Freebsd as a web server

[Don]

> install freebsd
> install the ports
> install the webserver from the ports
You may find it easier to simply install the Apache package (by selecting
Configure -> Packages during the isntall).

Although the ports tree is more flexible and current, sometimes the
overhead of compiling a package from source code is not worth the trouble.
This depends entirely on what you want to use it for.

Even if you decide to use packages for now, you must learn to use
the ports tree eventually. Some somftware is only available through ports
and custom configurations are only available by using the ports tree.

> install the ftp server from the ports
FreeBSD ships with an FTP server in the base system.

-Don