Running FreeBSD on OCI: Marketplace Deployment, Upgrade to 15.1, Apache, PF Firewall, and Let's Encrypt
FreeBSD is available in the OCI Marketplace as a partner image published by The FreeBSD Foundation. FreeBSD 15.0 introduced official OCI images, and the FreeBSD 15.1 release notes state that 15.0-RELEASE was the last release for which the FreeBSD Project published OCI-specific images. This creates an interesting cloud operations pattern: launch the supported Marketplace image, identify how its base system is managed, then upgrade it using the official FreeBSD 15.1 procedure. Lifecycle point: FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE reaches its expected end of life on 30 September 2026. FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE, released on 16 June 2026, is expected to be supported until 31 March 2027. For a new article published now, treat the 15.0 Marketplace image as the deployment starting point and 15.1 as the operational target. Version-sensitive point: Marketplace build names, compatible shapes, package flavors, and OCI console labels can change. ...