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Choosing an Architecture

Modern PCs use the amd64 architecture, including those with Intel® branded processors. Computers with more than 3 GB of memory should use amd64. If the computer is an older, 32-bit only model, use i386. For embedded devices and single-board computers (SBC) such as the Raspberry Pi, Beagle Bone Black, Panda Board, and Zed Board, use the armv6 SD card image.

Choosing an Image

The FreeBSD installer can be downloaded in a number of different formats including CD (disc1), DVD (dvd1), and Network Install (bootonly) sized ISO Disc Images, as well as regular and mini USB memory stick images. Later versions of FreeBSD are also offered as prebuild expandable Virtual Machine images, and as SD Cards for embedded platforms.

FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE

Installer Images	Virtual Machine Images	Documentation
amd64 i386 armv6 ia64 powerpc powerpc64 sparc64	amd64 i386	Released: November 2014 Release Notes Hardware Compatibility List Installation Instructions Errata

FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE

Installer Images	Virtual Machine Images	Documentation
amd64 i386 ia64 powerpc powerpc64 sparc64	amd64 i386	Released: July 2014 Release Notes Hardware Compatibility List Installation Instructions Errata

FreeBSD 8.4-RELEASE

Installer Images	Documentation
amd64 i386 pc98	Released: June 2013 Release Notes Hardware Compatibility List Installation Instructions Errata

Development Snapshots

If you are interested in a purely experimental snapshot release of FreeBSD-CURRENT (AKA 11.0-CURRENT), aimed at developers and bleeding-edge testers only, then please see the FreeBSD Snapshot Releases page. For more information about past, present and future releases in general, please visit the release information page.

FreeBSD 11.0-CURRENT

Installer Images	Virtual Machine Images
amd64 i386 armv6 powerpc powerpc64 sparc64	amd64 i386

If you plan on getting FreeBSD via HTTP or FTP, please check the listing of mirror sites in the handbook to see if there is a site closer to you.

Install FreeBSD

There are many options for installing FreeBSD, including installation from CD-ROM, DVD, USB Memory Stick or even directly using anonymous FTP, HTTP, or NFS. Depending on the FreeBSD version you want to install, please read through the FreeBSD 9.X/10.X installation guide or the FreeBSD 8.X installation guide before downloading the entire FreeBSD distribution.

Purchase FreeBSD Media

FreeBSD can be acquired on CD-ROM or DVD from FreeBSD Mall, or one of the other CD-ROM and DVD Publishers.

Past Releases

For downloading past releases, please visit the FTP archive.

FreeBSD-derived Operating System Distributions

FreeBSD is widely used as a building block for other commercial and open-source operating systems. The projects below are widely used and of particular interest to FreeBSD users.

• FreeNAS is an open source storage platform based on FreeBSD and supports sharing across Windows, Apple, and UNIX-like systems.

• PC-BSD is a FreeBSD derivative with a graphical installer and impressive desktop tools aimed at ease of use for the casual computer user.

• pfSense is a free, open source customized distribution of FreeBSD tailored for use as a firewall and router.

Applications and Utility Software

The Ports Collection

The FreeBSD Ports Collection is a diverse collection of utility and application software that has been ported to FreeBSD.

• FreeBSD Ports Collection
• Web interface to the Ports Collection
• FreshPorts - a more advanced web interface to the Ports Collection

For information about how you can contribute your favorite piece of software to the Ports Collection, have a look at The Porter's Handbook and the article Contributing to FreeBSD.