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A simple, zero-configuration script to quickly boot FreeBSD ISO images using QEMU
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Simply run without any arguments to boot the latest stable FreeBSD release:
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```bash
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./main.ts
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freebsd-up
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This will automatically download and boot FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE.
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Specify just a version to auto-download and boot:
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```bash
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./main.ts 14.3-RELEASE
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freebsd-up 14.3-RELEASE
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freebsd-up 15.0-BETA3
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freebsd-up 13.4-RELEASE
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```
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### Boot from URL
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Download and boot from a specific URL:
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```bash
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./main.ts https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/FreeBSD-15.0-BETA3-amd64-disc1.iso
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freebsd-up https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/15.0/FreeBSD-15.0-BETA3-amd64-disc1.iso
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### Boot from Local File
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```bash
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./main.ts /path/to/your/freebsd.iso
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### Customize VM Configuration
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```bash
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# Custom CPU and memory
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./main.ts --cpu host --memory 4G 14.3-RELEASE
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freebsd-up --cpu host --memory 4G 14.3-RELEASE
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# Specify number of CPU cores
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./main.ts --cpus 4 --memory 8G 15.0-BETA3
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freebsd-up --cpus 4 --memory 8G 15.0-BETA3
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# Attach a disk image for persistent storage
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./main.ts --drive ./freebsd-disk.img --disk-format qcow2 14.3-RELEASE
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freebsd-up --drive ./freebsd-disk.img --disk-format qcow2 14.3-RELEASE
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# Download to specific location
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./main.ts --output ./downloads/freebsd.iso 15.0-BETA3
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freebsd-up --output ./downloads/freebsd.iso 15.0-BETA3
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# Combine all options
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./main.ts --cpu qemu64 --cpus 2 --memory 1G --drive ./my-disk.qcow2 --disk-format qcow2 --output ./my-freebsd.iso
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freebsd-up --cpu qemu64 --cpus 2 --memory 1G --drive ./my-disk.qcow2 --disk-format qcow2 --output ./my-freebsd.iso
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### Get Help
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# Use different CPU type
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./main.ts --cpu qemu64 14.3-RELEASE
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freebsd-up --cpu qemu64 14.3-RELEASE
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# Allocate more memory
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freebsd-up --memory 4G 15.0-BETA3
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# Attach a persistent disk image
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# Save ISO to specific location
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./main.ts --output ./isos/freebsd.iso https://example.com/freebsd.iso
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./main.ts --cpu host --cpus 4 --memory 8G --drive ./vm-disk.qcow2 --disk-format qcow2 --output ./downloads/ 14.3-RELEASE
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## 🖥️ Console Setup
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./main.ts --cpu qemu64
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# Add persistent storage
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./main.ts --drive ./freebsd-data.qcow2 --disk-format qcow2
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./main.ts --cpu host --cpus 4 --memory 8G --drive ./vm-storage.qcow2 --disk-format qcow2 14.3-RELEASE
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### Creating Disk Images