From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sun Mar 29 20:22:51 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D381B261B83 for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:22:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@gregv.net) Received: from aurora.gregv.net (aurora.gregv.net [IPv6:2607:5600:bd::1:1000]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48r6Tb5b1Fz4VW8 for ; Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:22:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@gregv.net) Received: by aurora.gregv.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 08BAF682; Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:22:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:22:33 -0400 From: Greg Veldman To: Aryeh Friedman Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: current best FreeBSD hosting services Message-ID: <20200329202233.GJ1068@aurora.gregv.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.12.1 (2019-06-15) X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 48r6Tb5b1Fz4VW8 X-Spamd-Bar: +++ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=none (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of freebsd@gregv.net has no SPF policy when checking 2607:5600:bd::1:1000) smtp.mailfrom=freebsd@gregv.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [3.14 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TAGGED_RCPT(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[gregv.net]; AUTH_NA(1.00)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_MEDIUM(0.59)[0.593,0]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; NEURAL_SPAM_LONG(0.93)[0.931,0]; R_SPF_NA(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[gmail.com]; RCVD_COUNT_ZERO(0.00)[0]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:31863, ipnet:2607:5600::/32, country:US]; IP_SCORE(0.72)[asn: 31863(3.63), country: US(-0.05)] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:22:52 -0000 On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 03:39:49PM -0400, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > My company currently uses RootBSD and we are looking to deactivate our two > servers there and consolidate them into one. I decided at the same time > to looking into other options. We are looking for very basic hosting > (i.e. we manage the machine [or vm] completely and they only supply the > hardware and networking). Currently we use the servers for cloud storage, > a few very low traffic web sites (all running on www/tomcat9 > [java/openjdk8]) and DIY off site backups/cloud storage. My guess is we > need 2 cores, 4 GB of RAM and about 80 GB of disk to be safe and want to be > running 12.1-RELEASE (amd64) on it but have the right to upgrade it > ourselves. > > Suggestions? Well, first off, based on your requirements it sounds like you would be OK with VPS hosting, which will save you a bit of money over bare metal. Many bare metal providers offer the ability to install your own system over an IP KVM, so running whatever you want wouldn't be an issue. On the VPS side, I personally run my secondary DNS and MX servers at Vultr. They offer the same virtual KVM service, so you can put whatever you like on your VM. The also offer ready-to-install FreeBSD images that are generally fairly up to date, and if you go that route you really can have a system fully up and running in just a few minutes. Their network has also been pretty solid in my experience, at least at the two locations I've had servers. https://www.vultr.com I am not affiliated with them in any way, just a happy customer. -- Greg Veldman freebsd@gregv.net