www.OpenBSD.org

The OpenBSD website contains a variety of information useful for general OpenBSD administration, installation, and management. The most useful portions are the FAQ and the platform-specific hardware support documents, but the site as a whole contains much useful information. From the front page you see links describing how to access the source code, the CVS repository, the bug reporting system, and other documentation. Information is added regularly, so take a look, and see what they have!

Website Mirrors

Many people mirror the OpenBSD website across the world. In most cases, you can find a mirror for a country by using the format www.countrycode.OpenBSD.org. For example, the main British mirror is located at http://www.uk.OpenBSD.org/. There are many exceptions to this rule, however; for example, the main United States mirror is at http://www.usa.OpenBSD.org/. Other mirrors have completely different URLs.

The website mirrors are linked off the bottom of the main OpenBSD website, and hence at the bottom of each mirror site. I recommend that you pick a mirror that responds quickly for you, and bookmark it. The mirror sites are generally underused, while the main site is quite heavily accessed.

The OpenBSD FAQ

The OpenBSD FAQ is the repository of frequently asked questions about OpenBSD. While much of the information in there is duplicated in the manual pages, the FAQ presents the knowledge in an easier-to-follow format. Unlike many other FAQs you might be familiar with, the OpenBSD FAQ includes extensive tutorial information. For example, Chapter 4 of the FAQ contains the full, detailed installation process. Other chapters discuss other features of the system or problems you may encounter. If you're having a problem, or want to know how some major port of OpenBSD works, definitely check the FAQ!