<ul><li>This post demonstrates how to create a simple PostgreSQL as a service platform using FreeBSD Jails.</li><li>The post shows how to install PostgreSQL into the base, clone the ZFS snapshot and create new Jail configuration based on a few parameters.</li><li>A script is created to handle the creation and the initialization of PostgreSQL and starting up PostgreSQL.</li><li>This method demonstrates how to easily add additional PostgreSQL jails.</li><li>The size of the PostgreSQL Jail on disk is impressive--a bit more than a GB for a complete PostgreSQL service.</li></ul>

FreeBSD basics – 5 – Providing services using Jails

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