Re: Soekris for a Trac server
On 01/10/2013 08:22, Michael wrote: > Also I am bit unsure about the setup I should pick: we are a hand of > users for the service and I would like to know if a 64-MB Ram and a > 166Mhz setup could do, or if I definitely should consider a faster CPU > or more RAM. Given my actual jail based setup, is there an easy way to Definitely aim for a much faster CPU and more RAM. Trac is written in Python, and is pretty slow (unless you are not bothered by pages being generated over a few seconds...). signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Soekris for a Trac server
Hi John, John Levine wrote: > Dunno about Soekris, but I'm very happy with one of these > mini-box systems that cost about $250 with a 60GB SSD disk: > > http://www.mini-box.com/MiniPC-Value-Systems thank you for your detailed answer and useful suggestion, I will probably look for a similar product! Regards, Michael ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Soekris for a Trac server
Hello Bill, thank you for your answer! Bill Tillman wrote: > The way technology has moved on these days I would approach this from a > completely different manner. Soekris makes some cool little boxes, but the > last time I looked they still had I486 cpu's...today may be different, > probably > is. My point is that with computers so cheap these days why not just use > a box, sans the drives and do a diskless boot from one of your FreeBSD > servers...or better yet, setup another FreeBSD server using VM. It doesn't > make sense to buy a box with VM technology so freely available. Of course you are right that virtualisation is the cheapest way to go. But this my actual setup and I am considering moving it to a physical support because for my uses, I value some of its features (low-noise™ or take-away™). Best regards, Michael ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Soekris for a Trac server
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dunno about Soekris, but I'm very happy with one of these mini-box systems that cost about $250 with a 60GB SSD disk: http://www.mini-box.com/MiniPC-Value-Systems I got a fan but it doesn't need it. It runs ordinary amd64 FreeBSD 9.1, installed from a thumb drive. It provides DNS, DHCP, and some other random services on my home network. It's also my backup server, running a four drive ZFS raid with an ESATA controller, so I bumped the RAM up to 4GB. My only complaint is that the PCI slot doesn't have a matching cutout on the back panel for for the ESATA adapter I have to use a riser card and leave the cover off, which looks stupid but looks fine. It's just like any other FreeBSD box do I don't see why it wouldn't run jails perfecty well. R's, John -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.21 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlJLKJsACgkQkEiFRdeC/kWt/QCeKyA1GOHNxWXtx+oXSLEYocay L58An1PAV3zGKO9/9mvOhARkCkkgvExq =jLRV -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: Soekris for a Trac server
From: Michael To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 2:22 AM Subject: Soekris for a Trac server I am planning to move a jail-hosted service to a physical device and would like to hear the advices of experts here. My service runs sshd, apache and trac (the ticket service) and I am considering getting one of the products by soekris. I know that some list users have some experience with these products so it would be very nice for me to ear if this kind of product is suitable for my project and if FreeBSD is doing well on these platforms. Also I am bit unsure about the setup I should pick: we are a hand of users for the service and I would like to know if a 64-MB Ram and a 166Mhz setup could do, or if I definitely should consider a faster CPU or more RAM. Given my actual jail based setup, is there an easy way to guess the required RAM — In the jail `top` reports a Size of 111M for the Python process, but I guess the interpreter is taking things easy when a lot of RAM is available, doesn't it? Last, are FreeBSD jails lightweight enough to run in such a constrained environment? It is not unlikely that the device evolves to run several other services (like a nfs) and I would appreciate to be able to confine services appropriately using jails. Thank you for your comments! Michael ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" The way technology has moved on these days I would approach this from a completely different manner. Soekris makes some cool little boxes, but the last time I looked they still had I486 cpu's...today may be different, probably is. My point is that with computers so cheap these days why not just use a box, sans the drives and do a diskless boot from one of your FreeBSD servers...or better yet, setup another FreeBSD server using VM. It doesn't make sense to buy a box with VM technology so freely available. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Soekris for a Trac server
I am planning to move a jail-hosted service to a physical device and would like to hear the advices of experts here. My service runs sshd, apache and trac (the ticket service) and I am considering getting one of the products by soekris. I know that some list users have some experience with these products so it would be very nice for me to ear if this kind of product is suitable for my project and if FreeBSD is doing well on these platforms. Also I am bit unsure about the setup I should pick: we are a hand of users for the service and I would like to know if a 64-MB Ram and a 166Mhz setup could do, or if I definitely should consider a faster CPU or more RAM. Given my actual jail based setup, is there an easy way to guess the required RAM — In the jail `top` reports a Size of 111M for the Python process, but I guess the interpreter is taking things easy when a lot of RAM is available, doesn't it? Last, are FreeBSD jails lightweight enough to run in such a constrained environment? It is not unlikely that the device evolves to run several other services (like a nfs) and I would appreciate to be able to confine services appropriately using jails. Thank you for your comments! Michael ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
