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@@ -29,12 +29,23 @@ Either the full set of messages in the DB can be synced, or the results of one o
 
 A C++20 compiler is required, along with a few other common dependencies. On Debian/Ubuntu use these commands:
 
+#### Linux
+
     sudo apt install -y git build-essential libyaml-perl libtemplate-perl libregexp-grammars-perl libssl-dev zlib1g-dev liblmdb-dev libflatbuffers-dev libsecp256k1-dev libzstd-dev
     git clone https://github.com/hoytech/strfry && cd strfry/
     git submodule update --init
     make setup-golpe
     make -j4
 
+#### FreeBSD
+
+    pkg install -y gcc gmake cmake git perl5 openssl lmdb flatbuffers libuv libinotify zstr secp256k1 zlib-ng p5-Regexp-Grammars p5-Module-Install-Template p5-YAML
+    git clone https://github.com/hoytech/strfry && cd strfry/
+    git submodule update --init
+    gmake setup-golpe
+    gmake -j4
+
+
 ### Running a relay
 
 Here is how to run the relay: