ClonOS

FreeBSD based distro for virtual hosting platform and appliance

2020-10 upd: we reached the first fundraising goal and rented a server in Hetzner for development! Thank you for donating !

2021-17 upd: NO-o-o, project is not stalled and not dead ;-) A large iteration is performed to implement and stabilize the API. The final version will be merged into ClonOS. See: one,two, three.

ClonOS 19.09-RELEASE highlights:

FreeBSD 13.0-CURRENT (r352386)
cloud-init support (see errata)
fixed fbbuf/vesa video issue with some recent Linux distros ( Kali Linux, Parrot, etc..)
p9fs support (*)
CBSD updated to 12.1.1
fixed known SQL injection vulnerabilities

(*) - CBSD CLI only

Source code on GitHub

ClonOS source code on GitHub

Images

19.09-RELEASE ISO:

clonos-19.09-release.iso (MD5: 68dfd0aae47e19734f0faeec7ab2fb93)

19.09-RELEASE USB MEMSTICK ( dd if=clonos-19.09-release.img of=/dev/daX bs="10240" conv="sync" ):

clonos-19.09-release.img (MD5: d4e3746f43a18454e56e68931dc3c687)

or via rsync: rsync://clonos.convectix.com/clonos/

HTTP Mirrors

Find the mirror nearest you!

https://clonos.ca.ircdriven.net/clonos/ :: location: Canada. Provided by: Daniel Shafer
https://clonos.us.ircdriven.net/clonos/ :: location: United States. Provided by: Daniel Shafer

RSYNC Mirrors

Find the mirror nearest you!

rsync://clonos.ca.ircdriven.net/clonos/clonos/ :: location: Canada. Provided by: Daniel Shafer
rsync://clonos.us.ircdriven.net/clonos/clonos/ :: location: United States. Provided by: Daniel Shafer

ClonOS 19.09 overview, part1 (cloud-init feature):

ClonOS 19.09 overview, part2 (p9fs feature):