Introducing BastilleBSD


Secure, Streamlined and ready to deploy!

Built on FreeBSD. Enhanced by Bastille. Empowered with Rocinante.

BastilleBSD is a lightweight custom distribution based on upstream FreeBSD, designed for professionals who demand security, automation, and clarity. We’ve kept the rock-solid core of FreeBSD and added only what’s necessary to simplify modern infrastructure.

✅ Minimal changes to the FreeBSD base system.

🛡️ Security-first defaults and sensible hardening out-of-the-box.

📦 Pre-installed Bastille container utilities for secure container management.

⚙️ Rocinante included, giving you rapid system bootstrapping and repeatable configuration.

Whether you’re building a secure production environment, teaching FreeBSD fundamentals, or automating containerized workloads, BastilleBSD gives you the tools you love on the platform you trust.


Bastille-enhanced FreeBSD

FreeBSD + Bastille

Rocinante pre-installed

Lightweight configuration management

Hardening options

More secure defaults

Network Security

Firewalled by default

Automation Templates

Easily automate host system and jails

Open Source

BSD 3-Clause License

Supported Platforms

BastilleBSD is a FreeBSD distribution focused on secure containerization and system automation best-practices. Bastille and Rocinante come pre-installed!

Laptop / Desktop

Download amd64 ISO/IMG

Raspberry Pi

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