# OpenBSD Guides

The [OpenBSD FAQ|https://openbsd.org/faq]] and [man pages](https://man.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi) 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](/https://bsd.plumbing/) and [[OpenSMTPd](/https://www.opensmtpd.org/).
The [OpenBSD FAQ|https://openbsd.org/faq]] and [man pages](https://man.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi) 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](/https://bsd.plumbing/) and [[OpenSMTPd](/https://www.opensmtpd.org/).

## 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. Then start like so:

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


And work using that configuration file as a template.

## Mailing Lists

You can often find your questions answered by searching through the OpenBSD mailing lists, which are conveniently archived at [marc.info](/https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc). These are often answered by the OpenBSD developers themselves.

## IRC Chat Room

You can find help in our unofficial OpenBSD IRC channel at [irc.ircnow.org/#openbsd](/ircs://irc.ircnow.org/#openbsd).

# [Hardware](/OpenBSDHardware.Hardware)

# [Networking](/OpenBSDNet.Net)

# [Web](/OpenBSDWww/Www)

# [IRC](/OpenBSDIRC/IRC)

# [XMPP](/openbsd:xmpp)

# [Matrix](/openbsd:matrix)

# [DNS](/openbsd:dns)

# [Cryptography](/openbsd:crypto)

# [Multimedia](/openbsd:media)

# [Mail](/openbsd:mail)

# [Version Control](/openbsd:vcs)

# [Telephony](/openbsd:telephony)

# [Desktop](/openbsd:desktop)

# [Utilities](/openbsd:utilities)

# [LDAP](/openbsd:ldap)

# [File System](/openbsd:file)

# [Newsreaders](/openbsd:news)

# [RSS](/openbsd:rss)

# [Programming Languages](/openbsd:langs)

# [Upgrading](/openbsd:upgrade)

# [Shell accounts](/openbsd:shell)

# [Virtualization](/openbsd:vmm)