[kwlug-disc] Datamantle

[Bob Jonkman]

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Since they were giving out free (gratis) credit, I spun up a Debian
server on Data Mantle -- easiest Debian install I've ever done. Not
very flexible for partition layout &c., but for a single-purpose
application it's not so bad. No DNS, so I put their IP on a subdomain
with my regular DNS provider. They do give a custom rDNS link, tho.

The cheapest paid option at Data Mantle is about $4/month, better than
shared hosting, but none of the amenities like automatic mail, mailing
lists, file manager, &c (unless you run them on your own VPS).

Just for practice I put up a GNUsocial instance; try it out if you
like:  https://gs.sobac.com

- --Bob, who still wants to set up a KWLUG GNUsocial instance if someone
contributes an unused VPS somewhere



On 2016-09-16 01:06 PM, Mark Steffen wrote:
> Never heard of, but it doesn't take much to set up a VPS service.
> I've got a rack of servers and started to set a service up myself
> (using WHMCS and OpenVZ) but then decided against it because
> talking to other VPS providers you attract a lot of the "wrong
> crowd" hosting low cost VPS stuff.  So I am happy to host things
> for folks but I want to "know the customer" before I let them on my
> gear, it's only fair to my other customers (someone running a
> business application isn't going to appreciate me letting in a
> bunch of kids who want to run ircD and attract a lot of DDOS
> traffic).
> 
> *Mark Steffen* Office: +1.226.476.1240 | Mobile/SMS:
> +1.226.600.0464 | Skype: r.mark.steffen *"Quality is not an act, it
> is a habit." - Aristotle*
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Jason Locklin
> <locklin.jason at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I was reading this hacker news thread: 
>> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12507379 and noticed the
>> VPS provider they were talking about is based here in Waterloo.
>> Since they exclusively provide Linux VPSs, I was wondering if
>> they are around here, or anyone on here knows them, or has worked
>> with them?
>> 
>> Just curious. Might play around with it myself.
>> 
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Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com>          Phone: +1-519-635-9413
SOBAC Microcomputer Services             http://sobac.com/sobac/
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