Theo and the OpenBSD team recently release OpenBSD 4.1. OpenBSD has been around for quite a while now and is recognized as the most secure operating system available. The development team goes to great lengths to ensure the quality of the code that gets put into the base distribution. I have just gone through rebuilding the server that runs this site and after deciding to put it on OpenBSD I have been nothing but pleased. This will be a multi-part set of articles demonstrating how to install and configure an OpenBSD server, and how to set it up for hosting a ruby on rails application.

There is an excellent site for anyone new to OpenBSD that details the installation, updating, patching, and several tips and tricks that will help you along the way. This site is called OpenBSD 101. I am not sure who maintains this site, but it is chock full of wonderful information.

The Install

Installing OpenBSD is actually quite easy given the proper information. For this first step I will refer you to OpenBSD 101. The installation section of this site is very well outlined and easy to follow. It can be found HERE. Follow these instructions and you will have a working OpenBSD system in just a short while. I know this first part seems kind of lazy on my part to just refer you to another tutorial, but I feel that it is well done and there is no need to copy it. This is also a good bit of information to take in and might take you a little bit of time to accomplish the first time you try it. Once you are finished you are ready to move on to part 2 of this tutorial which I will be publishing soon. That's all for now and stay tuned for more.