Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 06:05:07 +0000 From: Jamie Landeg-Jones <jamie@dyslexicfish.net> To: lev@freebsd.org, decke@bluelife.at Cc: emulation@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DigitalOcean offers VMs with FreeBSD! Message-ID: <201501160605.t0G6581D014006@dyslexicfish.net> In-Reply-To: <CAE-m3X3Gy=dzT7nHfDnZ53oOKQda3NAihXd7OZdFT3x%2Bo%2Bmnrg@mail.gmail.com> References: <54B7A494.50205@FreeBSD.org> <CAE-m3X3Gy=dzT7nHfDnZ53oOKQda3NAihXd7OZdFT3x%2Bo%2Bmnrg@mail.gmail.com>
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Bernhard Fröhlich <decke@bluelife.at> wrote: > I had a quick look at it and the result is > quite poor considering the time it took them to get it done. > > They had to install quite a few packages (perl, python27, libX11, avahi > ...) and modified the stock FreeBSD image quite a bit. At startup they send > an arping otherwise you do not even have network access in their network. > This looks all a bit hackish and error prone. I am really wondering how > long it will take that a regular update breaks their scripts and let's you > back with a non accessible box. I use http://www.vultr.com/ for FreeBSD - their packages are similarly or better priced than DO. With Vultr, you can run their automated install, (which in itself just automates a typical FreeBSD install - there are no OS hacks) or just install off an ISO etc. I don't know what's unusual with the DO virtualisation, but vultr just works like a normal server (though they do restrict to virtio devices where applicable rather than emulated harware) You can even install a windows ISO (as long as you've sideloaded virtio drivers onto the install disk), or with FreeBSD, "it just works" Cheers, Jamiehelp
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