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Welcome to the official community forum for Karios OS, the standalone virtualization and container host built on FreeBSD, Bhyve, and OpenZFS.

This is your central hub to connect with other developers, enthusiasts, and self-hosters. Here you can:

  • Get Support: Ask questions about installation, VMs, networking, and ZFS storage.
  • Discuss Infrastructure: Share your home lab setups, single-node deployments, and optimization tips.
  • Contribute: Discuss upstream-first development, Bhyve improvements, and report bugs.

Helpful Links:

πŸ“– Getting Started Documentation
πŸ’» GitHub Repository
🌐 Karios Foundation Website

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Welcome to this community
Welcome to the Karios OS community! This is the official forum for discussing, troubleshooting, and contributing to Karios OSβ€”the standalone virtualization and container host built on FreeBSD, Bhyve, and OpenZFS.
    		General02026-06-29 14:29:23.843Z
    ZVOLs vs SeaweedFS for VM Storage: Performance and S3 Gateway Considerations
    I am planning a multi-node Karios OS deployment and I'm trying to decide on the best storage backend for my VMs. I know native ZFS ZVOLs provide incredible performance on a single node, but I want horizontal scalability. If I transition from ZVOLs to...
      		GeneralA42026-07-09 15:37:13.387Z
      What is Karios Core?
      The Karios Foundation is clear that Karios BSD is based on FreeBSD. But they're more cagey about Karios Core. I only see two possibilities, both unlikely: Karios Core is based on FreeBSD. That means that the foundation ported Ceph to FreeBSD. That is...
        		GeneralAA22026-07-09 15:36:06.028Z
        Advanced PF Mode: Am I going to lock myself out with a typo?
        Advanced PF Mode: Am I going to lock myself out with a typo? I need to write some incredibly cursed NAT reflection rules that the Simple Firewall UI just isn't built for. I'm ready to switch to Advanced Mode and write the raw PF syntax, but I'm terri...
          		General22026-06-29 17:47:21.666Z
          Explain icons...