On 2022-12-30 14:33, Benjamin Scott wrote: > Hi everybody! Hi back! I have a DO node, annnnd... well, it does most all that you mentioned. I'll respond to particulars in-line.
> - Receive email directly (run an SMTP listener on TCP port 25) Yes. > - Send email directly (initiate outbound connections to TCP port 25) NOT IPv6 -- which is annoying AF. But IPv4 works fine. NOTE: if you have both enabled, and are using (at least) Postfix, IPv6 apparently gets the ball, first, and will block _all_ outbound e-mail until disabled. See again: annoying AF. > - Run a web server (HTTP/SSL listener on TCP ports 80 and 443) Yes. > - Run an SSH listener on a non-standard port (remote access) Yes. > - Run a DNS server on UDP and TCP port 53 (authoritative name server) Yes. > - Install and run arbitrary Linux software Yes. > - Fairly low CPU, disk, and RAM usage They've "recently" -- the past few years -- bumped their $5/mo. VM to 1 GB. 25 GB of disk, and one vCPU. Note that it's been a while since I set up my current VM, so these may have changed. > - Hand-holding software like "CPanel" is actively unwanted Not there (I don't think) unless you want it. > All I/we want the provider to do is: > - Provide some kind of UI for low-level VM maintenance Yes. > - Installation of operating system (canned images are fine) Yes. > - Recovery of OS when SSH can't be used Yes. > - Make sure the VM doesn't go down due to power or hardware fault Haven't _had_ it go down, ever, except I think twice: once for a proactive remediation against one of the nastier attacks, and once for proactive migration because some storage was failing. > - Make sure IP traffic keeps flowing ?? Not sure what you're looking for, here. > - Respond to abuse reports to keep reputation at least somewhat OK I generally go and do my own reputation maintenance by talking to RBLs directly. Are there providers that do that for you?? -Ken _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
