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[Pete Czech - New Possibilities Group, LLC]

Thanks for the feedback guys.  I'm torn between this and just setting up 
a rack of my own machines with software load balancers.  The debate will 
continue.. 

Ajai Khattri wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2007, csnyder wrote:
>
>   
>> I like virtualization a lot for simple things like proxys and mirrors,
>> which I'm happy to let somebody else host. There are a lot of folks
>> doing VPS. My advice is to find a host that allows you to build your
>> own images
>>     
>
> Im using linode.com to host a vitual mail/webmail server (they use UML for 
> virtualization). Their control panel allows you to build a disk image from 
> among 10 Linux distributions and then boot it as a VPS. You can then ssh 
> into it and build your server software as normal.
>
> You also have console access by ssh'ing into the host server for your VPS 
> where you're connected to the virtual console via a screen session.
>
> Disk space, memory and IP address upgrades are managed through software 
> that upgrades your VPS (which you can then reboot through the control 
> panel).
>
> I thought this is a nice way to run your own server without the hardware 
> worries. Just passing on my positive experience.
>
>
>   

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Pete Czech
Lead Guru
New Possibilities Group, LLC
http://npgroup.net

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