If Anyone is interested [site/server specs]

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@sanvit said:

@AnthonySmith said:

@sanvit said:
How did you manage to cram everything in on a 5GB KVM? I wasn't even able to install ubuntu on it

eh? not sure if serious or?

I always install via ISO, and the last time I tried, Ubuntu told me that the VM didn't meet the minimum system requirements

Ah ok, I make my own KVM templates, so I don't need to worry about that.

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@AlwaysSkint said:
Don't understand why anyone would want to run Ubuntu server; 'tis beyond me.

I agree, I was just feeling fruity when setting this up so stepped outside the box, I wanted bleeding edge (well compared to centOS anyway)

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@mrtilde said:
@AnthonySmith could you share a little more details on the current server specs for both "talk" with vainilla and "forum" with fluxbb.
Like Distro version, and maybe some tips on how you manage to keep vainilla under those small specs?

The fluxbb (old LES support forum) runs on:

• 1 x 64mb NAT OpenVZ container running debian 8 - this is running lighttpd only
• 1 x 128mb NAT OpenVZ container running debian 8 - this is running mysql only
  
  
  This forum (vanilla)
  Specs in the original post, running on Ubuntu 18 LTS, I used one of my own made ubuntu templates which is cut down to almost nothing, so it ONLY runs what is required for this forum.
  It is surprising what you can achieve with very little, that is the original LowEndSpirit which is something I wanted to recapture as it got lost over the years.

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@somik said:
Why not go with a dedicated server? Those are very cheap now a days and it would avoid the downtime during switchover.

It runs on my own infrastructure so I just update the ram and disk specs in the backed as required, I can probably do that and resize the partition faster than a dedi can even reboot

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@teamacc said:

@somik said:
Why not host it on a distributed network? Wait, then it wont be LowEnd anymore!

You mean on a cluster that slowly degrades over time like the original LET?

You know the truth of that dont you?
The cluster was actually fine, the issue was that for 3 years or so no one noticed that once of the disks was at 100% which is why sometimes when you updated your avatar it worked and sometimes it did not, depending on which server you hit haha.

Adam

I have to say that it was very generous of Mr. Ant to donate a VPS to you.
He has always been a really nice guy!

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@Adam said:
I have to say that it was very generous of Mr. Ant to donate a VPS to you.
He has always been a really nice guy!

I asked for an upgrade and he spat at me!

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Update after 48 hours:

Adam

@AnthonySmith What are you viewing them details on?

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@Adam said:
@AnthonySmith What are you viewing them details on?

runcloud+vanilla stats.

Adam

Ah ok, haven't ventured with vanilla for a long time?.

Neoon

As soon the database gets fat, you gonna upgrade.
Just need to migrate a 1GB+ database from a 512MB KVM, was a bad idea.

k082mx

@AnthonySmith is runcloud the one from runcloud.io?

cybertech

We need an EPYC setup for future proof ?

chocolateshirt

@AnthonySmith, the CPU is too powerful for vanilla..

DP

It feels like I'm accessing a forum in LAN

Ark

Accessing from Malaysia is really fast and was shock with the server specs

somik

@Ark said:
Accessing from Malaysia is really fast and was shock with the server specs

Thats cause the site is on cloudflare. So it got cached in the countries it is commonly accessed from.

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@somik said:

@Ark said:
Accessing from Malaysia is really fast and was shock with the server specs

Thats cause the site is on cloudflare. So it got cached in the countries it is commonly accessed from.

And I have not even enabled rail gun yet

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@mrtilde said:
@AnthonySmith is runcloud the one from runcloud.io?

Yup.

Adam

I have to say it's loading really quick for me, have you upgraded it to 1G Ram yet?
@AnthonySmith

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@Adam said:
I have to say it's loading really quick for me, have you upgraded it to 1G Ram yet?
@AnthonySmith

nope, I will say when I upgrade.

abnoeh

I wonder if it could fit in your shared hosting offer? Or does vanilla use own thing?

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I mean, it could, I ran a vanilla forum on it myself before but you will find it pretty restrictive after a short amount of time, cant think it would be a great idea.

tomahawkeer

Appears to be running good so far. Looks good!

somik

Running anything in shared gets restrictive very fast. Heck, even my WordPress stopped working after they updated their PHP and broke one of the poorly coded plugins. Had to move it to a VPS to make it work.

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Todays update:

AlwaysSkint

Looks like you've been doing some pruning; logrotate?

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@AlwaysSkint said:
Looks like you've been doing some pruning; logrotate?

just general tidy ups.

willie

Just vacuum that db once in a while, maybe from a late night cron task. Yes it does load fast, and I see very low ping, I guess because of cloudflare.

k082mx

@AnthonySmith what storage engine are you using for MariaDB?

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Today's update, I suppose i should stop doing this soon, maybe turn it weekly.

@mrtilde said:
@AnthonySmith what storage engine are you using for MariaDB?

InnoDB.

Asim

@AnthonySmith what are you using for the graphs and monitoring?

Adam

Read through the tread it was mentioned.

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@AnthonySmith said:

@Adam said:
@AnthonySmith What are you viewing them details on?

runcloud+vanilla stats.

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@Asim said:
@AnthonySmith what are you using for the graphs and monitoring?

Runcloud.

Bochi

@AnthonySmith said:
Today's update, I suppose i should stop doing this soon, maybe turn it weekly.

Or find a way to automate things? Anyway, please don't stop this kind of hosting / syadmin porn.

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Today's update, if it was not clear, the vanilla stats (bottom) are 1 day behind.

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AlwaysSkint

That's a pretty rapid uptake, in my book. Still amazed at how little disc space is consumed, assuming it's still on 5GB.

ITLabs

By the end of the month there'll be 100K views and 300 users.

Bochi

As attached images can be uploaded directly to the forum, I would also assume the consumed disk space to grow sooner or later.

poisson

173 users.. number 200 to get free cociu VPS will be soon

abnoeh

@Neoon said:
As soon the database gets fat, you gonna upgrade.
Just need to migrate a 1GB+ database from a 512MB KVM, was a bad idea.

As he is the provider, can't he just upgrade it?

vimalware

Don't worry.
He will do it when RAM utilization crosses an Ant threshold.

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If there is 1mb free ..... that is still enough space to play cannon fodder on the Amiga.

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Vanilla stats (from yesterday)

A little extra for today:

teamacc

@AnthonySmith said:
If there is 1mb free ..... that is still enough space to play cannon fodder on the Amiga.

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@teamacc said:

@AnthonySmith said:
If there is 1mb free ..... that is still enough space to play cannon fodder on the Amiga.

I did enjoy watching that video when it came out!

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vanilla stats below from yesterday:

This will be the last one for a while, I will post weekly from now on.

SpryServers_Tab

@cybertech said:
We need an EPYC setup for future proof ?

lol I got one!!!

tarasis

Be interested to see how the server stats change over time.