Linode just updated their gentoo image, it works out of the box (I failed to get the previous version to work, but if I had been willing to put a week into getting it working, as with most things Gentoo, probably no problem). Their 1024 (I think) VM should be able to do way more than your in the cupboard machine. I'd like to know if other people have other solutions.
Jigme Datse Yli-Rasku On 2017-03-25 19:57, Stroller wrote: > Hello, > > In the next few weeks I need to move my email server (a very old Gentoo > installation) from the closet in my home, into the cloud so that I can go > travelling and access my mail from anywhere. > > I've never used VM's before, but my understanding is that they look just like > a normal machine to the users inside them, and there shouldn't be any problem > with me getting used to them. My current mail server is an old 700mhz Pentium > III (I think), so performance is unimportant. I guess VM's have some kind of > web or VNC console I can log into for the initial install (and if I screw up > remote access)? > > 1. Are these suppositions right? > 2. Any recommendations for cheap / reliable hosting providers, please? > > I expect to use Gentoo because I've hardly used any other distro for years, > and find others less intuitive. > > Thanks, > > Stroller. > > -- Jigme Datse Yli-Rasku jigme.da...@datsemultimedia.com (Preferred address for new messages) 250-505-6117 Jigme Datse Yli-Rasku PO Box 270 Rossland, BC V0G 1Y0 Canada ....................................................................... ... This message should be electronically signed, and if the sender ... ... has your public key, may also be encrypted. ... ... If you have any questions about this, please email, or call. ... ... ... ... Note, unknown calls likely will go to voicemail. ... ... Please leave a message if you get voicemail. ... .......................................................................
