On March 26, 2017 4:57:00 AM GMT+02:00, Stroller <strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote: >Hello, > >In the next few weeks I need to move my email server (a very old Gentoo >installation) from the closet in my home, into the cloud so that I can >go travelling and access my mail from anywhere. > >I've never used VM's before, but my understanding is that they look >just like a normal machine to the users inside them, and there >shouldn't be any problem with me getting used to them. My current mail >server is an old 700mhz Pentium III (I think), so performance is >unimportant. I guess VM's have some kind of web or VNC console I can >log into for the initial install (and if I screw up remote access)? > >1. Are these suppositions right? >2. Any recommendations for cheap / reliable hosting providers, please? > >I expect to use Gentoo because I've hardly used any other distro for >years, and find others less intuitive. > >Thanks, > >Stroller.
Forgot the other question: Most use 'NoVNC' for the webinterface. Gives you direct console access through the web for installing and when SSH doesn't work. Mine allows me to disable that part of the interface and any changes involve a code send to my mobile. I would assume others can offer a similar level of security. -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
