标题: proposed free vps service [打印本页] 作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 05:44 标题: proposed free vps service I would like to see if anyone would be interested in such free vps service.
free vps service is provided for users meet the following requirements:
1. are not vps/*nix newbies. (experts prefer)
2. would actually use the service. (anything, prefer hosting personal websites, but no abuse content).
3. able to provide valuable feedbacks regularly. (including but not limited to security, network, feature, configuration, hardware...)
service will remain free as long the user continue to meet the above requirements.
the purpose of this is to gather valuable feedbacks so we can improve our service.
users will also have the opportunity to use the New/BETA features developed.
we did provide similar service to existing clients before for similar purpose but weren't able to obtain enough feedbacks, so this time this is for general public users, we will choose participants very carefully.
any ideas or suggestion will be appreciated.作者: vnconfig 时间: 2011-2-5 05:56
Tired of getting through my feedback to various providers, I am more than happy to receive a service where real persons are listening and improving over time.
Security can be a major concern. Troubleshooting kernel panics, network outages, hard drive failures, and all these annoying technical glitches proves a time-consuming challenge to not only customers but service providers as well.
What I am interested about: the BGP mix (if not single-homed), tech spec (capabilities & available resources).作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 06:03
we don't run a BGP mix now, but are planning to very soon.
we have multiple uplinks to HE and have BGP access to their router for nullrouting, etc.
we have multiple server cabinets in Portland, Pittock bldg, and we have direct access to servers, DC, and ISP.
currently we are more concerning about security, and would love to have people on board that can provide feedback on that, should I count you on?
[ 本帖最后由 domin 于 2011-2-5 06:04 编辑 ]作者: vnconfig 时间: 2011-2-5 06:11 标题: 回复 3# 的帖子 Yes, please.作者: 信仰 时间: 2011-2-5 06:15 作者: 狙击手 时间: 2011-2-5 06:16
手上资源有闲置 路过!作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 06:17
waiting for more people. meanwhile preparing for hardware node.作者: debian 时间: 2011-2-5 09:18
提示: 作者被禁止或删除 内容自动屏蔽作者: pmalc 时间: 2011-2-5 09:21
Great news from a reputable hosting provider!
I believe that consistent performance on a shared platform is always difficult to maintain. I'm curious about how will you operate and on which platform to operate on, you are in quite a large scale IMO.
Security/Server monitoring should be a very important factor to take care of. Raid array of at least Raid-1 should be an essential part, and for general server hardening, a tutorial will be just fine. Centralized server monitoring is a preferable choice, like munin, monitoring should be at least for the hardware node and for the VPS if your client accepts to do so. The monitoring function of SolusVM do have problems. And I'd love to see some backup slots available.
Personally, I don't think temporarily saturation in network connectivity can affect a popular site that much, a moderately good network is enough.
Finally I want to know if the control panel is self-made or commercial ones like SolusVM?作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 09:25 标题: 回复 9# 的帖子 we use solusvm.
we utilize raid10 on all of the hardware nodes as well as remote backups.
regarding security I was referring to network layer i don't really want to go over in the public, some of you guys probably know what i'm talking about.作者: pmalc 时间: 2011-2-5 09:28 标题: 回复 10# 的帖子 Yes, I know. What action will you take if a client got such security problems?作者: 害羞哥 时间: 2011-2-5 09:30
看了一遍 有看了一遍
发现首字母都是小写的，终于放心了作者: 害羞哥 时间: 2011-2-5 09:33 标题: 回复 11# 的帖子 Security is not the big problem at all, the issues about unlawful contents are the biggest problem.作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 09:43 标题: 回复 11# 的帖子 If you are saying a client got hacked and doing abuse activities, then it depends, but these kind of problem are very likely affecting other users and our network, so suspend would be my best bet.作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 09:47 标题: 回复 14# 的帖子 unlawful contents would be the least of our concern at the moment, a goal we want to accomplish is to isolate the users as much as possible.
as a lot of us know a Virtual Private Server is not that "Private" at all if you know what i'm referring to "Network Security".
[ 本帖最后由 domin 于 2011-2-5 09:48 编辑 ]作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 10:00
if anyone of you guys want to participate please let me know. As i said, any feedback is welcomed and appreciated.
I'm expecting to have the node ready and start providing services next week in case you are wondering.作者: lxfy 时间: 2011-2-5 10:42
To communicate using English is a good way to avoid risking clients?作者: windywinter 时间: 2011-2-5 11:07 标题: 回复 16# 的帖子 I want in.作者: hotsnow 时间: 2011-2-5 11:09 作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 11:11 标题: 回复 18# 的帖子 you are in.作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 11:12 标题: 回复 17# 的帖子 great idea isn't it?作者: Globalization 时间: 2011-2-5 11:14 作者: lxfy 时间: 2011-2-5 11:25 标题: 回复 21# 的帖子 yep :p
i want in as well作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 11:26 标题: 回复 23# 的帖子 alright.作者: whyyyhk 时间: 2011-2-5 12:18
提示: 作者被禁止或删除 内容自动屏蔽作者: msxcms 时间: 2011-2-5 12:18 我喜欢单线，BGP是噩梦 btw,apply it too
[ 本帖最后由 msxcms 于 2011-2-5 12:24 编辑 ]作者: zllovesuki 时间: 2011-2-5 12:31
你门在中文论坛用英文对话。。 我不评论了作者: Globalization 时间: 2011-2-5 12:37
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any additional questions or concerns.作者: shy9000 时间: 2011-2-5 12:48
我只是路过,免费VPS服务的话...
感觉凶多吉少作者: 风声 时间: 2011-2-5 12:51
原帖由 害羞哥 于 2011-2-5 09:30 发表
看了一遍 有看了一遍
发现首字母都是小写的，终于放心了
哈哈, 这是撒意思? 不是三哥?作者: 风声 时间: 2011-2-5 12:52
Chinglish 满天飞啊, 莫非来诱惑小白,表示 I'm high class ?作者: wdlth 时间: 2011-2-5 13:03
难道要Linux工程师？作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 13:14
so i've got the following participants who qualifies:
就像看到一个农村妞穿的花里胡哨的, 也许在妞来说大红大绿是高档货,但是在城市生活的人看了可就....
我送一句吧: Would you please go to an italian or spanish forum , should suitable for some zhuangbility guys!!!! casue a lot of bilingual people there and will likes to ask you join.
作者: chipang 时间: 2011-2-5 13:56
提示: 作者被禁止或删除 内容自动屏蔽作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 14:00 标题: 回复 35# 的帖子 well, i'm actually not looking for general feedbacks but technical feedbacks which the noobs couldn't provide.作者: chipang 时间: 2011-2-5 14:05
提示: 作者被禁止或删除 内容自动屏蔽作者: chijian 时间: 2011-2-5 14:07 作者: skyover 时间: 2011-2-5 15:20
Great post. Have to reply. This is a great idea to let people who are not good at English away...
Anyway, I am not an expert of Linux so...作者: whyyyhk 时间: 2011-2-5 15:59
提示: 作者被禁止或删除 内容自动屏蔽作者: flylight 时间: 2011-2-5 16:26 作者: nosm 时间: 2011-2-5 17:17
What spec of VPS will you give out and how can I get it?作者: vpssky 时间: 2011-2-5 18:55
The free VPS approach doesn't work for most providers for a reason. To name a few:
1. It's hard to give valuable technical suggestions without certain access to the host node.
2. Truth is people only wants the free VPS, the rest is BS. So what exactly you don't get from clients' tickets but from here?
3. The only good thing is you can throw anything at these free riders. But time is money too. When it comes to a point when the problems you create (or the time requires to cooperate with you to figure out the problems) outweighs the free resources you give, good ppl (whose time probably worths more) would rather not to bother. So you end up with a server loaded with useless leaches, again.
4. The way I see it, this only works when you are really good at your stuff and know what you're doing. But then again why do you need to ask from anybody else, other than your own paying clients?作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-5 23:06 标题: 回复 43# 的帖子 1. right, but feedbacks from users are still valuable even though they don't have access to the node. i can't give them access to the node itself anyway, right?
2. unfortunately most of our existing clients are newbies on VPS.
3. you are right if i'm offering this in a large scale. i'm only looking for ~10 people. i'm glad those who signed up knows their stuff judging from their previous posts.
4. see #2.作者: domin 时间: 2011-2-6 02:10
since there are some unleashed dogs running around and i've got a good number of people signed up already.
so i'm gonna close the thread now.
however if anyone still interested and meet the requirements, don't reply here, shoot me a PM instead in English OR Chinese.
我喜欢单线，BGP是噩梦 btw,apply it too
