Static Web Hosting on the Intel N150: FreeBSD, SmartOS, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux Compared

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@jae Thanks. I'm using one of them as workstation at office. It's perfect: no noise, low power consumption, good performance

[jae@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@stefano good usecase for general purpose. for what i do i need more ram for my works. i did setup mastodon+caddy in jails on one and it didn't really tax it at all.

you may see it in your client work, but i all too often see clients pouring cash on the fastest/latest to future proof. most of the time their existing systems barely hit 30% capacity. they want headroom so i show them optics over time and shift their money to more meaningful initiatives. ive found it helps with credibility and to maintain the relationship. people remember good solutions and cost stewardship

[afb@mastodonapp.uk]

@stefano This was a really interesting read.

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@afb thank you!

[cienmilojos@infosec.exchange]

@stefano great write up. Hit all major points fairly. It's good to see FreeBSD and Debian still kicking ass.

[tomaoki@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@stefano
Interesting writing as usual, and interesting result!
Maybe supporting aesni or not, or how offloading to NIC matters here on TLS tests?

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@cienmilojos thank you!

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@TomAoki Yes, probably. I haven't investigated deeply, but seeing the http result, I think it's related to the aes-ni.

[pertho@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@stefano Are there any sysctl knobs/dials you'd recommend for optimising a web stack on FreeBSD?

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@pertho it mostly depends on the workload. kTLS can really boost your performance, but there've been some problems with it, in the past (I think it's ok now). And tuning other stuff requires to fully understand the typical workload (Many small files? Big files, many connections? etc.)
So I can't recommend a "one size fits all" for a web stack. The default values are already reasonable for normal workloads as FreeBSD is already extremely efficient.

[pertho@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@stefano but... We need... Moaaar. ..... Powerrrr! 😂

[stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

@pertho 😆