Thanks for the heads up!

Regards,

Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Singapore
27 Oct 2025 Monday 5.14 pm





On Monday, October 27th, 2025 at 5:01 PM, Marco Dickert 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I just googled for a minute and found that OVH apparently offers a VPS with 4
> vCPU and 8GB RAM for $5.61/mo [1]. I do not know what other requirements you
> have, but I guess that could do for you. And there are probably many more
> vendors with more reasonable pricing, if you dig a bit.
> 
> [1] https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-sg/vps/
> 
> Am 2025-10-27 08:33:15 schrieb Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming via discuss:
> 
> > Dear Jonathan,
> > 
> > I have taken a look at the Linode Cloud Essential Compute plans.
> > 
> > https://www.linode.com/pricing/?utm_medium=website&utm_source=akamai#compute-essential
> > 
> > To meet the minimum requirements for Zabbix, I need to choose a VPS with 4 
> > CPUs and 8 GB of RAM. It would cost USD$48 per month. Too expensive for me.
> > 
> > Linode also has VPS with 1 CPU and 1 GB of RAM. Same pricing as my Vultr 
> > VPS with 1 CPU and 1 GB of RAM at USD$5 per month.
> > 
> > Thank you.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
> > Singapore
> > 27 Oct 2025 Monday 4.31 pm
> > 
> > On Monday, October 27th, 2025 at 4:10 PM, Jonathan Aquilina 
> > [email protected] wrote:
> > 
> > > Good Morning,
> > > 
> > > Try out Linode and see if the minimum specifications server they offer is 
> > > within your budget.
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Jonathan
> > > 
> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > > 
> > > From: Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming [email protected]
> > > Sent: 27 October 2025 09:08
> > > To: Jonathan Aquilina [email protected]
> > > Cc: [email protected] [email protected]; 
> > > [email protected] [email protected]
> > > Subject: Re: [MariaDB discuss] MariaDB Database Server on Ubuntu keeps 
> > > shutting down
> > > 
> > > Dear Jonathan,
> > > 
> > > My VPS provider is Vultr.
> > > 
> > > Thank you.
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > 
> > > Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
> > > Singapore
> > > 27 Oct 2025 Monday 4.07 pm
> > > 
> > > On Monday, October 27th, 2025 at 3:59 PM, Jonathan Aquilina 
> > > [email protected] wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Good Morning,
> > > > 
> > > > What provider are you using? I would recommend using Linode as they 
> > > > have a large number of data centers including in the APAC region. Check 
> > > > them out as they are not that expensive plus backups as well for the 
> > > > VPS's
> > > > 
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Jonathan
> > > > 
> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > 
> > > > From: Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming [email protected]
> > > > Sent: 27 October 2025 08:56
> > > > To: Jonathan Aquilina [email protected]
> > > > Cc: [email protected] [email protected]; 
> > > > [email protected] [email protected]
> > > > Subject: Re: [MariaDB discuss] MariaDB Database Server on Ubuntu keeps 
> > > > shutting down
> > > > 
> > > > Dear Jonathan,
> > > > 
> > > > I have read the Zabbix documentation you provided.
> > > > 
> > > > The minimum requirement for Zabbix is 2 vCPUs and 8 GB of RAM.
> > > > 
> > > > Looks like my Virtual Private Server (VPS) in Tokyo, Japan doesn't meet 
> > > > the minimum requirements for Zabbix.
> > > > 
> > > > My VPS only has 1 vCPU and 1 GB of RAM. Immensely inferior.
> > > > 
> > > > But upgrading the VPS until it meets the minimum Zabbix requirements is 
> > > > very very expensive.
> > > > 
> > > > Thank you.
> > > > 
> > > > Regards,
> > > > 
> > > > Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
> > > > Singapore
> > > > 27 Oct 2025 Monday 3.54 pm
> > > > 
> > > > On Monday, October 27th, 2025 at 3:12 PM, Jonathan Aquilina 
> > > > [email protected] wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Good Morning,
> > > > > 
> > > > > To me it seems like your machine doesnt meet the required 
> > > > > specifications suggested by zabbix.
> > > > > 
> > > > > https://link.edgepilot.com/s/daf51df1/0VtVd13zVEyTckbLBqiXEQ?u=https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/installation/requirements
> > > > > 
> > > > > Is there anything in mariadb logs? I am suspecting this is a ram 
> > > > > issue. I had the case on a web hosting server where one client would 
> > > > > send out massive email shots and in doing so the db would collapse 
> > > > > due to not having enough ram available on the server. Increased the 
> > > > > ram on the vps and that solved the issue for me as everything is now 
> > > > > stable when this client sends out their massive mailshots.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Jonathan
> > > > > 
> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > > 
> > > > > From: Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming via discuss 
> > > > > [email protected]
> > > > > Sent: 27 October 2025 06:17
> > > > > To: [email protected] [email protected]
> > > > > Subject: [MariaDB discuss] MariaDB Database Server on Ubuntu keeps 
> > > > > shutting down
> > > > > 
> > > > > Subject: MariaDB Database Server on Ubuntu keeps shutting down
> > > > > 
> > > > > Good day from Singapore,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Recently I have just installed Zabbix 7.4 network monitoring tool on 
> > > > > Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Linux server.
> > > > > 
> > > > > My Virtual Private Server (VPS) in Tokyo, Japan has 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM 
> > > > > and 25 GB SSD storage.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The 1st time, MariaDB server shuts down after about 11 hours.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The 2nd time, MariaDB server shuts down after about 23 hours.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Is it because my VPS doesn't have enough resources and need to 
> > > > > upgrade to a better VPS with higher specs?
> > > > > 
> > > > > Please refer to the MariaDB server output below.
> > > > > 
> > > > > root@zabbix:~# systemctl status mariadb
> > > > > ○ mariadb.service - MariaDB 10.11.13 database server
> > > > > Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service; enabled; 
> > > > > preset: enabled)
> > > > > Active: inactive (dead) since Fri 2025-10-24 06:39:30 UTC; 2 days ago
> > > > > Duration: 23h 29min 16.074s
> > > > > Docs: man:mariadbd(8)
> > > > > https://link.edgepilot.com/s/08ef0649/TGal6bPiEEOyLAs3nqSLWg?u=https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/
> > > > > Process: 1128 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/mariadbd $MYSQLD_OPTS 
> > > > > $_WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER $_WSREP_START_POSITION (code=exited, 
> > > > > status=0/SUCCESS)
> > > > > Main PID: 1128 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
> > > > > Status: "MariaDB server is down"
> > > > > CPU: 5min 2.242s
> > > > > 
> > > > > Oct 24 06:39:29 zabbix mariadbd[1128]: 2025-10-24 6:39:29 0 [Note] 
> > > > > InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
> > > > > Oct 24 06:39:29 zabbix mariadbd[1128]: 2025-10-24 6:39:29 0 [Note] 
> > > > > InnoDB: Dumping buffer pool(s) to /var/lib/mysql/ib_buffer_pool
> > > > > Oct 24 06:39:29 zabbix mariadbd[1128]: 2025-10-24 6:39:29 0 [Note] 
> > > > > InnoDB: Restricted to 2028 pages due to innodb_buf_pool_dump_pct=25
> > > > > Oct 24 06:39:29 zabbix mariadbd[1128]: 2025-10-24 6:39:29 0 [Note] 
> > > > > InnoDB: Buffer pool(s) dump completed at 251024 6:39:29
> > > > > Oct 24 06:39:30 zabbix mariadbd[1128]: 2025-10-24 6:39:30 0 [Note] 
> > > > > InnoDB: Removed temporary tablespace data file: "./ibtmp1"
> > > > > Oct 24 06:39:30 zabbix mariadbd[1128]: 2025-10-24 6:39:30 0 [Note] 
> > > > > InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 227021262; 
> > > > > transaction id 418034
> > > > > Oct 24 06:39:30 zabbix mariadbd[1128]: 2025-10-24 6:39:30 0 [Note] 
> > > > > /usr/sbin/mariadbd: Shutdown complete
> > > > > Oct 24 06:39:30 zabbix systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Deactivated 
> > > > > successfully.
> > > > > Oct 24 06:39:30 zabbix systemd[1]: Stopped mariadb.service - MariaDB 
> > > > > 10.11.13 database server.
> > > > > Oct 24 06:39:30 zabbix systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Consumed 5min 
> > > > > 2.242s CPU time, 198.6M memory peak, 125.7M memory swap peak.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I need to reboot my Ubuntu VPS every time before my Zabbix server 
> > > > > will run.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Please advise.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Looking forward to your reply.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thank you.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
> > > > > Singapore 27 Oct 2025 Monday 11.17 am
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