diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
index bea26bed4..9705431b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
@@ -282,6 +282,40 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.test-nodebuilder.outcome == 'failure'
         run: printf '%s\n' "Review the step 'Test the console output' above." && exit 1
 
+  run-nodebuilder-freebsd:
+    name: Test source on FreeBSD
+    needs: [changes, shell-lint, yaml-lint]
+    if: >-
+      ${{
+        github.event.action == 'prerelease' ||
+        github.event.action == 'published' ||
+        needs.changes.outputs.ci == 'true' ||
+        needs.changes.outputs.dependencies == 'true' ||
+        needs.changes.outputs.shell == 'true'
+      }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Test the console output
+        uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
+        timeout-minutes: 180
+        with:
+          prepare: |
+            uname -a
+            cat /etc/os-release
+            nproc
+            sysctl -a | grep ' memory' | head -2
+            df -h
+            date -u
+          run: |
+            /bin/sh -x ./test/test_nodebuilder --ref "${GITHUB_SHA}"
+            [ -f "${HOME}/.bitcoin/debug.log" ] && cp "${HOME}/.bitcoin/debug.log" .
+      - name: Save Bitcoin Core log as artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: freebsd-source-bitcoin-debug.log
+          path: /home/runner/work/nodebuilder/nodebuilder/debug.log
+
   run-nodebuilder-docker:
     name: Docker image for ${{ matrix.container }}
     needs: [changes, dockerfile-lint, shell-lint, yaml-lint]
diff --git a/nodebuilder b/nodebuilder
index 248571714..db8ecb64f 100755
--- a/nodebuilder
+++ b/nodebuilder
@@ -66,19 +66,37 @@ compile_bitcoin_from_source() {
   ./autogen.sh > /dev/null 2> "${STDERR_COMPILE_LOG_FILE}"
   grep -v 'build-aux' "${STDERR_COMPILE_LOG_FILE}" >&2 || true
   log_info 'Configuring the build environment.'
-  if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'Darwin' ]; then
+  case "${TARGET_KERNEL}" in
+  'Darwin')
     ./configure CC=clang CXX=clang++ --without-bdb --enable-suppress-external-warnings > /dev/null
-  else
+    ;;
+  'FreeBSD')
+    ./configure --without-bdb --enable-suppress-external-warnings MAKE=gmake > "${HOME}/configure_results"
+    ;;
+  *)
     ./configure --without-bdb --enable-suppress-external-warnings > /dev/null
-  fi
+    ;;
+  esac
   log_info 'Compiling source code. Please wait.'
-  make --jobs "${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+  if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'FreeBSD' ]; then
+    gmake --jobs "${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+  else
+    make --jobs "${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+  fi
   log_info 'Running compile checks. Please wait.'
-  make --jobs "${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}" check > /dev/null 2> "${STDERR_COMPILE_LOG_FILE}"
+  if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'FreeBSD' ]; then
+    gmake --jobs "${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}" check > /dev/null 2> "${STDERR_COMPILE_LOG_FILE}"
+  else
+    make --jobs "${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}" check > /dev/null 2> "${STDERR_COMPILE_LOG_FILE}"
+  fi
   # exclude the two lines before and after 'Ran 3 tests in ' in make check's stdout
   sed -n '1N;2N;/Ran 3 tests in /{N;N;d;};P;N;D' "${STDERR_COMPILE_LOG_FILE}" >&2
   log_info 'Installing Bitcoin Core.'
-  make install > /dev/null 2>&1 || sudo make install > /dev/null
+  if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'FreeBSD' ]; then
+    gmake install > /dev/null 2>&1 || sudo gmake install > /dev/null
+  else
+    make install > /dev/null 2>&1 || sudo make install > /dev/null
+  fi
   cd - > /dev/null
   rm "${STDERR_COMPILE_LOG_FILE}"
   rm -rf "${COMPILE_DIRECTORY:?}"/
@@ -193,6 +211,9 @@ ensure_curl_dependency() {
     Darwin)
       throw_error "Please install the 'curl' dependency."
       ;;
+    FreeBSD)
+      sudo pkg install -y curl > /dev/null
+      ;;
     *)
       if command -v apk > /dev/null; then
         apk --quiet add curl
@@ -239,6 +260,9 @@ ensure_sudo_dependency() {
     clear-linux-os)
       swupd bundle-add sudo > /dev/null
       ;;
+    FreeBSD)
+      pkg install -y sudo > /dev/null
+      ;;
     *)
       if command -v apk > /dev/null; then
         apk --quiet add sudo
@@ -285,6 +309,9 @@ ensure_xargs_dependency() {
     clear-linux-os)
       swupd bundle-add findutils > /dev/null
       ;;
+    FreeBSD)
+      sudo pkg install -y findutils > /dev/null
+      ;;
     *)
       if command -v apk > /dev/null; then
         apk --quiet add findutils
@@ -309,11 +336,14 @@ ensure_xargs_dependency() {
 }
 
 get_free_space_in_mib() {
-  if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'Darwin' ]; then
+  case "${TARGET_KERNEL}" in
+  'Darwin' | 'FreeBSD')
     /bin/df -m "${HOME}" | awk '{print $4}' | sed 1d
-  else
+    ;;
+  *)
     df --output=avail --block-size='1MiB' "${HOME}" | sed 1d
-  fi
+    ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 get_log_timestamp() {
@@ -328,8 +358,8 @@ get_memory_metric_in_mib() {
 }
 
 get_operating_system() {
-  if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'Darwin' ]; then
-    printf '%s\n' 'Darwin'
+  if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'Darwin' ] || [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'FreeBSD' ]; then
+    printf '%s\n' "${TARGET_KERNEL}"
   else
     OS_RELEASE_ID="$(grep '^ID=' /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2)" && readonly OS_RELEASE_ID
     OS_RELEASE_ID_LIKE="$(grep '^ID_LIKE=' /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2)" && readonly OS_RELEASE_ID_LIKE
@@ -379,6 +409,9 @@ install_build_dependencies() {
   Darwin)
     install_build_dependencies_darwin
     ;;
+  FreeBSD)
+    install_build_dependencies_freebsd
+    ;;
   *)
     install_build_command_function=''
     for package_manager in \
@@ -481,6 +514,15 @@ install_build_dependencies_emerge() {
   fi
 }
 
+install_build_dependencies_freebsd() {
+  readonly BUILD_DEPENDENCIES_URL="${FREEBSD_DEPENDENCIES_BASE_URL}/build_dependencies_freebsd.txt"
+  command -v torsocks > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
+    dependencies=$(torsocks curl --fail --silent --show-error --location --retry 2 "${BUILD_DEPENDENCIES_URL}") ||
+    dependencies=$(curl --fail --silent --show-error --location --retry 5 "${BUILD_DEPENDENCIES_URL}")
+  [ -z "${dependencies:-}" ] && throw_error "The list of dependencies is empty."
+  printf '%s\n' "${dependencies}" | xargs sudo pkg install --yes > /dev/null
+}
+
 install_build_dependencies_pacman() {
   readonly BUILD_DEPENDENCIES_URL="${DEPENDENCIES_BASE_URL}/build_dependencies_pacman.txt"
   command -v torsocks > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
@@ -537,6 +579,9 @@ install_runtime_dependencies() {
   Darwin)
     install_runtime_dependencies_darwin
     ;;
+  FreeBSD)
+    install_runtime_dependencies_freebsd
+    ;;
   *)
     install_runtime_command_function=''
     for package_manager in \
@@ -633,6 +678,15 @@ install_runtime_dependencies_emerge() {
   printf '%s\n' "${dependencies}" | xargs emerge --autounmask-write --jobs "${SYS_CORES_COUNT}" --load-average "${SYS_CORES_PLUS_ONE}" --quiet --quiet-build --quiet-fail
 }
 
+install_runtime_dependencies_freebsd() {
+  readonly RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES_URL="${FREEBSD_DEPENDENCIES_BASE_URL}/runtime_dependencies_freebsd.txt"
+  command -v torsocks > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
+    dependencies=$(torsocks curl --fail --silent --show-error --location --retry 2 "${RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES_URL}") ||
+    dependencies=$(curl --fail --silent --show-error --location --retry 5 "${RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES_URL}")
+  [ -z "${dependencies}" ] && throw_error 'The list of dependencies is empty.'
+  printf '%s\n' "${dependencies}" | xargs sudo pkg install --yes > /dev/null
+}
+
 install_runtime_dependencies_pacman() {
   readonly RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES_URL="${DEPENDENCIES_BASE_URL}/runtime_dependencies_pacman.txt"
   readonly STDERR_DEPENDENCIES_LOG_FILE="${TEMP_DIRECTORY}/stderr_runtime_dependencies_log"
@@ -687,6 +741,9 @@ install_system_updates() {
   clear-linux-os)
     install_system_updates_swupd
     ;;
+  FreeBSD)
+    install_system_updates_freebsd
+    ;;
   *)
     if command -v apk > /dev/null; then
       install_system_updates_apk
@@ -765,6 +822,12 @@ install_system_updates_emerge() {
 
   emerge --depclean --quiet || throw_error "Failed to clean up obsolete packages"
 }
+
+install_system_updates_freebsd() {
+  sudo pkg update > /dev/null
+  sudo pkg upgrade --yes > /dev/null
+}
+
 install_system_updates_pacman() {
   sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm --quiet > /dev/null
 }
@@ -1007,9 +1070,10 @@ readonly BITCOIN_CORE_REPO='https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin'
 readonly NODEBUILDER_REPO='https://github.com/bitcoin-tools/nodebuilder'
 readonly NODEBUILDER_DEPENDENCIES_TAG='v1.7.1-beta'
 readonly DEPENDENCIES_BASE_URL="${NODEBUILDER_REPO}/raw/${NODEBUILDER_DEPENDENCIES_TAG}/resources/dependencies"
+readonly FREEBSD_DEPENDENCIES_BASE_URL="${NODEBUILDER_REPO}/raw/master/resources/dependencies"
 
 case "${TARGET_KERNEL}" in
-Linux)
+Linux | FreeBSD)
   SYS_CORES_COUNT="$(nproc)"
   ;;
 Darwin)
@@ -1018,9 +1082,6 @@ Darwin)
 MINGW* | Cygwin)
   throw_error 'Windows is not supported. Use Linux, macOS, or Windows Subsystem for Linux instead.'
   ;;
-FreeBSD)
-  throw_error "FreeBSD is not supported. Please open an issue at ${NODEBUILDER_REPO}."
-  ;;
 *)
   throw_error "${TARGET_KERNEL} is not supported. Please run on Linux or macOS."
   ;;
@@ -1042,20 +1103,20 @@ fi
 
 clear_the_terminal
 case "${TARGET_KERNEL}" in
-Linux)
+Linux | FreeBSD)
   TARGET_BITCOIN_TARBALL_OS='linux-gnu'
   BITCOIN_DATA_DIRECTORY="${HOME}/.bitcoin"
-  log_info 'Detected: running Linux.'
+  log_info "Detected: running ${TARGET_KERNEL}."
   is_running_in_container && log_info 'Detected: running in Docker.'
   ;;
 Darwin)
   TARGET_BITCOIN_TARBALL_OS='apple-darwin'
   BITCOIN_DATA_DIRECTORY="${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin"
-  log_info "Detected: running macOS."
+  log_info 'Detected: running macOS.'
   [ "${TARGET_ARCHITECTURE}" = 'arm64' ] && display_macos_warning
   ;;
 *)
-  throw_error 'Unknown target kernel type.'
+  throw_error "Unknown target kernel type '${TARGET_KERNEL}'."
   ;;
 esac
 
@@ -1114,7 +1175,8 @@ if [ "${CURRENT_BITCOIN_VERSION_PADDED}" = "${TARGET_BITCOIN_VERSION_PADDED}" ];
   log_info "Found Bitcoin Core ${target_bitcoin_version}."
 elif [ "${compile_bitcoin_flag:-false}" = 'true' ] ||
   [ "${TARGET_OPERATING_SYSTEM}" = 'alpine' ] ||
-  [ "${TARGET_OPERATING_SYSTEM}" = 'gentoo' ]; then
+  [ "${TARGET_OPERATING_SYSTEM}" = 'gentoo' ] ||
+  [ "${TARGET_OPERATING_SYSTEM}" = 'FreeBSD' ]; then
   log_info "Failed to find Bitcoin Core ${target_bitcoin_version}."
   compile_bitcoin_from_source
   current_bitcoin_version="${target_bitcoin_version}"
@@ -1372,9 +1434,9 @@ elif ! grep -q -i '^prune=' "${BITCOIN_CORE_CONFIG_FILE}"; then
   fi
 fi
 
-# PRUNING
 case "${TARGET_KERNEL}" in
-Darwin) ;; #TODO: Add macOS memory check
+Darwin) ;;
+FreeBSD) ;;
 *)
   PHYSICAL_MEMORY_TOTAL_IN_MIB="$(get_memory_metric_in_mib 'MemTotal')" && readonly PHYSICAL_MEMORY_TOTAL_IN_MIB
   PHYSICAL_MEMORY_FREE_IN_MIB="$(get_memory_metric_in_mib 'MemAvailable')" && readonly PHYSICAL_MEMORY_FREE_IN_MIB
@@ -1431,10 +1493,11 @@ ibd_status=$(echo "${blockchain_info}" | jq '.initialblockdownload')
 
 if [ "${ibd_status}" = 'true' ]; then
   if ! is_running_in_container; then
-    log_info 'Disabling system sleep, suspend, and hibernate.'
     if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'Darwin' ]; then
+      log_info 'Disabling system sleep, suspend, and hibernate.'
       caffeinate -sw "$(cat "${BITCOIN_DATA_DIRECTORY}/bitcoind.pid")" &
-    else
+    elif [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'Linux' ]; then
+      log_info 'Disabling system sleep, suspend, and hibernate.'
       sudo systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target hybrid-sleep.target > /dev/null 2>&1
     fi
     log_info "Close this Terminal window by clicking on the 'X'."
@@ -1488,7 +1551,7 @@ while [ "${ibd_status}" = 'true' ]; do
     printf 'Sync progress:              %.3f %%\n' "${sync_progress_percent}"
     printf 'Blocks remaining:           %d\n' "$((headers - blocks))"
 
-    if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'Darwin' ]; then
+    if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'Darwin' ] || [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'FreeBSD' ]; then
       current_chain_tip_timestamp="$(/bin/date -r "${last_block_time}" | cut -c 5-)"
     else
       current_chain_tip_timestamp="$(date -d @"${last_block_time}" | cut -c 5-)"
diff --git a/resources/dependencies/build_dependencies_freebsd.txt b/resources/dependencies/build_dependencies_freebsd.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1093c0da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/dependencies/build_dependencies_freebsd.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+autoconf
+automake
+boost-libs
+gettext
+gmake
+libevent
+libqrencode
+libtool
+libzmq4
+pkgconf
+python3
+sqlite3
+qt5-buildtools
+qt5-gui
+qt5-linguisttools
+qt5-widgets
diff --git a/resources/dependencies/runtime_dependencies_freebsd.txt b/resources/dependencies/runtime_dependencies_freebsd.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddd7e7f36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/dependencies/runtime_dependencies_freebsd.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+curl
+git
+gnupg
+gzip
+jq
+sudo
diff --git a/test/test_nodebuilder b/test/test_nodebuilder
index 03ba3c240..b8cbb2715 100755
--- a/test/test_nodebuilder
+++ b/test/test_nodebuilder
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
 
 get_operating_system() {
-  if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'Darwin' ]; then
-    printf '%s\n' 'Darwin'
-  else
+  case "${TARGET_KERNEL}" in
+  Darwin | FreeBSD)
+    printf '%s\n' "${TARGET_KERNEL}"
+    ;;
+  *)
     readonly OS_RELEASE_ID_LIKE="$(grep '^ID_LIKE=' /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2)"
     readonly OS_RELEASE_ID="$(grep '^ID=' /etc/os-release | cut -d= -f2)"
 
@@ -18,7 +20,8 @@ get_operating_system() {
     else
       throw_error 'Failed to determine OS release type'
     fi
-  fi
+    ;;
+  esac
 }
 
 handle_exit() {
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   -r | --ref)
     [ -z "$2" ] && throw_error 'No argument supplied for -r|--ref.' "${LINENO}"
     readonly GIT_REF_SHORT_NAME="$2"
-    validate_git_ref_short_name "${GIT_REF_SHORT_NAME}"
+    [ "$(uname -s)" = 'FreeBSD' ] || validate_git_ref_short_name "${GIT_REF_SHORT_NAME}"
     shift
     ;;
   *)
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ readonly NODEBUILDER_BINARY_URL="${NODEBUILDER_REPO_URL}/raw/${GIT_REF_SHORT_NAM
 
 case "${TARGET_KERNEL}" in
 Darwin) bitcoin_data_directory="${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin" ;;
-Linux) bitcoin_data_directory="${HOME}/.bitcoin" ;;
+Linux | FreeBSD) bitcoin_data_directory="${HOME}/.bitcoin" ;;
 MINGW*) throw_error 'Windows is not supported.' ;;
 *) throw_error 'Your operating system is not supported.' ;;
 esac
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ if [ -s test_output_stderr.txt ]; then
 fi
 
 for message in \
-  'INFO: Detected: running (Linux|macOS).$' \
+  'INFO: Detected: running (Linux|macOS|FreeBSD).$' \
   'INFO: Checking for internet.$' \
   'INFO: Internet checks passed.$' \
   'INFO: (Failed to find|Found) Bitcoin Core [1-9][0-9]*\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?.$' \
@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@ for message in \
 done
 
 if [ "${COMPILE_BITCOIN}" = 'true' ] ||
+  [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'FreeBSD' ] ||
   { [ -f /etc/os-release ] && [ "${TARGET_OPERATING_SYSTEM}" = 'alpine' ]; }; then
   for message in \
     'INFO: Ensuring compile dependencies.$' \
@@ -281,8 +285,7 @@ fi
 if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" != 'Darwin' ]; then
   for message in \
     'INFO: Ensuring runtime dependencies.$' \
-    'INFO: Creating application shortcuts.$' \
-    'Checking system memory... [0-9]+\.[0-9] of [0-9]+\.[0-9] GiB free.$'; do
+    'INFO: Creating application shortcuts.$'; do
     if ! grep -Eq "${message}" test_output_stdout.txt > /dev/null 2>&1; then
       printf '%s\n' "FAILURE: Expected message ${message} not found."
       exit 1
@@ -290,4 +293,12 @@ if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" != 'Darwin' ]; then
   done
 fi
 
+if [ "${TARGET_KERNEL}" = 'Linux' ]; then
+  message='Checking system memory... [0-9]+\.[0-9] of [0-9]+\.[0-9] GiB free.$'
+  if ! grep -Eq "${message}" test_output_stdout.txt > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    printf '%s\n' "FAILURE: Expected message ${message} not found."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
 printf '%s\n' 'PASS: All console output tests passed.'