 5</a></li> <li><a href="https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250911045955" rel="nofollow noopener">OpenBSD enters 7.8-beta</a></li> <li><a href="https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250912124932" rel="nofollow noopener">Full BSDCan 2025 video playlist(s) available</a></li> <li><a href="https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250926141610" rel="nofollow noopener">OpenBGPD 8.9 released</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h2>Tarsnap</h2> <p>This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. 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Headlines

zipbomb defeated

Optimizing ZFS for High-Throughput Storage Workloads

News Roundup

Open Source is one person

Omada SDN Controller on FreeBSD

Back to the origins

Google Summer of Code 2025 Reports: Enhancing Support for NAT64 Protocol Translation in NetBSD

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Headlines

zipbomb defeated

Optimizing ZFS for High-Throughput Storage Workloads

News Roundup

Open Source is one person

Omada SDN Controller on FreeBSD

Back to the origins

Google Summer of Code 2025 Reports: Enhancing Support for NAT64 Protocol Translation in NetBSD

Undeadly Bits

Tarsnap

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]]> 620: Postmortem for jemalloc https://www.bsdnow.tv/620 5750c48e-f7ce-4af7-a722-55d35ebd2366 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0400 JT Pennington full JT Pennington The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist, ZFS Performance Tuning – Optimizing for your Workload, what would a multi-user web server look like, That Grumpy BSD Guy: A Short Reading List, rsync's defaults are not always enough, jemalloc Postmortem, and more 53:53 no <p>The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist, ZFS Performance Tuning – Optimizing for your Workload, what would a multi-user web server look like, That Grumpy BSD Guy: A Short Reading List, rsync's defaults are not always enough, jemalloc Postmortem, and more</p> <p><strong><em>NOTES</em></strong></p> <p>This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by <a href="https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow noopener">Tarsnap</a> and the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow noopener">BSDNow Patreon</a></p> <h2>Headlines</h2> <hr> <p><a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/05/13/the_server_that_wasnt_meant_to_exist/" rel="nofollow noopener">The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist</a></p> <hr> <p><a href="https://klarasystems.com/articles/zfs-performance-tuning-optimizing-for-your-workload/?utm_source=BSD%20Now&amp;utm_medium=Podcast" rel="nofollow noopener">ZFS Performance Tuning – Optimizing for your Workload</a></p> <hr> <h2>News Roundup</h2> <p><a href="https://utcc.utoronto.ca/%7Ecks/space/blog/web/MultiUserWebServerWildIdea" rel="nofollow noopener">What would a multi-user web server look like? (A thought experiment)</a></p> <hr> <p><a href="https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/05/that-grumpy-bsd-guy-short-reading-list.html" rel="nofollow noopener">That Grumpy BSD Guy: A Short Reading List</a></p> <hr> <p><a href="https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2025/05/31/sync/" rel="nofollow noopener">rsync's defaults are not always enough</a></p> <hr> <p><a href="https://jasone.github.io/2025/06/12/jemalloc-postmortem/" rel="nofollow noopener">jemalloc Postmortem</a></p> <hr> <h2>Beastie Bits</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2025/06/25/ipv6-and-proxying-on-dragonfly/" rel="nofollow noopener">IPv6 and proxying on DragonFly</a></li> <li><a href="https://boxybsd.com" rel="nofollow noopener">BoxyBSD</a></li> <li><a href="https://alfonsosiciliano.gitlab.io/posts/2025-05-29-sysctltui.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Sysctltui</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h2>Tarsnap</h2> <p>This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups.</p> <h2>Feedback/Questions</h2> <hr> <ul> <li><p>Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to <a href="mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv" rel="nofollow noopener">feedback@bsdnow.tv</a></p></li> <li><p>Join us and other BSD Fans in our <a href="https://t.me/bsdnow" rel="nofollow noopener">BSD Now Telegram channel</a></p></li> </ul> <hr> freebsd, openbsd, netbsd, dragonflybsd, trueos, hardenedbsd, tutorial, howto, guide, bsd, operating system, os, open source, foss, shell, cli, unix, tools, utility, berkeley, software, distribution, development, code, programming, release, zfs, zpool, dataset, filesystem, storage, ports, packages, jails, interview, Performance, tuning, optimizing, workload, multi-user web server, reading list, rsync, jemalloc, Postmortem The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist, ZFS Performance Tuning – Optimizing for your Workload, what would a multi-user web server look like, That Grumpy BSD Guy: A Short Reading List, rsync's defaults are not always enough, jemalloc Postmortem, and more

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Headlines

The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist

ZFS Performance Tuning – Optimizing for your Workload

News Roundup

What would a multi-user web server look like? (A thought experiment)

That Grumpy BSD Guy: A Short Reading List

rsync's defaults are not always enough

jemalloc Postmortem

Beastie Bits

Tarsnap

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Headlines

The Server That Wasn't Meant to Exist

ZFS Performance Tuning – Optimizing for your Workload

News Roundup

What would a multi-user web server look like? (A thought experiment)

That Grumpy BSD Guy: A Short Reading List

rsync's defaults are not always enough

jemalloc Postmortem

Beastie Bits

Tarsnap

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]]> 451: Tuning ZFS recordsize https://www.bsdnow.tv/451 e05f4b5e-9285-42ae-87ba-151ec71f80b7 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 03:00:00 -0400 JT Pennington full JT Pennington Full system backups with FFS snapshots, ZFS and dump(8), tuning recordsize in OpenZFS, Optimizing FreeBSD Power Consumption on Modern Intel Laptops, remember to check for ZFS filesystems being mounted, Use tcpdump to save wireless bridge, and more 1:00:45 no <p>Full system backups with FFS snapshots, ZFS and dump(8), tuning recordsize in OpenZFS, Optimizing FreeBSD Power Consumption on Modern Intel Laptops, remember to check for ZFS filesystems being mounted, Use tcpdump to save wireless bridge, and more</p> <p><strong><em>NOTES</em></strong><br> This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by <a href="https://www.tarsnap.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow noopener">Tarsnap</a> and the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bsdnow" rel="nofollow noopener">BSDNow Patreon</a></p> <h2>Headlines</h2> <h3><a href="https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/705-full-system-backups-with-ffs-snapshots-zfs-and-dump8" rel="nofollow noopener">Full system backups with FFS snapshots, ZFS and dump(8)</a></h3> <hr> <h3><a href="https://klarasystems.com/articles/tuning-recordsize-in-openzfs/" rel="nofollow noopener">Tuning Recordsize in OpenZFS</a></h3> <hr> <h2>News Roundup</h2> <h3><a href="https://www.neelc.org/posts/optimize-freebsd-for-intel-tigerlake/" rel="nofollow noopener">Optimizing FreeBSD Power Consumption on Modern Intel Laptops</a></h3> <hr> <h3><a href="https://utcc.utoronto.ca/%7Ecks/space/blog/solaris/ZFSCheckForMounted" rel="nofollow noopener">I need to remember to check for ZFS filesystems being mounted</a></h3> <hr> <h3><a href="https://adventurist.me/posts/0027" rel="nofollow noopener">Use tcpdump to save wireless bridge</a></h3> <hr> <h2>Beastie Bits</h2> <pre><code>• [FreeBSD on the Vortex86DX CPU](https://www.cambus.net/freebsd-on-the-vortex86dx-cpu/) • [HAMMER2 vs USB stick pulls](https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2022/03/22/26800.html) • [New US mirror for DragonFly](https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2022/03/09/26742.html) • [HelloSystem 13.1 RC1](https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/experimental-13.1-RC1) • [Video introduction to OpenBSD 7.0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeUsE-3nSes) • [Losses in the community](https://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/tuhs/2022-April/025643.html) </code></pre> <hr> <h3>Tarsnap</h3> <ul> <li>This weeks episode of BSDNow was sponsored by our friends at Tarsnap, the only secure online backup you can trust your data to. Even paranoids need backups.</li> </ul> <h2>Feedback/Questions</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/451/feedback/Sam%20-%20BSD%20Laptops.md" rel="nofollow noopener">Sam - BSD Laptops</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/451/feedback/Reese%20-%20Electric%20Groff.md" rel="nofollow noopener">Reese - Electric Groff</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/BSDNow/bsdnow.tv/blob/master/episodes/451/feedback/Alexandra%20-%20New%20to%20BSD.md" rel="nofollow noopener">Alexandra - New to BSD</a></li> </ul> <hr> <ul> <li>Send questions, comments, show ideas/topics, or stories you want mentioned on the show to <a href="mailto:feedback@bsdnow.tv" rel="nofollow noopener">feedback@bsdnow.tv</a> ***</li> </ul> freebsd, openbsd, netbsd, dragonflybsd, trueos, trident, hardenedbsd, tutorial, howto, guide, bsd, operating system, open source, shell, unix, os, berkeley, software, distribution, release, zfs, zpool, dataset, interview, ports, packages, backups, dump, tuning, recordsize, optimizing, power consumption, intel, laptop, mount, mounting, mounted, tcpdump, wireless bridge Full system backups with FFS snapshots, ZFS and dump(8), tuning recordsize in OpenZFS, Optimizing FreeBSD Power Consumption on Modern Intel Laptops, remember to check for ZFS filesystems being mounted, Use tcpdump to save wireless bridge, and more

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Headlines

Full system backups with FFS snapshots, ZFS and dump(8)

Tuning Recordsize in OpenZFS

News Roundup

Optimizing FreeBSD Power Consumption on Modern Intel Laptops

I need to remember to check for ZFS filesystems being mounted

Use tcpdump to save wireless bridge

Beastie Bits

• [FreeBSD on the Vortex86DX CPU](https://www.cambus.net/freebsd-on-the-vortex86dx-cpu/)
• [HAMMER2 vs USB stick pulls](https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2022/03/22/26800.html)
• [New US mirror for DragonFly](https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2022/03/09/26742.html)
• [HelloSystem 13.1 RC1](https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/experimental-13.1-RC1)
• [Video introduction to OpenBSD 7.0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeUsE-3nSes)
• [Losses in the community](https://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/tuhs/2022-April/025643.html)

Tarsnap

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NOTES
This episode of BSDNow is brought to you by Tarsnap and the BSDNow Patreon

Headlines

Full system backups with FFS snapshots, ZFS and dump(8)

Tuning Recordsize in OpenZFS

News Roundup

Optimizing FreeBSD Power Consumption on Modern Intel Laptops

I need to remember to check for ZFS filesystems being mounted

Use tcpdump to save wireless bridge

Beastie Bits

• [FreeBSD on the Vortex86DX CPU](https://www.cambus.net/freebsd-on-the-vortex86dx-cpu/)
• [HAMMER2 vs USB stick pulls](https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2022/03/22/26800.html)
• [New US mirror for DragonFly](https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2022/03/09/26742.html)
• [HelloSystem 13.1 RC1](https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/experimental-13.1-RC1)
• [Video introduction to OpenBSD 7.0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeUsE-3nSes)
• [Losses in the community](https://minnie.tuhs.org/pipermail/tuhs/2022-April/025643.html)

Tarsnap

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