OpenBSD Introduction

The [OpenBSD FAQ|https://openbsd.org/faq]] and man pages are the final source of information for OpenBSD. You can also often search official project pages. For example, here are the project pages for [relayd and [OpenSMTPd. The [OpenBSD FAQ|https://openbsd.org/faq]] and man pages are the final source of information for OpenBSD. You can also often search official project pages. For example, here are the project pages for [relayd and [OpenSMTPd.

Sample Config Files

Many system daemons that come bundled in OpenBSD base have sample configuration files that you can reference in /etc/examples/. For example, suppose you want to configure a web server. First, start with:

$ doas cp /etc/examples/httpd.conf /etc/httpd.conf

Then work using that configuration file as a template.

Package READMEs

Take a look at any README files in /usr/local/share/doc/pkg-readmes/ . Often there are special configuration instructions to get a package to work properly on OpenBSD.

IRC Chat Room

You can find help in our unofficial OpenBSD IRC channel at irc.ircnow.org/#openbsd. But before you ask a question, learn [how to ask questions. You can find help in our unofficial OpenBSD IRC channel at irc.ircnow.org/#openbsd. But before you ask a question, learn [how to ask questions.

Mailing Lists

You can often find your questions answered by searching through the OpenBSD mailing lists, which are conveniently archived at [marc.info. These are often answered by the OpenBSD developers themselves. You can often find your questions answered by searching through the OpenBSD mailing lists, which are conveniently archived at [marc.info. These are often answered by the OpenBSD developers themselves.

NOTE: Before sending mail, please be considerate of other subscribers and follow proper netiquette:

Read all documentation before posting, such as INSTALL.* text files, the FAQ, and man pages. Make sure to search the [mailing list archives.

Include important information such as relevant hardware from dmesg, configuration files, error messages, and so forth

The most popular mailing list is misc@openbsd.org.