diff --git a/extra/motioneye.rc-bsd b/extra/motioneye.rc-bsd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..caf1dc3db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/motioneye.rc-bsd
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# PROVIDE: motioneye
+# REQUIRE: LOGIN
+# KEYWORD: shutdown
+#
+# Add the following line(s) to /etc/rc.conf to enable motioneye:
+#
+#  motioneye_enable="YES"
+#  # optional
+#  motioneye_flags="-l startserver -c $motioneye_config"
+#  motioneye_user="root"
+#  motioneye_config="/usr/local/etc/motioneye/motioneye.conf"
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+name=motioneye
+rcvar=motioneye_enable
+load_rc_config $name
+
+# Set defaults
+motioneye_enable=${motioneye_enable:-"NO"}
+motioneye_config=${motioneye_config:-"/usr/local/etc/motioneye/motioneye.conf"}
+motioneye_flags=${motioneye_flags:-"startserver -l -c $motioneye_config"}
+motioneye_user=${motioneye_user:-"root"}
+
+pidfile=/var/run/motioneye.pid
+command_interpreter=/usr/local/bin/python2.7
+command=/usr/local/bin/meyectl
+
+start_cmd=motioneye_start
+stop_postcmd=motioneye_cleanup
+
+motioneye_start() {
+    echo "Starting motioneye."
+    /usr/sbin/daemon -cf -p ${pidfile} -u ${motioneye_user} ${command} ${motioneye_flags}
+}
+
+motioneye_cleanup() {
+    [ -f ${pidfile} ] && rm ${pidfile}
+}
+
+run_rc_command "$1"
+
diff --git a/motioneye/diskctl.py b/motioneye/diskctl.py
index 52c7a34f6..8f3bc94e4 100644
--- a/motioneye/diskctl.py
+++ b/motioneye/diskctl.py
@@ -21,8 +21,48 @@
 import subprocess
 import utils
 
-
 def _list_mounts():
+    if os.path.exists('/proc/mounts'):
+        return _list_mounts_proc_mounts()
+    else: # Use mount command
+        return _list_mounts_mount()
+
+def _list_mounts_mount():
+    try:
+        output = subprocess.check_output(['mount'], stderr=utils.DEV_NULL)
+    
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error('failed to list mounts using "mount": %s' % e, exc_info=True)
+        
+        return []
+
+    mounts = []
+    # Line should be something like (on FreeBSD): 
+    # target on mountpoint (fstype, option1, option2...)
+    # On Linux it would look different, but linux has /proc/mounts so we should not get here
+    # So regex out the target, mountpoint, fstype and whatever options
+    regex = re.compile('(\S+)\s+on\s+(\S+)\s+\((\w+),\s+([\S\s]+).*\)')
+    for line in output.splitlines():
+        line = line.strip()
+        if not line:
+            continue
+        parts = regex.split(line)
+
+        target = parts[1]
+        mount_point = parts[2]
+        fstype = parts[3]
+        opts = parts[4]
+
+        mounts.append({
+            'target': target,
+            'mount_point': mount_point,
+            'fstype': fstype,
+            'opts': opts
+        })
+    return mounts
+
+
+def _list_mounts_proc_mounts():
     logging.debug('listing mounts...')
     
     seen_targets = set()
@@ -68,10 +108,20 @@ def _list_mounts():
 def _list_disks():
     if os.path.exists('/dev/disk/by-id/'):
         return _list_disks_dev_by_id()
-    
-    else:  # fall back to fdisk -l
+    if os.path.exists('/proc/mounts'):
         return _list_disks_fdisk()
+    else:  # fall back to gpart command - Linux should never get here
+        return _list_disks_gpart()
+
+def _list_disks_gpart():
+    try:
+        output = subprocess.check_output(['gpart', 'status'], stderr=utils.DEV_NULL)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error('failed to list disks using "gpart status": %s' % e, exc_info=True)
 
+    disks = []
+
+    return disks
 
 def _list_disks_dev_by_id():
     logging.debug('listing disks using /dev/disk/by-id/')
diff --git a/motioneye/scripts/relayevent.sh b/motioneye/scripts/relayevent.sh
index 408daa3e9..06294be4c 100755
--- a/motioneye/scripts/relayevent.sh
+++ b/motioneye/scripts/relayevent.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ filename="$4"
 
 uri="/_relay_event/?_username=$username&event=$event&motion_camera_id=$motion_camera_id"
 data="{\"filename\": \"$filename\"}"
-signature=$(echo -n "POST:$uri:$data:$password" | sha1sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+# allow for sha1 usage as well as sha1sum
+sha1=$(which sha1sum sha1)
+signature=$(echo -n "POST:$uri:$data:$password" | $sha1 | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
 
 curl -s -S -m $timeout -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:$port$uri&_signature=$signature" -d "$data" >/dev/null
 
diff --git a/motioneye/update.py b/motioneye/update.py
index ff8e68838..dcb66bba4 100644
--- a/motioneye/update.py
+++ b/motioneye/update.py
@@ -34,17 +34,23 @@ def get_os_version():
 
 
 def _get_os_version_lsb_release():
-    try:
-        output = subprocess.check_output('lsb_release -sri', shell=True)
-        lines = output.strip().split()
-        name, version = lines
-        if version.lower() == 'rolling':
-            version = ''
+    # check if it exists before calling to avoid log spam
+    rc = subprocess.call(['which', 'lsb_release'])
+
+    if rc == 0:
+        try:
+            output = subprocess.check_output('lsb_release -sri', shell=True)
+            lines = output.strip().split()
+            name, version = lines
+            if version.lower() == 'rolling':
+                version = ''
         
-        return name, version
+            return name, version
 
-    except:
-        return _get_os_version_uname()
+        except:
+            return _get_os_version_uname()
+    else:
+            return _get_os_version_uname()
 
 
 def _get_os_version_uname():