2026/05/21/developer-migrates-decade-old-ubuntu-16-04-blog
Developer migrates decade-old Ubuntu 16.04 blog from DigitalOcean to cheaper Hetzner VPS running FreeBSD
·crocidb.com
EDITOR BRIEF
The author moved a long-running blog from an unsupported Ubuntu 16.04 DigitalOcean VPS to a newer Hetzner virtual machine that costs less than half as much. The migration also served as a hands-on experiment with FreeBSD Jails via Bastille and included site load benchmark comparisons.
CONTEXT
The post reflects a broader trend of developers reassessing legacy cloud setups as costs rise and older Linux distributions fall out of support. It also highlights renewed interest in FreeBSD and lightweight isolation as practical alternatives for small self-hosted services.
ARTICLE
Blog ran on Ubuntu 16.04 for 10 years. I migrated it to FreeBSD
COMMENTS
Discussion
> geekhaus:~$ next read?
Next read recommendations
veroniiiica.com
Low-vision user says Kagi’s ad-free, customizable search results reduce visual fatigue compared with cluttered mainstream search pages
bleepingcomputer.com
GitHub confirms 3,800 repositories were accessed through a malicious VS Code extension tied to earlier internal repo investigation
blog.google