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FreeBSD’s widespread popularity has spawned a number of user
groups around the world.
If you know of a FreeBSD user group not listed here, please fill
out a
problem report
in
category Documentation→Website with the following information:
A URL for the user group’s website.
An email contact address of a human in charge, for use by our
visitors and website administrators.
A short (one paragraph) description of the user group.
In keeping with the spirit of FreeBSD, we prefer user groups
that are active and which conduct their business in public. If
there is no local group,
can be used to locate interested
individuals near by.
Consider forming your own user group!
Regions
FreeBSD User Groups can be found worldwide, connecting
enthusiasts and professionals who share a passion for this
versatile operating system. Join a FreeBSD User Group in your
region and become part of this vibrant community, networking and
learning from fellow FreeBSD enthusiasts near you.
Europe
Wiener BSD
Stammtisch
The Vienna BSD-Stammtisch is an English and German speaking BSD
user group located in Austria’s capital. We meet once a month to
have a show and tell session, discuss and have a beer or two. The
idea is to improve our skills and meet other BSD enthusiasts. Feel
free to join!
Prague BSD
Group
A small BSD user group from Brmlab Prague/Czech Republic
Hackerspace. We are a group of hobbyists, professionals, and
enthusiasts.
BSD-DK
The Danish BSD User Group. Promotion and support of the BSD
derived Operating Systems in Denmark. Mailing lists, lecture and
workshops. Send mail subscription requests to
bsd-dk-request@bsd-dk.dk
Located in Denmark.
AlbaBUG
The Albanian BSD Users Group is a group that represents and
supports *BSD in Albanian language. More information is available
at
Located in Prishtina, Kosova.
Augusta
The BSD User Group of the Augsburger Computer Forum e.V. meets
every second Saturday at 17.00 Please visit our
web site
for more information on dates
and our address. We have all kinds of BSD, but mainly FreeBSD and
Mac OS X. Located in Germany, Augsburg.
BSD User Group Hamburg
(BSDHH)
The BSD User Group Hamburg (BSDHH) meets on the first Wednesday
of the month at 7.00pm in the restaurant
Léon
(Koppel 1,
20099 Hamburg). Most members are FreeBSD users, although users of
all BSD flavors are welcome. Located in Germany, Hamburg.
BSD User Group
Düsseldorf/NRW (BSD.NRW)
BSD.NRW is located in Düsseldorf, NRW, Germany. We are open for
all people in the Rhein-Ruhr area that are interested in the BSD
family. We have bi-monthly meetings (always on the second Tuesday
of these months). Upcoming dates and additional information can be
found on the
BSD.NRW website
HappaBSD
Regensburg
HappaBSD is a regulars' table taking place every month in
Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. For more information see the
HappaBSD website
Unix Users
Group Rhein-Neckar e.V. (UUGRN e.V.)
The Unix Users Group Rhein-Neckar e.V. (UUGRN e.V.) provides a
regional forum for users of all Unix flavors, with a stress on
Linux and BSD.
Meetings
(UnixUserStammtisch)
are held on the third Monday of each
month. The
Hands-on FIXME
meeting
happens every first Friday of each month. Located in
Germany,
Rhine-Neckar-Region
Heidelberg. All events get announced on X
@uugrn
Berkeley in
Munich (BIM)
The Berkeley in Munich (BIM) caters for users of BSD based
systems in Oberbayern. Located in Germany, Munich.
Ulmer BSD User
Stammtisch
The U-BUS meets every last Thursday of the month. For more
information about meetings and related issues, please check the web
page (
u-bus
). Located in Germany,
Ulm.
Bluefrogs
e.V.
Unix and Linux User Group in Bergisch Gladbach (near Cologne),
German. Meetings are held twice a month. We are working with all
Open Source Unix derivates: FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Linux and
others. We give workshops, lectures, talks and install parties. For
more information please email us at:
info@bluefrogs.de
BSE
München
BSE (BSD Social Event) is located in München (Munich), Germany.
Feel free to visit our regular meetings (every four weeks) or join
the mailing list. For more information visit the
BSE web site
FUG-FR
The FreeBSD User Group France (FUG-FR) is an group of FreeBSD
enthusiasts in France currently involved translating marketing
papers etc. They are also active in helping out FOSDEM (held in
Brussels). For more information please visit our web page
or contact
Rodrigo Osorio
Dublin BSD User
Group
The Dublin BSD User Group is a collective of individuals who are
interested in the application of BSDs in production scenarios. We
are interested in how the BSDs can help both sysadmins and
application developers deploy and manage robust solutions as well
as looking at some of the unique features of the BSDs. For more
information please visit our
website
Lissyara.su
We are a russian FreeBSD community. On our site we offer several
articles for setting up FreeBSD and various other applications. In
addtition to the articles we also provide a
user forum
where experienced users
of FreeBSD are pleased to be able to help other users.
Russian FreeBSD
User Group (RFUG)
The Russian FreeBSD User Group (RFUG) is a Russian language
oriented user group for the Russian and ex-USSR users. Located in
Russia.
Ulyanovsk
FreeBSD Users Group
The Ulyanovsk FreeBSD Users Group (ULBSD) is for Russian users
of ULBSD operating system that is based on FreeBSD. We provide free
and paid versions of our operating system. We also answer many
questions of users for free and help them work in the FreeBSD and
ULBSD. For more information send an email to
info@ulbsd.ru
or visit the website at
. Located in
Ulyanovsk, Russia.
Gruppo Utenti
FreeBSD Italia (GUFI)
The Gruppo Utenti FreeBSD Italia (GUFI) is a "italian powered"
FreeBSD User Group. It is intended to help Italian FreeBSD users to
find support and articles on/about FreeBSD in the italian language.
Please follow this
link
to know
more about us. Located in Italia.
BSD User Group
Latvia
To learn more about the BSD User Group Latvia, please visit our
site
and our
forums
. Located in Latvia.
The Norwegian
BSD User Group (NOBUG)
The Norwegian BSD User Group (NOBUG) is a User Group for BSD
users and enthusiasts in Norway. Meetings are currently held in
Oslo and Bergen. Visit our website for more information. There is
also a Unix User Group (
NUUG
with more regular meetings, sometimes even with a BSD subject.
Located in Norway.
Polish BSD User
Group
Our group was created to promote systems from the BSD family in
Poland. We organize meetings that bring together lovers of Unix
systems. Located in Warsaw.
SBUG
SBUG is a *BSD user group based in Rzeszow and targeting the
Podkarpackie Voivodeship.
The Portuguese
*BSD Users Group
The Portuguese *BSD Users Group is a User Group for Portuguese
users of BSD operating systems. Contact Rui Pereira
ptbsd@yahoo.com
for more information.
Located in Portugal, Amadora.
BSD User Group
Slovenia
BSD User Group Slovenia connects BSD system users in Slovenia.
Group members also gather on the ##bsd.si IRC channel on Libera
Chat. Located in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The Hungarian BSD
Group
The Hungarian BSD Group is a group of NetBSD, FreeBSD, and
OpenBSD users located in Hungary. Their meetings occur on the
second Friday of the month. The website of the group is
BSD Users
Sweden (BUS)
The BSD Users Sweden (BUS) maintains a mailing list. To join
send an email to
majordomo@stacken.kth.se
with
subscribe bus
in the body. Located in Sweden.
Manchester BSD Users
Group
The Manchester BSD Users Group meets reasonably often in the
Lass O’Gowrie, on Charles Street, Manchester. Contact
Sam Smith
for more information.
Located in The United Kingdom, Manchester.
FreeBSD
UK Users group (FreeBSD UKUG)
The FreeBSD UKUG (FreeBSD UK User’s Group) exists for the
benefit of FreeBSD users in the United Kingdom. Please follow the
link for more information. Located in the United Kingdom.
The
BSD in Belfast Group
Meet the BSD Belfast Group the third Friday of the month. We are
a group of academic and industrial BSD users and admirers.
FreeBSD
Türkiye
We are a community of FreeBSD enthusiasts and professionals
dedicated to supporting and advancing FreeBSD systems. Our group
actively engages in writing documentation, contributing code, and
conducting research to enhance the FreeBSD ecosystem. Whether
you’re an experienced developer or just starting with FreeBSD, join
us in fostering collaboration and innovation within the Turkey
FreeBSD community.
Open Source
Society Malta
The Open Source Society Malta is a local community for the
Open-Source Initiative in Malta supporting open-source enthusiasts
and professionals.
North America
BSD User Group Oak
Ridge (BUGOR)
BUGOR is an open and free network of BSD users in the Oak Ridge
TN area. Ideally, professional sysadmins, programmers and grizzled
old hackers will meet each week to explore and debate the
intricacies of the Unix design philosophy and the art of Unix
programming while mentoring neophyte users and rehabilitating WIMP
users.
The Berkeley Unix
User Group
The Berkeley Unix User Group is a general Unix Users Group for
anyone in the San Fransico Bay Area. We meet on a weekly basis in
downtown Berkeley. Visit the web site or send a message to
buug-request@weak.org
with
in the body. Located in Berkeley, CA.
The Capitals
District *BSD Users Group
The Capitals District *BSD Users Group draws it’s membership
from New York’s capital district and the surrounding communities.
CDBUG was founded in December of 2004 and has a small but growing
membership. We currently meet on the last Sunday of every month in
the Albany area. Our mailing list is graciously being hosted by
NYCBUG at:
Located in Albany, NY.
Baltimore Area BSD Operating
System User Group (CharmBUG)
CharmBUG is a Baltimore Area BSD Operating System User Group,
where the focus is on FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and DragonFly BSD,
including system administration and security across all UNIX like
operating systems. Please contact
shirkdog@gmail.com
for details.
The Users of
Free Operating Systems (UFO Chicago)
The Users of Free Operating Systems (UFO Chicago) is an
open-source Unix User Group that meets twice a month in Chicago.
For directions and mailing list information, please check our web
site
. Chicago,
IL.
The Colorado BSD
Users Group (CoBUG)
Created in 2014, CoBUG is a completely open BSD community,
established with the intention of spreading love for the BSDs.
Located in Colorado.
HamBUG
The Hamilton (Ontario, Canada) BSD User Group meets on the
second Tuesday of each month. Meetings consist of open discussions,
short demonstrations, and question & answer time. Users from the
entire GTA (Greater Toronto Area), London, and Waterloo regularly
attend.
KnoxBUG
The Knoxville, Tennessee BSD User Group (KnoxBUG) meets once a
month. For more information, please visit
and/or subscribe to our
mailing
list
NMLUG
The NMLUG in Alburquerque meets once a month and supports both
BSD and Linux users. To join the mailing list, send a message to
majordomo@swcp.com
with
subscribe nmlug
in the body. Located in New
Mexico.
New York City
*BSD User Group (NYCBUG)
The New York City *BSD User Group (NYCBUG) meets the first
Wednesday of the month. Mailing lists are available at
. Located in
New York, NY.
Yavapai
Free Unix Users Group
The Yavapai Free Unix Users Group is now forming for *BSD/Linux,
etc., users in Northern Arizona. Please contact Russel Carter
rcarter@consys.com
) for
details. Located in Northern Arizona.
Western
Pennsylvania Linux Users Group (WPLUG)
The Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group (WPLUG) has a strong
and growing community of BSD users that it supports. See our home
page (
) for
information on regular meetings and join the mailing lists. Located
in Pennsylvania.
Portland (Oregon) FreeBSD
Users Group
The Portland (Oregon) FreeBSD Users Group meets on the third
Thursday of each month. Mail
The Portland FreeBSD Users
Group
. Located in Portland, OR.
Reno Linux Users
Group (RLUG)
The Reno Linux Users Group (RLUG) meets monthly in Reno, Nevada
and discusses the use of BSD and Linux. Visit
our website
for more information, where
you may also join our mailing list. Located in Reno, NV.
Seattle BSD
Users Group (SeaBUG)
The Seattle BSD Users Group (SeaBUG) meets occasionally. View
our web site for more details and for information on how to join
our mailing list. Located in Seattle, WA.
San Diego BSD
Users Group (SDBUG)
The San Diego BSD Users Group meets on the first Thursday of
every month, usually at AleSmith on Miramar Rd. Check the
website
and mailing lists for specifics.
Located in San Diego, CA.
Tucson Free Unix
Group (TFUG)
Tucson Free Unix Group, Arizona. Located in Tucson, AZ.
The Southern Utah
Unix Users Group (SU3G)
The Southern Utah Unix Users Group (SU 3 G, SU^3G, SU3G, or
SUUUG) is for users of any version of Unix or Unix-like operating
system, commercial or open source. So, whether you use FreeBSD,
Linux, Mac OS X, BSD/OS, Solaris, OpenBSD, or any other Unix or
Unix-like OS, and if you live, work, or associate with someone who
lives or works in southwestern Utah, then consider joining the SU 3
G. For more information send an email to
kendall@su3g.org
or visit the website
at
Capital Area BSD
Users Group
We meet on the last Tuesday of the month. Join our
mailing list
or visit
our web site
here
. We meet in
Maryland, but welcome anyone from MD, DC or VA.
Kansas City Area
*BSD User.s Group
We are a beginning BSD User Group with currently two members. If
you would like to join, please visit our web site
here
. Our goals are to have fun, help
others to learn about and using *BSD and evangelize the BSD
operating systems.
GTABUG
The GTABUG User Group welcomes all BSD users. Monthly meetings
give attendees a chance to share ideas, discussion and information.
Installations and other events help preach the good news of BSD to
the community. Come drop by for a meeting! Located in Greater
Toronto Area, Ontario.
Ottawa-Carleton
Unix Users Group
We are a small group of hobbyists, users, authors, sysadmins,
and hackers that meet monthly to discuss the latest topics in a
very informal setting. Check our
mailing
list
for the latest information. Located in Ottawa,
Ontario.
The
Orlando BSD Users Group
A small BSD user group from the greater Orlando area in central
Florida. We are a group of computer hobbyists, I/T professionals,
and Makerspace enthusiasts.
South America
BSD Chile
The BSD Chile User Group (bsd.cl) maintains mirrors, documents,
and mailing lists for the Chilean BSD community. The group also
provides infrastructure for BSD events in Chile and can be reached
on the IRC server irc.bsd.cl #BSD in addition to the
web site
The Brazilian
FreeBSD User Group (FUG-BR)
The Brazilian FreeBSD User Group (FUG-BR) is a Portuguese
language oriented User Group intended to help Brazilian FreeBSD
users to find support and articles on and about FreeBSD in the
Portuguese language. We keep some projects such as the
FreeBSD LiveCD
Currently the group has over 800 members and our mailing list has
an average traffic of 80 messages per day. To join FUG-BR mailing
list, visit
Asia
The Kansai
*BSD Users Group (K*BUG)
The Kansai *BSD Users Group was established on November 13,
1999. It is expected to promote communication of any of the BSD
variants' users. Some of its activities are to hold friendly
parties of the members, and to hold seminars covering wide variety
of topics. Please e-mail here (
kbug-admin@kbug.gr.jp
). Located
in Kansai, Japan.
The Echigo BSD
Users Group (EBUG)
The Echigo BSD Users Group is the users group for BSD users
around Echigo (aka Niigata). For more information on our events and
mailing lists, please check the EBUG web site.
The Jogja FreeBSD Users
Group
The Jogja FreeBSD Users Group is based in Yogyakarta City,
Indonesia. Send email to
22961476@students.ukdw.ac.id
for more information.
meetBSD
Iran
meetbsd.ir is an Iranian BSD user group that provides
conferences, iso, ebooks, and PKGs for BSD local users.
The MyBSD
Malaysia Project
The MyBSD Malaysia Project is a Kuala Lumpur based User Group
for BSD users and open-source in general, promoting and supporting
FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and open source usage. We meet once a
month, usually at Universiti Malaya or Restaurant Bahadur Shah. One
of our projects is to develop a
Unix file
manager
. Visit our web site or contact
info@MyBSD.org.my
for more
information.
New Delhi BSD User
Group
The New Delhi BSD User Group (NDBUG) is a group of hobbyists,
professionals, and enthusiasts. Our members share interests in BSD
Unix and free implementations of Unix, as well as other open source
software. NDBUG was founded to disseminate knowledge of BSD Unix,
open source software, and related technologies and interests in
India and New Delhi specifically.
BSD
Taiwan
BSD Taiwan is a BSD user group for Taiwanese BSD users, where we
can share knowledge, ideas, and seek help. For more information
please visit our
website
Armenia BSD User
Group
We’re a community of BSD Hackers, Unix Sysadmins and Unix-like
system users who gather once a month (online and offline) to
discuss BSD Unix related topics.
Saudi Arabia BSD
User Group
Arbian open source community in Saudi Arabia, *BSD one of part
of the community, represents and supports Arabic language.
Oceania
Home Unix
Users Group for Brisbane
We meet fortnightly at meeting rooms provided by the
University of Queensland
. More
information, including how to join the mailing lists, is available
at
. Located
in Queensland.
BUGA, The
BSD User Group of Adelaide
We meet at irregular intervals. Join the mailing list by sending
a message to
majordomo@lemis.com
with the text
subscribe BUGA
in the body. Located in South
Australia.
BSD
Users Group, Sydney (BUGS)
The BSD Users Group, Sydney (BUGS) meets occasionally in Sydney
and surrounds. We have members from all over NSW. To join the
mailing list or IRC channel, visit
Located in New South Wales.
Global
The Global BSD
User Groups
The Global BSD User Groups organization was founded to help
promote local BSD user groups by helping to share ideas and
experiences with other BUG organizations. Our goals are: We are
working on ways to provide remote participation through streaming
video of presentations. You can check our
website
or contact us via
e-mail
Last modified on
: March 1, 2026 by
Mariusz Zaborski