> On 8. Sep 2018, at 19:55, Ken M <k...@mack-z.com> wrote:
... > 1. Is it still current information that it would be better to use my own > image/install/iso for openbsd on Vultr? > I’ve run general purpose OpenBSD boxes on Vultr for several years, mostly for development while travelling and without access to my basement stacks, each on -current (initially installed from OpenBSD FTP servers) and then upgraded every week or two using ramdisks from snapshots. I’ve never tried Vultr’s own baked images so I can’t comment on them. However, I’ve never had any problems maintaining my methodology in which both new installs as well as upgrades can be completed in a few minutes. > 2. Is vultr a good place to host an openbsd box? If not interested in hearing > alternatives. Uptime can sometimes be unreliable (I run hosts from Vultr’s European locations only, mostly Amsterdam and Frankfurt), network “maintenance” being quite frequent. However, given that I am not using Vultr for critical services, I’m prepared to accept this minor irritation when weighed against cost. For important hosts that I rely upon for mail, OpenVPN, DNS, etc., I use Exoscale and find the slightly higher costs well worth it. Kindly, -Merv
