[kwlug-disc] Datamantle

[Mark Steffen]

I have LOTS of spare VPS capacity that I can make available for KWLUG uses
at no charge.  I like to use OpenVZ for containerization but can do full
KVM if there is a strong use case for it.  OpenVZ is more resource
efficient for VPS though.

*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 Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 4:49 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

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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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