On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 11:13 AM Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski dominik@greysector.net wrote:
Hi!
On Monday, 29 May 2023 at 16:28, Daniel Schier wrote:
HI Peter,
I might be one of the attendees to the above questions. In general, it is a good idea to ask the users, too.
Same here, great idea.
Anyway, from my experience, most users do not respond in a conclusive way to these kind of requests. Instead, having some one-click-surveys or super simple questions has generated way more data.
I agree. A survey seems like an idea that might get more responses. You can always add an "Any additional comments?" free-form text field at the end.
But, to do the same, one has to come up with opportunities and fitting solution ideas (hypothesis). I think ,you already identified such an opportunity (Fedora on VPS). If there are any proposals regarding a better fit for the same, I would start with proving the hypothesis. This might look like the below:
--> As Fedora Server WG, we identified that some of you are using Fedora Server on a VPS like Netcup, Hetzner, Exoscale, etc. We want to improve your experience with the same by creating specialized images. Please let us know:
Q: Which VPS provider do you use on a regular basis? A: Netcup|Contabo|AWS|Hetzner|other
I'd add Digital Ocean, OVH, and Oracle Cloud to the list (Oracle has a generous free ARMv8 offering). Personally, I use the last two.
Q: What is the most cumbersome task for you on a VPS? A: Initial Setup|Network configuration|Finding the proper image
For OVH, I did a full regular installation from the Server image to enable disk encryption. Which means I don't have unattended reboots as I need to provide the LUKS password at every boot, but that's my choice.
For Oracle, I had some trouble with the right machine options to run the Fedora Cloud Aarch64 image. I had to select Firmware: UEFI_64 and then it booted fine.
Q: Is your SSH/Cockpit available via a public IP address? A: yes|no|only SSH|only Cockpit
only SSH
Most of these use Fedora Cloud Edition rather than Fedora Server Edition if you use their images, which may influence what people would experience on various cloud/VPS solutions. Fedora Cloud has existing relationships or is in the process of building them for a number of these providers.