anyone here play with rackspace/disgitocean/etc...

[Jack Craig]

sounds like a worthy challenge.
i'll contribute as much as possible...

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Pete Travis <lists at petetravis.com> wrote:

>
> On Nov 2, 2015 9:28 AM, "bruce" <badouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Pete.
> >
> > Thanks for the reply.
> >
> > I'm looking to play/test setting up a couple of test systems on
> > rackspace/digitalocean (given the cheap cost).
> >
> > Droplets on Digital ocean are 5/mth so I can play a bit. I'm not a
> > sysadmin guy, and don't want to be, but I really need to get a base
> > understanding of how to provision a box, setup dns/nfs for a couple of
> > boxes, establish a reasonable 'secure' env, that kind of thing..
> >
> > I could eventually read/look over tutorials/try things/etc.. but it
> > sometimes is easier/better to have someone I can talk with/query to
> > speed up the process, and have a better outcome.
> >
> > I haven't yet purchased the droplets, as I want to make sure I kind of
> > understand what has to be done, prior to jumping in!
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > -bruce
> >
> > ps, I'm more than willing to shell out a few $$ for this. Also,
> > there's a small group that I'm part of, and once I get this
> > data/knowledge, I want to be able to walk them through how to do a
> > similar process.
> >
> > thanks again..
> >
>
> A couple points here:
>
> -  I, or we, can offer guidance on using cloud products, CDNs, etc here to
> accomplish a specific goal.  Advise on this list is free, and it is the
> declared purpose of the list.  If you're setting up a webserver, or backup
> target, or whatever, say so.
>
> -  If you aren't a sysadmin, and will need regular and specific support
> for your cloud infrastructure, you should look into Rackspace's support
> levels. There is a service tier that gets you OS level admin support. (full
> disclosure: I'm one of the folks providing that support).
>
> --Pete
>
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