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22title : " How To: OpenBSD (on a Remote Server)"
33dateCreated : 2025-12-12
4- dateUpdated : 2025-12-12
4+ dateUpdated : 2025-12-17
55---
66
77## Preamble
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ configuration and activity.
2424### Caveats
2525
2626I'm pretty new to OpenBSD and system administration in general, so there may be
27- errors in this document. You should consider this as a resource, not the be-all
28- and end-all of all the steps you should take to set up an OpenBSD server.
27+ errors in this document. You should consider this a resource, not the be-all and
28+ end-all of what you should do to set up an OpenBSD server. When in doubt, the
29+ official FAQ and man pages referenced below are your friends.
2930
3031Additionally, this skips installation, disk partitioning, network setup, etc.
3132since the server provider I use supports OpenBSD out of the box and already
32- handles those things when spinning up new instances. If you need them, some of
33- my references below discuss those steps.
33+ handles those things when spinning up new instances. If you need them, some
34+ resources referenced below discuss those steps.
3435
3536## Steps
3637
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ my references below discuss those steps.
153154 rcctl configtest sshd
154155 ```
155156
156- 14. (Remote as root) Restart SSH daemon:
157+ 14. (Remote as root) Reload SSH daemon:
157158
158159 ```console
159160 rcctl reload sshd
@@ -285,3 +286,9 @@ my references below discuss those steps.
285286- <https://man.openbsd.org/ssh_config.5>
286287- <https://man.openbsd.org/pf.conf.5>
287288- <https://man.openbsd.org/pfctl.8>
289+
290+ ## Changelog
291+
292+ - December 17, 2025
293+ - Minor updates to caveats
294+ - Change "restart" to "reload" in step 14
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