User Groups | The FreeBSD Project

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, https://meetup.com/ can be used to locate interested individuals near by.
Consider forming your own user group!
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.
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!
A small BSD user group from Brmlab Prague/Czech Republic Hackerspace. We are a group of hobbyists, professionals, and enthusiasts.
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.
The Albanian BSD Users Group is a group that represents and supports *BSD in Albanian language. More information is available at https://www.AlbaBSD.org. Located in Prishtina, Kosova.
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.
The BSD User Group Hamburg (BSDHH) meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.00pm in the Restaurant Shanghai House (Borsteler Chaussee 110, 22453 Hamburg). Most members are FreeBSD users, although users of all BSD flavors are welcome. Located in Germany, Hamburg.
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 is a regulars' table taking place every month in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. For more information see the HappaBSD website.
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.
The Berkeley in Munich (BIM) caters for users of BSD based systems in Oberbayern. Located in Germany, Munich.
Unix and Linux User Group in Bergisch Gladbach (near Cologne), Germany. 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 (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.
The FreeBSD User Group France (FUG-FR) is a 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 http://www.fug-fr.org or contact Rodrigo Osorio.
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.
We are a Russian FreeBSD community. On our site we offer several articles for setting up FreeBSD and various other applications. In addition to the articles we also provide a user forum where experienced users of FreeBSD are pleased to be able to help other users.
The Russian FreeBSD User Group (RFUG) is a Russian language oriented user group for the Russian and ex-USSR users. Located in Russia.
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 http://www.ulbsd.ru/. Located in Ulyanovsk, Russia.
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.
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) 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.
Our group was created to promote systems from the BSD family in Poland. We organize meetings that bring together lovers of Unix systems. Located