Re: [orca-list] Ot: VPS

[John Heim <john johnheim net>]

On 03/09/2016 09:58 AM, John Heim wrote:
> As long as we're going OT, can I ask what happens if you have a 
> virtual private server and it becomes unbootable? For example, suppose 
> I try a kernel I compiled myself and it wo't boot. Or what if the disk 
> gets filled up and the vps crashes?
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> On 03/09/2016 05:55 AM, Tony Baechler wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I won't quote Geoff's long, very informative and useful post here, 
> > but I would like to comment on a point. He suggests getting a VPS and 
> > I highly agree! They're incredibly cheap nowadays and often you can 
> > cancel after a month. You can try Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, etc, 
> > install anything you want, make a mess, format and start over. Since 
> > it isn't real hardware, you literally can't break anything. If you 
> > have a recent enough CPU and enough memory, play with KVM, 
> > VirtualBox, etc and set up your own virtual machines. That has the 
> > advantage that you don't need to worry about security and can 
> > experiment with web servers etc on your local machine without 
> > shelling out the cash for a VPS. If you can spare the disk space, do 
> > an actual Linux install on an extra partition and set up dual boot. 
> > That way you don't have the overhead of a VM. If there is a specific 
> > package you're interested in like WordPress, there are various ways 
> > of having automatic installs with minimal effort such as Juju charms 
> > on Ubuntu.
> >
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