On Tuesday, 23 August 2016 17:13:13 UTC+1, johny...@sigaint.org wrote:
> > How does Qubes perform as the host OS in a virtualised server environment?
> >
> > I'm thinking of a configuration where the host OS is Qubes with VM's
> > running for things like a virtualised email server, IDS server, perhaps a
> > Tor relay etc. I've used Qubes as a desktop host, I'm just curious about
> > whether it's a practical host for virtualised serviers?
>
> I would think it would perform wonderfully as a virtualized server. Most
> commercial places that rent you virtual servers use Xen, and Qubes is
> based upon Xen, so . . .
>
> And the separation of server to prevent cross-contamination is a great
> feature.
>
> I used a Xen-based virtual server at Rackspace for years, and it performed
> wonderfully.
>
> Now, if you have a server that's going to be handling a high level of
> traffic, you're going to want some correspondingly powerful hardware and
> memory behind it.
>
> But the success of running servers under Xen is a proven thing.
>
> JJ
Thanks, that's what I had hoped. Traffic levels will be low since this is a
small office environment and so just a few virtual servers handling small
amounts of traffic.
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