I just committed and pushed to GitHub a Drush module. Having a Drush module will allow you to administer jails via the command-line rather than do everything via the web interface. Right now, you can start and stop jails. I've also added autoboot support so that you can boot them when your server is booting up during the normal rc.d process. I'll be adding an rc.d script soon. You should expect a new release (version 0.6.0) over the weekend.

I'm proud to announce the 0.5.2 release of my FreeBSD jail administration Drupal module. This is a maintenance release that fixes a few bugs and enhances the user interface. This will be the last release prior to a major overhaul I'm working on. The tarball is here and the project lives on GitHub. A PR has been submitted to FreeBSD to update my www/drupal7-jailadmin port.

Read on to see what's changed.

This past year, I've taken a special interest in IPv6. I love that NAT isn't needed. I love that I can have all the static IPs I want. I love testing out what works and what doesn't. I had some spare time today to spend on hobbyist stuff, so I decided to try to get my FreeBSD machine running IPv6. The network the FreeBSD machine is on only supports IPv4. I have a VPS that runs OpenVPN. I'll show how to use Hurricane Electric's 6in4 tunnel to get your FreeBSD machine hooked up with IPv6 along with any jails. Of course, this article assumes you're using vnet (using epair devices). My jail administration Drupal module supports this configuration out-of-the-box. Continue reading to learn how to do it by hand and to see screenshots of my Drupal module in action.

Today is a great day for releasing a new version of my Jailadmin Drupal module. Version 0.4 is a milestone release. I'm really proud of this release and excited to see its usage. I've added support for IPv6, epair and bridge aliases, and custom routes. You can download the new version directly from GitHub. If you're interested in helping out, please fork the project and send me either patch files or pull requests.

I'll be speaking at BSDCan this year about creating a basic cloud-like infrastructure with FreeBSD, ZFS, vnet, and jails. I've been researching this topic for the last few months and creating various implementations. I'm really excited to give this presentation. The BSDCan fellows gave my 30-minute presentation a 60-minute slot, so if you're coming, come with questions. You can find the page for my presentation here.