--- Jake Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i think what you want is a "toaster" install script, with > a few nice > config files > > you do your OS install then wget foo.sh > ./foo > > come back in 20-40 minutes and you have a fully fledged > full performance > mail server. > i see nothing paticularly difficult with that. Yup that's the general idea. I'm more focused on Virtualization though. I will be using either XEN or VMware to achieve the speed of installation and scalability. Here's why: http://www.vmware.com/appliances/ A toaster type script that can handle all the complexities of installation in an automated way would be great. Virtualization seems to be an emerging trend for building turn-key service specific appliances. Since we have it working I plan on taking this approach. - Kevin > > checkout the qmail toaster install script. > > install dbmail, postfix, dbma, squirel mail > copy in some pre made config files, sed them with the > users entered > usernames pwd's etc > and your done. > > > Kevin Baker wrote: > > --- Adam Kosmin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Considering that vmware is not free software, I would > >> emplor you not to > >> bother building a project around it. A better approach > >> would be to > >> target Xen. > >> > > > > Actually VMware Server 1.0 is free as of about a month > ago. > > We have it running on a Fedora FC3 box. > > > > My goal was to have it install as easily as possible. I > > haven't put a whole lot of time into exploring XEN, but > so > > far it is def a lot harder to configure and since > vmware is > > free I decided to start with this. > > > > I'd certainly be open to XEN if someone can figure out > the > > details of the install keeping it very simple. If it is > too > > difficult to install then it kind of defeats the > purpose of > > an easy dbmail install. But again I'd love to keep > > everything on open software. > > > > > > > >> Best, > >> Adam Kosmin > >> > >> Kevin Baker wrote: > >> > >>> So I've been working on a simple way to scale / > install > >>> > >> the > >> > >>> DBmail-Postfix system we put together. The idea being > >>> > >> that > >> > >>> it takes just to many steps to configure a complete > new > >>> system, thus too long and prone to mistakes in > >>> > >> situations > >> > >>> where we might really need a new box in a matter of > >>> > >> hours > >> > >>> not days. > >>> > >>> I've explored a bunch of options including imaging > and > >>> current free/open virtualization solutions. > >>> > >>> I selected VMware's free virtualization server for > the > >>> solution. The idea is to create a complete working > >>> > >> install > >> > >>> of dbmail/postfix as a virtual server that can be > >>> > >> simply > >> > >>> deployed to new machines as our hardware requirements > >>> > >> grow. > >> > >>> So now rather than taking the time to build a > >>> > >> completely > >> > >>> new box, about 4 hours, I can build a new box by > simply > >>> installing vmware and copying an my virtual server > >>> > >> over, 15 > >> > >>> mins. Works GREAT! > >>> > >>> There are definite sacrifices on performance when > using > >>> > >> a > >> > >>> virtual server, but for us it is worth the ease to > >>> deployment and scalability options. > >>> > >>> I strongly considered XEN and still might go back to > >>> > >> it, > >> > >>> but its configuration was a bit much kinda defeating > >>> > >> the > >> > >>> purpose. I can have a VMmware server up and running > off > >>> > >> of > >> > >>> one rpm a couple minutes. Not open, but still free. > >>> > >>> To setup a new server, I just install mysql/vmware on > >>> > >> host > >> > >>> os, copy the virtual dbmail appliance into vmware, > >>> > >> startup > >> > >>> and run a quick iptables config script. done :) > >>> > >>> Anyway I thought people might be interested in this. > I > >>> would like to start a project on source forge or > other > >>> > >> that > >> > >>> is linked to vmware's community virtual appliance > site. > >>> > >> The > >> > >>> project would hopefully follow a release schedule > with > >>> updates to the various servers contained in the > virtual > >>> dbmail appliance. Anyone interested? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Dbmail mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Dbmail mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
