Yeah management isn't a real concern. They only need to be up while I'm working on them. The real problem is that there are many times I'll provision a resource on AWS as part of a group of things I need. I then take down the primary resource but neglect to remove the others. Example, I built a webserver and put up an RDS instance to lighten the load on the webserver. Took the webserver down after a few days of testing, but forgot about the RDS instance for a month. Ended up with a big AWS bill, it wasn't fun.
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 9:14 AM, keith smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know a guy who runs multiple servers out of his garage. He built a > wooden enclosure with shelves made of wood. He uses portable a/c units to > keep everything cool. > > I have one server that I run out of my home office that connects via Cox > Business. It was an experiment, a vehicle to learn from, and something to > blog about. So far so good. > > What if you were to buy or build a reasonably powerful server that would > allow visualization? Then you could build servers to your heart content > with less to manage hardware wise and no need to buy or build a rack.. > A/C... etc. Just put the box in your home office. > > If you are paying $100 a month for AWS, then you will probably save money, > however you will spend more time managing your own server(s). That is the > trade off. And of course you will have more control. > > > > ------------------------ > > Keith Smith > > --- On Mon, 6/24/13, S. Dale Morrey <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: S. Dale Morrey <[email protected]> > Subject: Tier I datacenter in the garage? > To: "Provo Linux Users Group" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, June 24, 2013, 1:41 AM > > Wow I know, nerdy title huh? Sounds like something out of slashdot, but > here's what's going on. > > Short story, I have Utopia and some downtime. So I also have a bunch of > projects going on that I'm currently hosting on AWS infrastructure. Most > of these are proof of concept things and spinning up an AWS instance and > slapping up something is a great way to prototype. > > Nevertheless my AWS bill is starting to get spendy. > I have a 100MB Utopia fiber connection coming into the house and I have a > garage that has a ton of excess floor space. The garage door doesn't work > and the only access is via the house through a door in the kitchen. > > I would like to stick a rack in my garage and put in some servers so I can > do what I've been doing with AWS. That is rapidly prototype a bunch of > ideas and get some proof of concepts up either to satisfy my own curiosity > or to show potential customers/clients if any of these ideas actually work > out. > > Mid July I'm expecting payment for a couple of projects I worked on while > in Ecuador and I think I'd like to invest that in a rack and some boxes to > stick in it. I only have a small car so I wouldn't be able to bring it > here, but if anyone is willing to sell me a rack and possibly bring it here > I would love to know about it. Also if anyone has some boxes they would > like to let go cheap, I would love to hear about those as well. > > Thanks in advance! > > p.s. Not sure if I mentioned this, but I am back from Ecuador now. > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
