Blog ran on Ubuntu 16.04 for 10 years. I migrated it to FreeBSD
The author's blog had been running on Ubuntu 16.04 since 2016, but with its end-of-life approaching, they decided to migrate to FreeBSD. The migration process included setting up ZFS for data integrity and snapshots, using jails for isolation, and rebuilding the web stack (Nginx, PHP, MySQL). The author noted that FreeBSD's documentation and community were helpful, and the system felt more cohesive than Linux. The migration took a weekend, and the blog now runs with lower resource usage and better security. The author also appreciated FreeBSD's base system being maintained as a unit, reducing dependency issues. The move was motivated by a desire for a more stable and predictable platform for long-term hosting.
Shows a real-world migration path from Ubuntu to FreeBSD for long-term server stability.