Just an fyi to the list, our hosting rig is pure FreeBSD 4.8, we use jails to separate clients. (A jail is like a whole chrooted machine with a single bound IP address.) For our clients that have just got some simple php pages or our probono clients we throw them all into the same jail, since they don't really need the security. All of our other clients have their own jails. Our general jail is a straightforward php/apache affair, but we've got other jails that are a bit more customized. We've got a mod_perl jail, for instance, which is where we host commoncontent.org. Jails can have their own mysql servers, but we tend to throw everything into a single mysql instance on the root of the server, since that way we can take more advantage of ram.
I'm not really a linux guy, so if hosting turns in that direction my input may be limited to apache configurations and whatnot, but I'll be glad to give whatever help I can.
Jon and Jeff ...
That is truly great news! Thank you ...
-howard
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> And, I am also concerned about what is going to happen in the Fall whenato> lot of the individuals involved with this project are back in > classes ... if > setting up the use of these services does not involve turnkey > solutions with > automated setups at a known, trusted host who is contractually > committed to > maintaining the integrity of the overall network, who is going to > do all the > tweaking of the system and all the individual nodes?
Jeff and I were just talking. He has the real network expertise in our organization, so I wanted to make sure he was on board before we offereddo anything. Our company, Polycot Consulting, does selective hosting -it'stonot our main gig but Jeff is proficient. As I said, we might be willing to do manageable stuff pro bono, like host primary sites but not a number of nodes. Otherwise we can offer expertise, help figure out the tech and the costs if you want to take it elsewhere. The main thing is that we want to support the effort and we have a clue... which is to say we might be ablecontribute to sustainability in the fall and thereafter.
~ Jon
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