Adding a Service to Start Automatically in FreeBSD

Configuring a service to start automatically on boot in FreeBSD is a straightforward process. Let’s take the example of installing fail2ban; the following commands illustrate the procedure.

To enable fail2ban on boot, use the command:

sysrc fail2ban_enable="YES" 

After adding your service to boot you can start it

service fail2ban onestart

This ensures that fail2ban will start automatically during system boot, enhancing security by monitoring and responding to potential security threats.