FreeBSD Jails Consulting

Secure, Lightweight, High-Performance Containerization on FreeBSD

Professional FreeBSD Jails administration, configuration, security hardening, ZFS integration, VNET networking, resource controls, high availability, and migration services. Jails deliver near-zero overhead isolation — faster, more secure, and more stable than most modern container runtimes for production workloads.

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FreeBSD Jails remain one of the most efficient and battle-tested container technologies in 2026 — powering firewalls (pfSense/OPNsense), NAS (TrueNAS CORE), secure web hosting, development environments, and high-performance servers. Zwiegnet specializes in designing, deploying, tuning, and securing jails for maximum isolation, performance, and reliability.

Our FreeBSD Jails consulting includes:

Jail Design & Implementation – Thick vs thin jails, ZFS-based clones/snapshots, base system provisioning, and multi-jail architectures for production.
VNET & Advanced Networking – Full independent network stack per jail (own IP, routing table, firewall), epair/bridge/VLAN setup, and integration with pf/ipfw for per-jail rules.
ZFS-Powered Jails – Boot environments, atomic snapshots, send/receive backups, deduplication, compression, and fast rollback/cloning for zero-downtime updates.
Resource Management & Quotas – rctl (CPU, memory, I/O, processes), legacy rlimits, and cgroup-like controls to prevent noisy-neighbor issues.
Security Hardening – devfs rulesets, securelevel enforcement, Capsicum sandboxing, privilege reduction, audit trails, and jail-specific firewall rules.
High Availability & Clustering – Live jail migration, ZFS replication, CARP/VRRP for shared IP failover, and automated failover scripts.
Automation & Management Tools – Bastille, ezjail, iocage (legacy), custom Ansible playbooks, and Git-based configuration management for fleet-scale jails.
Migration & Hybrid Environments – Migrate jails to Linux containers (Docker/Podman/LXC), integrate jails with Linux servers (NFS/SMB/LDAP/Kerberos), or move from Linux Docker to jails.
Troubleshooting & Performance – Diagnose jail panics, network issues, ZFS contention, resource exhaustion, and optimize for high-concurrency workloads.

Ideal for: pfSense/OPNsense firewalls, TrueNAS storage servers, secure multi-tenant hosting, development/staging environments, high-security deployments, and anyone prioritizing performance and isolation over massive container image ecosystems.

Located between Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 2009 — direct access to FreeBSD specialists with deep jails experience and cross-platform expertise.

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