On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 11:44:05AM +0100, Florian Rathgeber wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 30/06/12 11:25, Anders Logg wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:07:13AM +0100, Florian Rathgeber wrote: > > On 30/06/12 09:14, Anders Logg wrote: > >>>> Can we map the web address? > > > > Yes, you can set the CNAME record to map to any domain. I'm doing > > that for a project and it works flawlessly. It does not support > > https though. > > > >> ok. > > > >>>> In any case, the new server is booked, installed and up and > >>>> running but this is something to consider next time. > > > > When is "next time"? How long is the contract for the server? > > > >> I don't know. Next time we set up a new domain, the server goes > >> down, we're not happy with the service etc... > > > >>>> -- Anders > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 06:51:34AM +0200, Harish Narayanan > >>>> wrote: > >>>>> This is almost the ideal solution, except that fpo needs a > >>>>> little bit of server side functionality to dynamically > >>>>> generate some of its content. > > > > Which parts of the site are dynamic? > > > >> There's a javascript for the slideshow and we run some cronjobs > >> to generate stuff, rebuild documentation, fetch news + it's > >> practical to have a server at our disposal when we need it. > > JavaScript is not an issue (unless you want it to run server-side - > not the case for a slide show). Cron jobs are not possible, they would > need to run on some other machine before deployment to github pages > (which is easily scriptable). No doubt it's useful to have a dedicated > server. > > Anyway, as I said I'm happy to assist if you ever want to revisit the > issue.
Good to know! Thanks. -- Anders > > Florian > > >> -- Anders > > > > > > Florian > > > >>>>> Harish > >>>>> > >>>>> On 6/30/12 1:56 AM, Florian Rathgeber wrote: > >>>>>> Just throwing in the idea: Static pages can be hosted > >>>>>> free of charge on GitHub, via github pages > >>>>>> (http://pages.github.com/). The sites are served from the > >>>>>> Rackspace cloud, which promises high reliability (they > >>>>>> boast 99.63% uptime over the last 365 days) and low > >>>>>> latency. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Since the FEniCS site is powered by sphinx, deployment > >>>>>> is really straightforward. There is even a python module > >>>>>> for deploying sphinx on GitHub pages: > >>>>>> http://pypi.python.org/pypi/github-tools/ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Let me know if you'd consider this option and I'll be > >>>>>> happy to assist. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Florian > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 29/06/12 11:46, Anders Logg wrote: > >>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 12:03:02PM +0200, Johan > >>>>>>> Jansson wrote: > >>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Anders Logg > >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> The web server has been down since ca lunch today > >>>>>>>>> due to some broken cable. I have no information on > >>>>>>>>> when it will be back up again. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> It seems that the current host (Simula IT services) > >>>>>>>>> is somewhat unreliable so I'm investigating the > >>>>>>>>> possibility of moving the server to an external > >>>>>>>>> host. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> I've had good experience with > >>>>>>>>> http://www.scorpiondata.com/ in the past. Comments > >>>>>>>>> and input on other options are welcome. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to > >>>>>>>>> : [email protected] Unsubscribe : > >>>>>>>>> https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : > >>>>>>>>> https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> From a web search I found two testimonials which > >>>>>>>> don't look so good for Scorpion Data: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> http://www.johaneckman.se/tag/sheimo-scorpion-data/ > >>>>>>>> http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johaneckman.se%2Ftag%2Fsheimo-scorpion-data%2F > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > http://www.henrikcarlsson.se/2010/07/12/nytt-webbhotell-ny-doman/ > >>>>>>>> http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.henrikcarlsson.se%2F2010%2F07%2F12%2Fnytt-webbhotell-ny-doman%2F > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > They recommend Binero instead, which I've also seen get good scores in > >>>>>>>> tests. They won the Internetworld test for web hotels > >>>>>>>> 2009 and 2010: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> http://internetworld.idg.se/2.1006/1.309237/sveriges-basta-webbhotell---fjolarets-favorit-slar-till-igen > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Finternetworld.idg.se%2F2.1006%2F1.309237%2Fsveriges-basta-webbhotell---fjolarets-favorit-slar-till-igen > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Maybe that would be a good candidate? > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Perhaps, but I'm also finding some bad reviews for > >>>>>>> Binero: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://www.rejta.se/omdome/103517/Binero+AB > >>>>>>> http://translate.google.se/translate?sl=en&tl=sv&js=n&prev=_t&hl=sv&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rejta.se%2Fomdome%2F103517%2FBinero%2BAB&act=url > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > (and many good reviews). > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> A priority will be response time and willingness to > >>>>>>> arrange billing according to our needs (paying in > >>>>>>> advance for an extended period). I had a very bad > >>>>>>> experience with Bahnhof billing (where the domains are > >>>>>>> registered) last year and moved the registration to > >>>>>>> nameisp.se (who were very responsive). > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> I emailed scorpionshops this morning and they were > >>>>>>> very responsive. I'll see how it goes. My suggestion is > >>>>>>> to try to move the server there quickly (as a test). If > >>>>>>> all goes well and we find the service is both flexible > >>>>>>> and reliable, we can pay for an extended period. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> -- Anders > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to > >>>>>>> : [email protected] Unsubscribe : > >>>>>>> https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : > >>>>>>> https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ Mailing > >>>>>> list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to : > >>>>>> [email protected] Unsubscribe : > >>>>>> https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : > >>>>>> https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >>>>>> > >>>>> > > > >> > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAk/u2HUACgkQ8Z6llsctAxaSdwCg2V+cTcU4JdWb1JEMcQlLxFU1 > DiwAn2O/OAkoQ/hPCDqRrjRXNUKvgnmx > =G0Vg > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~fenics Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~fenics More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
