@Otus9051 said: @Not_Oles seems as if cashapp is the only way right now, is there no way you can get it? You already have Zelle, get cashapp too at that point
But it isn't your cash app account which would be sending funds. The nominal fee is, hopefully, to assist with identity verification. So, as you can understand, I am sorry, but we probably need to pass on someone else sending funds.
But we all know Otus well, as he's the certified freeloader.
That's my point, everyone knows me here very well, for over 2 years now I assume, and considering the fact that I did show interest in Crunchy since the first thread and then retracted my request due to not being able to use it at that moment, I hoped that I would have had the option to get it for free.
It's not even identity verification at that point, its data mining. I mean, what would you even do with my info?
I understand that you want the payment to "reduce abuse" but considering the fact that you still are getting paid and I indeed am supplying you with the invoice, you should already assume me authenticated. It's literally like using a middleman.
Anyhow, I'll have to wait until my card arrives, I have no choice, and if the offer goes away by then, there's nothing I can do.
@Otus9051 said: @Not_Oles seems as if cashapp is the only way right now, is there no way you can get it? You already have Zelle, get cashapp too at that point
But it isn't your cash app account which would be sending funds. The nominal fee is, hopefully, to assist with identity verification. So, as you can understand, I am sorry, but we probably need to pass on someone else sending funds.
But we all know Otus well, as he's the certified freeloader.
That's my point, everyone knows me here very well, for over 2 years now I assume, and considering the fact that I did show interest in Crunchy since the first thread and then retracted my request due to not being able to use it at that moment, I hoped that I would have had the option to get it for free.
It's not even identity verification at that point, its data mining. I mean, what would you even do with my info?
I understand that you want the payment to "reduce abuse" but considering the fact that you still are getting paid and I indeed am supplying you with the invoice, you should already assume me authenticated. It's literally like using a middleman.
Anyhow, I'll have to wait until my card arrives, I have no choice, and if the offer goes away by then, there's nothing I can do.
don't know what you are blabbering about for an essentially free service that doesn't concern you if you arent up for it.
@Otus9051 said: Anyhow, I'll have to wait until my card arrives, I have no choice, and if the offer goes away by then, there's nothing I can do.
Even after your card arrives, I have no interest in mining your data. We have many wonderful providers here at LES! I respectfully suggest, after your card arrives, you should buy from one of the other wonderful providers rather than from MetalVPS. Thanks and best wishes!
Everyone's best friend and favorite Low End Provider, Crunchbits, granted MetalVPSCrunchy, a wonderful US 🇺🇸 dedicated server, free until November 8, 2024!
$1.01 Crunchy VPS Until November 8, 2024!
Please see the Crunchy VPS Specifications shown below. Yabs and network-speed also are posted below.
In addition to your VPS, maybe you could get a traditional shell account on the Crunchy Node.
Please read the Limits, Warnings, and the Terms of Service shown below.
How to Sign Up also is covered below, along with Pricing, Support, and FAQ.
Providing awesome Low Enders with wonderful VPSes is a big part of the idea behind this offer. Additionally, MetalVPS and @Not_Oles hope to promote community discussion of server related topics. Thus, beyond the $1.01 payment, active participation in this thread's discussion also is required.
The Boss at Crunchbits said that MetalVPS is "literally the best deal in town!" Thanks to the Boss for his kind words and for wonderful Crunchy!
➡️ Please entirely skip responding to this offer if your account does not have significant, awesome post and comment history within our wonderful Low End communities. ⬅️
➡️ Please respond to this wonderful Crunchy VPS offer only if you really want to contribute actively to our discussions in this thread. ⬅️
MetalVPS has no billing panel and no server control panel. There are no preinstalled VPSes or containers. It's traditional, command line terminal via ssh until you install whatever you want. 🆕 You get a juicy VPS into which you can ssh and install whatever Open Source software you want. Maybe you also can get a traditional shell account on Crunchy.
Sometimes trusted MetalVPSians might or might not get sudo on the Node, KVM group membership, etc. Note that @subenhon has Crunchy Node sudo. 🙈🙉🙊
MetalVPS has no onboarding and no knowledge base. ♒︎
Account delivery might take awhile! 😴
Not for business use! Intended especially for computer learning and fun! 🤑
Frequent maintenance reboots are guaranteed! 🌺 VPSes in this offer are set to restart automatically following reboot.
Please make your own redundant, offsite backups! It's easy to download or sync or clone your backup to a safe place. Please also make sure that you actually can restore from your backups! 🤦♂️
Please think of your MetalVPS account as ephemeral! Our server might blow up! 💥 At any random second @Not_Oles or maybe you might reinstall the Node! 😸
Other MetalVPSians probably will see your name, your location, your account name, the processes you are running, and much other information. So, please do not put confidential information on the server. 🤔
Terms Of Service
Be awesome! Be kind, gentle, friendly, positive, and polite!
White Hat only!
Not for business use!
Intended for education and fun!
Active participation in this thrread's discussion is required!
Open source software only, both on MetalVPS and for connecting to MetalVPS!
$1.01 one time until November 8, 2024. This de minimus payment hopefully will discourage abuse.
Paypal payments may be sent to the email address on @Not_Oles' profile. Zelle and Stripe also might work.
Active participation in this thread's server related discussions also is required.
How To Sign Up
Please post here in this thread.
Please include
your ed25519 ssh public key;
link to your website;
links to your Github or other repo, other online profiles, etc.; and
your use case for Crunchy.
Please feel free to include additional items in your sign up request.
Support
Please post all new MetalVPS account requests and all support requests, comments, and feedback here in this thread. Please also post tutorials explaining your Crunchy accomplishments here in this thread or on their own, new LES threads.
LES PMs (personal messages) can be sent to @Not_Oles about items which need privacy.
More About MetalVPS!
MetalVPS is an indie project of @Not_Oles a/k/a Tom Miller a/k/a the Clueless™ guy. 🥰
Thanks to Crunchbits for the wonderful Crunchy server! Even more thanks to Crunchbits for caring about every member of our wonderful Low End Community!
4GB of RAM is just perfect to host a small educational Docker node! Finally getting around to learning how to use it thanks to @crunchbits and @Not_Oles
Took a quick look inside Crunchy. Seems okay. Two slots left.
root@crunchy:~# date
Wed Mar 27 05:18:29 AM UTC 2024
root@crunchy:~# uptime
05:18:38 up 14 days, 13:40, 3 users, load average: 0.94, 0.73, 0.79
root@crunchy:~# free -h
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 62Gi 23Gi 3.3Gi 2.0Mi 35Gi 38Gi
Swap: 4.0Gi 269Mi 3.7Gi
root@crunchy:~# df -h .
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/vg0-root 3.7T 228G 3.3T 7% /
root@crunchy:~# vnstat -i enp1s0f1
Database updated: 2024-03-27 05:15:00
enp1s0f1 since 2024-03-04
rx: 298.05 GiB tx: 271.45 GiB total: 569.50 GiB
monthly
rx | tx | total | avg. rate
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
2024-03 298.05 GiB | 271.45 GiB | 569.50 GiB | 2.16 Mbit/s
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
estimated 352.40 GiB | 320.96 GiB | 673.36 GiB |
daily
rx | tx | total | avg. rate
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
yesterday 1.28 GiB | 683.96 MiB | 1.94 GiB | 193.37 kbit/s
today 7.94 GiB | 11.91 GiB | 19.85 GiB | 9.02 Mbit/s
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
estimated 36.27 GiB | 54.45 GiB | 90.72 GiB |
root@crunchy:~# cd bashvm
root@crunchy:~/bashvm# bash bashvm.sh
========================== Main Menu ==========================
1. Virtual Machines 2. Storage Pools 3. Networks
4. Snapshots 5. Edit Properties 6. Firewall Settings
7. Port Forwarding 8. VNC / Console Access 9. System Monitor
q. Exit
Enter your choice: 1
==================== Manage Virtual Machine ====================
s. Show all virtual machines 1. Show more details of a VM
2. Start a VM 3. Reboot a VM
4. Shutdown a VM (graceful) 5. Shutdown a VM (force)
6. Enable autostart of a VM 7. Disable autostart of a VM
8. Create a new / existing VM 9. Undefine a VM
10. Create a new VM (Automated) 11. Console into a VM
12. Change resources of a VM 13. Delete a VM
q. Back to main menu
Enter your choice: s
Id Name State
--------------------------------
1 vm101-crunchy running
2 vm103-crunchy running
3 vm102-crunchy running
4 vm100-crunchy running
6 vm104-crunchy running
8 vm105-crunchy running
10 vm106-crunchy running
12 vm107-crunchy running
- vm1-crunchy shut off
- vm2-crunchy shut off
Looks like the update and reboot went okay! New versions of libvirt and qemu now running. If anyone notices a problem, please post here. Thanks to all the Crunchy neighbors, and thanks especially to @crunchbits for wonderful Crunchy!
Several libvirt and libvirt related packages have been upgraded. I'm not expecting any problems, but it could happen. Please let me know about any issues. Thanks!
Tom
root@crunchy:~# apt-get upgrade
[ . . . ]
The following packages will be upgraded:
klibc-utils libgnutls30 libklibc libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon
libvirt-daemon-config-network libvirt-daemon-config-nwfilter
libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-daemon-system-systemd
libvirt0
[ . . . ]
Running kernel seems to be up-to-date.
The processor microcode seems to be up-to-date.
Restarting services...
systemctl restart packagekit.service systemd-resolved.service
[ . . . ]
No user sessions are running outdated binaries.
No VM guests are running outdated hypervisor (qemu) binaries on this host.
root@crunchy:~#
Ubuntu says: "*** System restart required ***" So, let's reboot again. Right now it's Friday April 19 05:10:14 PM UTC 2024. So maybe on Sunday approximately the same time?
Hello, I contacted you on NodeSeek (my ID is the same as NodeSeek) I would also like to have this VPS, if you see it, please contact me through NodeSeek
@chentaiyang said:
Hello, I contacted you on NodeSeek (my ID is the same as NodeSeek) I would also like to have this VPS, if you see it, please contact me through NodeSeek
Hi @chentaiyang! Reserving a VM for you! Sent you a message on Nodeseek requesting payment and your ed25519 ssh public key. Thanks for your interest in MetalVPS and Crunchy!
@chentaiyang said:
Hello, I contacted you on NodeSeek (my ID is the same as NodeSeek) I would also like to have this VPS, if you see it, please contact me through NodeSeek
Hi @chentaiyang! Reserving a VM for you! Sent you a message on Nodeseek requesting payment and your ed25519 ssh public key. Thanks for your interest in MetalVPS and Crunchy!
Hi again @chentaiyang! Thanks for your $1.01! Your VM has been assigned and login info has been sent to you via Nodeseek. Welcome to MetalVPS and Crunchy! Good luck and have fun! Let me know, please, if there is anything I can do to help you!
@Not_Oles are you still using the server you got from oneprovider? How's their uptime? I only had for 1 month and they seemed OK for that duration. Wondering if it's the same for you.
I speak fluent sarcasm and broken logic. | I would agree with you, but thæn we’d both be wrong.
Sorry to say that the last of the previously configured VMs on Crunchy has been taken. MetalVPS needs to do something additional. For example, MetalVPS could add additional slots on Crunchy or add an additional bare metal server Node.
Please continue to follow my posts on Low End Spirit, on Low End Talk, and at Nodeseek. Please feel free to post here, send me a PM, or send me an email if you have any questions. Thank you!
@7boss said:
Hello, I learned about your project through the nodeseek forum. I have a need for your project and I don’t know if I can get a quota.
Hi @7boss! Welcome to LES! When you have time, please read my post just above your post. I hope you enjoy your new membership here at LES! Best wishes! Tom
@7boss said:
Hello, I learned about your project through the nodeseek forum. I have a need for your project and I don’t know if I can get a quota.
Hi @7boss! Welcome to LES! When you have time, please read my post just above your post. I hope you enjoy your new membership here at LES! Best wishes! Tom
@7boss said:
Hello, I learned about your project through the nodeseek forum. I have a need for your project and I don’t know if I can get a quota.
Hi @7boss! Welcome to LES! When you have time, please read my post just above your post. I hope you enjoy your new membership here at LES! Best wishes! Tom
Then will the quota be increased?
I'm not sure yet.
If you look at the vnstat output, there is available bandwidth, because nobody is using much:
There is available RAM, because, at 4 GB per VM, and 8 VMs, we're only using 32 of Crunchy's 64 GB of DDR4 ECC RAM (although 22 Gi is cached).
root@crunchy:~# free -h
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 62Gi 14Gi 25Gi 2.0Mi 22Gi 47Gi
Swap: 4.0Gi 0B 4.0Gi
root@crunchy:~#
One issue is that the server only has 8 TB of disk space and each of the existing VMs is assigned 1000 GB. On the other hand, nobody is using much disk space at all:
root@crunchy:~# cd /var/lib/libvirt/images; ls -lh
total 40G
-rw-r--r-- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 362M Feb 12 01:54 debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 2.9G Apr 26 05:51 vm100-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 3.1G Apr 26 05:51 vm101-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 15G Apr 26 05:51 vm102-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 6.3G Apr 26 05:51 vm103-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 7.2G Apr 26 05:51 vm104-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 13G Apr 26 05:51 vm105-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 6.1G Apr 26 04:47 vm106-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 1.3G Apr 26 05:51 vm107-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 root root 2.8G Mar 12 15:35 vm1-crunchy.qcow2 # Test VM which is turned off.
-rw------- 1 root root 342M Mar 12 15:35 vm2-crunchy.qcow2 # Another test VM, also turned off.
root@crunchy:/var/lib/libvirt/images#
I guess the reasonable possibilities include adding more disks, decreasing the disk allocation per VM, or adding an additional server Node.
Adding another Node would be great, but it's hard for me to imagine enough guys willing to pay enough to cover the cost of rental for another Node. We have Crunchy for free until November 8, so that's the only reason why the $1.01 once price could happen.
I also would love to add some IPv4s and an IPv6/48 to Crunchy.
Hopefully @crunchbits might chime in here, even though they're quite busy at the moment. @crunchbits has interesting stuff coming up before too long.
Thanks again for your question! What do you think should be done?
Special thanks to @crunchbits for gorgeous Crunchy! Thanks to @babywhale for bashvm, which is being used to make the Crunchy VMs.
@7boss said:
Hello, I learned about your project through the nodeseek forum. I have a need for your project and I don’t know if I can get a quota.
Hi @7boss! Welcome to LES! When you have time, please read my post just above your post. I hope you enjoy your new membership here at LES! Best wishes! Tom
Then will the quota be increased?
I'm not sure yet.
If you look at the vnstat output, there is available bandwidth, because nobody is using much:
There is available RAM, because, at 4 GB per VM, and 8 VMs, we're only using 32 of Crunchy's 64 GB of DDR4 ECC RAM (although 22 Gi is cached).
root@crunchy:~# free -h
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 62Gi 14Gi 25Gi 2.0Mi 22Gi 47Gi
Swap: 4.0Gi 0B 4.0Gi
root@crunchy:~#
One issue is that the server only has 8 TB of disk space and each of the existing VMs is assigned 1000 GB. On the other hand, nobody is using much disk space at all:
root@crunchy:~# cd /var/lib/libvirt/images; ls -lh
total 40G
-rw-r--r-- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 362M Feb 12 01:54 debian-12-generic-amd64.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 2.9G Apr 26 05:51 vm100-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 3.1G Apr 26 05:51 vm101-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 15G Apr 26 05:51 vm102-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 6.3G Apr 26 05:51 vm103-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 7.2G Apr 26 05:51 vm104-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 13G Apr 26 05:51 vm105-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 6.1G Apr 26 04:47 vm106-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 libvirt-qemu kvm 1.3G Apr 26 05:51 vm107-crunchy.qcow2
-rw------- 1 root root 2.8G Mar 12 15:35 vm1-crunchy.qcow2 # Test VM which is turned off.
-rw------- 1 root root 342M Mar 12 15:35 vm2-crunchy.qcow2 # Another test VM, also turned off.
root@crunchy:/var/lib/libvirt/images#
I guess the reasonable possibilities include adding more disks, decreasing the disk allocation per VM, or adding an additional server Node.
Adding another Node would be great, but it's hard for me to imagine enough guys willing to pay enough to cover the cost of rental for another Node. We have Crunchy for free until November 8, so that's the only reason why the $1.01 once price could happen.
I also would love to add some IPv4s and an IPv6/48 to Crunchy.
Hopefully @crunchbits might chime in here, even though they're quite busy at the moment. @crunchbits has interesting stuff coming up before too long.
Thanks again for your question! What do you think should be done?
Special thanks to @crunchbits for gorgeous Crunchy! Thanks to @babywhale for bashvm, which is being used to make the Crunchy VMs.
Thank you so much @crunchbits for hosting this great event and I look forward to more quotas and participation in this event
Please contact me if more quota is awarded, I'm really looking forward to participating, thank you and @crunchbits again!
@somik said: @Not_Oles are you still using the server you got from oneprovider? How's their uptime? I only had for 1 month and they seemed OK for that duration. Wondering if it's the same for you.
Yeah, it was okay uptime for me as well. Not using them any more. Cheap enough, butonly one disk and not ECC RAM if I remember correctly. For the servers I had, it seemed that their installs might have been at least partially by hand. Their FreeBSD panel auto-installs were an old EOL version, sometimes took hours, and seemed not always to succeed. Once I found what looked like install / setup commands in root's shell history. Also it seemed that the same servers were available directly from the underlying provider for about the same price and with additional IPv6 if I remember correctly. It was fun to try, though, and we had some nice discussions in those threads!
@Joey said:
Can you tell me what the PayPal receiving account is
Hi @Joey! The Paypal receiving address is mentioned in the OP. However, all the presently available slots have been taken. We need to add more slots, or add an additional Node. Which do you think would be the best? Best wishes!
If the existing server is relatively idle, adding more slots may be a more economical and reasonable choice. By utilizing existing resources, you can effectively use the server without the need for additional setup time and costs. Adding slots can help maximize server performance and provide more resources to users. This approach can also extend the server's lifespan by better utilizing its resources. Therefore, adding more slots may be a good option when the existing server is relatively idle.
@Joey said:
If the existing server is relatively idle, adding more slots may be a more economical and reasonable choice. By utilizing existing resources, you can effectively use the server without the need for additional setup time and costs. Adding slots can help maximize server performance and provide more resources to users. This approach can also extend the server's lifespan by better utilizing its resources. Therefore, adding more slots may be a good option when the existing server is relatively idle.
Thanks for this comment! May I please ask, how many more slots should be added? How would you determine the best number of slots? Thanks again!
Some of the guys who are emailing with me have said that a server in Germany 🇩🇪 might work for them. So I am setting up a German server for them to try. If the German server does not work well, then we can try an additional server in the USA 🇺🇸.
@Joey said:
If the existing server is relatively idle, adding more slots may be a more economical and reasonable choice. By utilizing existing resources, you can effectively use the server without the need for additional setup time and costs. Adding slots can help maximize server performance and provide more resources to users. This approach can also extend the server's lifespan by better utilizing its resources. Therefore, adding more slots may be a good option when the existing server is relatively idle.
Thanks for this comment! May I please ask, how many more slots should be added? How would you determine the best number of slots? Thanks again!
You're welcome! Determining the number of slots to add depends on various factors such as the current workload, expected future growth, and available resources. To determine the best number of slots, consider monitoring the server's performance metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, and disk I/O. Additionally, analyze the historical data on user traffic and workload patterns to forecast future demand. Based on this analysis, you can gradually add more slots and monitor the server's performance to ensure optimal resource utilization without overloading the system. It's often a balance between providing enough capacity to handle current and future demand while avoiding resource wastage.
@Joey said:
If the existing server is relatively idle, adding more slots may be a more economical and reasonable choice. By utilizing existing resources, you can effectively use the server without the need for additional setup time and costs. Adding slots can help maximize server performance and provide more resources to users. This approach can also extend the server's lifespan by better utilizing its resources. Therefore, adding more slots may be a good option when the existing server is relatively idle.
Thanks for this comment! May I please ask, how many more slots should be added? How would you determine the best number of slots? Thanks again!
You're welcome! Determining the number of slots to add depends on various factors such as the current workload, expected future growth, and available resources. To determine the best number of slots, consider monitoring the server's performance metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, and disk I/O. Additionally, analyze the historical data on user traffic and workload patterns to forecast future demand. Based on this analysis, you can gradually add more slots and monitor the server's performance to ensure optimal resource utilization without overloading the system. It's often a balance between providing enough capacity to handle current and future demand while avoiding resource wastage.
It seems that I asked for a suggested specific number of slots that should be added in this particular case, and an explanation of why the suggested specific number is correct. Any ideas specific to this case at hand? Thanks! Friendly greetings! Best wishes!
@Joey said:
If the existing server is relatively idle, adding more slots may be a more economical and reasonable choice. By utilizing existing resources, you can effectively use the server without the need for additional setup time and costs. Adding slots can help maximize server performance and provide more resources to users. This approach can also extend the server's lifespan by better utilizing its resources. Therefore, adding more slots may be a good option when the existing server is relatively idle.
Thanks for this comment! May I please ask, how many more slots should be added? How would you determine the best number of slots? Thanks again!
You're welcome! Determining the number of slots to add depends on various factors such as the current workload, expected future growth, and available resources. To determine the best number of slots, consider monitoring the server's performance metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, and disk I/O. Additionally, analyze the historical data on user traffic and workload patterns to forecast future demand. Based on this analysis, you can gradually add more slots and monitor the server's performance to ensure optimal resource utilization without overloading the system. It's often a balance between providing enough capacity to handle current and future demand while avoiding resource wastage.
AI (too) much?
"A single swap file or partition may be up to 128 MB in size. [...] [I]f you need 256 MB of swap, you can create two 128-MB swap partitions." (M. Welsh & L. Kaufman, Running Linux, 2e, 1996, p. 49)
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That's my point, everyone knows me here very well, for over 2 years now I assume, and considering the fact that I did show interest in Crunchy since the first thread and then retracted my request due to not being able to use it at that moment, I hoped that I would have had the option to get it for free.
It's not even identity verification at that point, its data mining. I mean, what would you even do with my info?
I understand that you want the payment to "reduce abuse" but considering the fact that you still are getting paid and I indeed am supplying you with the invoice, you should already assume me authenticated. It's literally like using a middleman.
Anyhow, I'll have to wait until my card arrives, I have no choice, and if the offer goes away by then, there's nothing I can do.
youtube.com/watch?v=k1BneeJTDcU
don't know what you are blabbering about for an essentially free service that doesn't concern you if you arent up for it.
I bench YABS 24/7/365 unless it's a leap year.
Even after your card arrives, I have no interest in mining your data. We have many wonderful providers here at LES! I respectfully suggest, after your card arrives, you should buy from one of the other wonderful providers rather than from MetalVPS. Thanks and best wishes!
Oles, am I crunchy-eligible?
datalix's aff #1 fan
Why not? Everybody is Crunchy Eligible. 🌎🌍
If you please post the requested materials, I will be delighted to take a look. Best wishes!
MetalVPS bullies Otus.
We accept Karma donations for the last flan. 🍮 affbrr
4GB of RAM is just perfect to host a small educational Docker node! Finally getting around to learning how to use it thanks to @crunchbits and @Not_Oles
Took a quick look inside Crunchy. Seems okay. Two slots left.
Bashvm looks interesting too!
Thanks! Sometimes one can use virsh.
But bashvm is great! It does a lot! Almost everything for NAT VMs. Thanks @babywhale! 
Thanks @crunchbits for wonderful Crunchy!
Here is another peek inside Crunchy! Still two places available!
Thanks to @crunchbits for awesome Crunchy!
@Not_Oles PMing you
The Yeti has left the building.
Hello!
Ubuntu's MOTD is telling us "*** System restart required ***".
Does everybody have everything backed up?
Any issues with a reboot, maybe about 00:00 UTC Thursday April 11?
Right now, aboard Crunchy:
Please note that we still have two VMs available. If interested, please read the OP.
Thanks to @crunchbits for wonderful Crunchy!
Thanks to our Neighbors using Crunchy's VPSes! 
Tom
Glad to see this project still going strong! Thanks @Not_Oles and everyone involved for providing this learning environment
Ympker's VPN LTD Comparison, Uptime.is, Ympker's GitHub.
You can proceed
Looks like the update and reboot went okay! New versions of libvirt and qemu now running. If anyone notices a problem, please post here. Thanks to all the Crunchy neighbors, and thanks especially to @crunchbits for wonderful Crunchy!
Also, we still have two slots available! Please read the OP if you want one! Thanks!
Still two VPSes available!
Thanks to @crunchbits for wonderful Crunchy!
Hello!
Several libvirt and libvirt related packages have been upgraded. I'm not expecting any problems, but it could happen. Please let me know about any issues. Thanks!
Tom
Hello!
Ubuntu says: "*** System restart required ***" So, let's reboot again. Right now it's Friday April 19 05:10:14 PM UTC 2024. So maybe on Sunday approximately the same time?
vm106 and vm107 remain available.
Thanks to @crunchbits for wonderful Crunchy!
Best wishes!
Tom
Good morning! Time to reboot in a few minutes! Right now:
Thanks to @crunchbits!
Still two VMs available!
Looks like the reboot went okay!
Hello, I contacted you on NodeSeek (my ID is the same as NodeSeek) I would also like to have this VPS, if you see it, please contact me through NodeSeek
Hi @chentaiyang! Reserving a VM for you! Sent you a message on Nodeseek requesting payment and your ed25519 ssh public key. Thanks for your interest in MetalVPS and Crunchy!
Thanks to @crunchbits for wonderful Crunchy!
Hi again @chentaiyang! Thanks for your $1.01! Your VM has been assigned and login info has been sent to you via Nodeseek. Welcome to MetalVPS and Crunchy! Good luck and have fun! Let me know, please, if there is anything I can do to help you!
Guys, only one more VM in the current round! Thanks to @crunchbits for wonderful Crunchy!
it's amazing
@Not_Oles are you still using the server you got from oneprovider? How's their uptime? I only had for 1 month and they seemed OK for that duration. Wondering if it's the same for you.
Hi
Could i also pay with crypto? I have some Ethereum in the Arbitrum One network!
MetalVPS was reviewed on Nodeseek.
https://www.nodeseek.com/post-99621-1
Thanks to @chentaiyang for the review.
Thanks to @crunchbits for wonderful Crunchy! 
Sorry to say that the last of the previously configured VMs on Crunchy has been taken. MetalVPS needs to do something additional. For example, MetalVPS could add additional slots on Crunchy or add an additional bare metal server Node.
Please continue to follow my posts on Low End Spirit, on Low End Talk, and at Nodeseek. Please feel free to post here, send me a PM, or send me an email if you have any questions. Thank you!
Thanks to @crunchbits for wonderful Crunchy!
Hello, I learned about your project through the nodeseek forum. I have a need for your project and I don’t know if I can get a quota.
Hi @7boss! Welcome to LES! When you have time, please read my post just above your post.
I hope you enjoy your new membership here at LES! Best wishes! Tom
Then will the quota be increased?
I'm not sure yet.
If you look at the
vnstatoutput, there is available bandwidth, because nobody is using much:There is available RAM, because, at 4 GB per VM, and 8 VMs, we're only using 32 of Crunchy's 64 GB of DDR4 ECC RAM (although 22 Gi is cached).
One issue is that the server only has 8 TB of disk space and each of the existing VMs is assigned 1000 GB. On the other hand, nobody is using much disk space at all:
I guess the reasonable possibilities include adding more disks, decreasing the disk allocation per VM, or adding an additional server Node.
Adding another Node would be great, but it's hard for me to imagine enough guys willing to pay enough to cover the cost of rental for another Node. We have Crunchy for free until November 8, so that's the only reason why the $1.01 once price could happen.
I also would love to add some IPv4s and an IPv6/48 to Crunchy.
Hopefully @crunchbits might chime in here, even though they're quite busy at the moment. @crunchbits has interesting stuff coming up before too long.
Thanks again for your question! What do you think should be done?
Special thanks to @crunchbits for gorgeous Crunchy!
Thanks to @babywhale for bashvm, which is being used to make the Crunchy VMs.
I know about your product from nodeseek. How can I buy Crunchy vps? Can I reply and provide the public key?
Thanks for your interest in Crunchy!
Maybe you could please read the latest posts here in this thread and also on Nodeseek?
How to apply is covered in the first post in this thread.
Thanks again! Best wishes!
Thank you so much @crunchbits for hosting this great event and I look forward to more quotas and participation in this event
Please contact me if more quota is awarded, I'm really looking forward to participating, thank you and @crunchbits again!
Can you tell me what the PayPal receiving account is
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Yeah, it was okay uptime for me as well. Not using them any more. Cheap enough, butonly one disk and not ECC RAM if I remember correctly. For the servers I had, it seemed that their installs might have been at least partially by hand. Their FreeBSD panel auto-installs were an old EOL version, sometimes took hours, and seemed not always to succeed. Once I found what looked like install / setup commands in root's shell history. Also it seemed that the same servers were available directly from the underlying provider for about the same price and with additional IPv6 if I remember correctly. It was fun to try, though, and we had some nice discussions in those threads!
Hi @Joey! The Paypal receiving address is mentioned in the OP. However, all the presently available slots have been taken. We need to add more slots, or add an additional Node. Which do you think would be the best? Best wishes!
If the existing server is relatively idle, adding more slots may be a more economical and reasonable choice. By utilizing existing resources, you can effectively use the server without the need for additional setup time and costs. Adding slots can help maximize server performance and provide more resources to users. This approach can also extend the server's lifespan by better utilizing its resources. Therefore, adding more slots may be a good option when the existing server is relatively idle.
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Thanks for this comment! May I please ask, how many more slots should be added? How would you determine the best number of slots? Thanks again!
Some of the guys who are emailing with me have said that a server in Germany 🇩🇪 might work for them. So I am setting up a German server for them to try. If the German server does not work well, then we can try an additional server in the USA 🇺🇸.
You're welcome! Determining the number of slots to add depends on various factors such as the current workload, expected future growth, and available resources. To determine the best number of slots, consider monitoring the server's performance metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, and disk I/O. Additionally, analyze the historical data on user traffic and workload patterns to forecast future demand. Based on this analysis, you can gradually add more slots and monitor the server's performance to ensure optimal resource utilization without overloading the system. It's often a balance between providing enough capacity to handle current and future demand while avoiding resource wastage.
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It seems that I asked for a suggested specific number of slots that should be added in this particular case, and an explanation of why the suggested specific number is correct. Any ideas specific to this case at hand? Thanks! Friendly greetings! Best wishes!
AI (too) much?
"A single swap file or partition may be up to 128 MB in size. [...] [I]f you need 256 MB of swap, you can create two 128-MB swap partitions." (M. Welsh & L. Kaufman, Running Linux, 2e, 1996, p. 49)
Maybe!
It's really ai, because I'm not familiar with English, and it's like this after AI translation.
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This is embarrassing.
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