This sounds like a good case for dedicated hosting. Basically it's just renting a server at a data center.
Here's an example list (scroll down) http://iweb.com/classic-server-hosting/overview The second option comes to $150/month. (+$25 for windows) On Feb 19, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Om <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: > The problem with Apache CI is that there are a lot of restrictions. > Running tests for hours together is not an option. Moreover, since it is > a shared environment, the build servers go down a lot and it takes > weeks/months to get a broken job fixed. > > We need something robust that we can manage ourselves. It does not have to > be a hosted VM, it can as well be someone's unused computer somewhere. One > could theoretically install Jenkins and set up a job to pull every night > and run the tests. I > > In my case, I don't have any spare computers, so I started toying around > with Amazon EC2. If someone can set it up anywhere and let the group know > when things break, that would be a good start. > > Thanks, > Om > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Christofer Dutz <christofer.d...@c-ware.de >> wrote: > >> Well I guess no matter what ci system, we would need a server for that. >> Apache uses Jenkins. It was just an assumption, that eventually Jetbrains >> could eventually provide us with one, just fit the sake of >> pre-tested-commits and pre-tested-pull-requests. If it was just for the >> nightly build, Jenkins does just fine. >> >> >> Chris >> >> >> Gesendet mit AquaMail für Android >> http://www.aqua-mail.com >> >> >> Am 19. Februar 2013 17:47:01 schrieb Frédéric THOMAS < >> webdoubl...@hotmail.com>: >> >> It doesn't sound to be worthy guys but as soon as will move on git, as >>> stated Chris, getting teamcity can maybe do the trick. >>> >>> -Fred >>> >>> -----Message d'origine----- >>> From: Nicholas Kwiatkowski >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 5:39 PM >>> To: dev@flex.apache.org >>> Subject: Re: Mustella on Amazon EC2 >>> >>> Other costs you need to be aware of are S3/EBS storage and bandwidth. >>> These could equal the amount of the per-hour charge (or more, in some of >>> my cases). It all depends on how much traffic you are sending, and how >>> much you are storing... If you are pulling full builds each night, that >>> could be quite a bit.. >>> >>> -Nick >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> From [1]: >>>> >>>> Heavy Utilization Reserved Instance (medium size) on a 3 year contract >>>> would mean something like $600 up front and $0.066 per hour. If we run >>>> once a day, and it takes 12 hours to run (guessing here), that would >>>> mean 3*365*12*0.066 = ~ $870. So running the thing for 3 years would >>>> take something like $1500. >>>> >>>> Are there any other costs that this page is neatly hiding (data >>>> transfer, access)? >>>> >>>> If we do a Wikipedia style drive for funds, we should be able to get >>>> that kind of money together, couldn't we? >>>> >>>> EdB >>>> >>>> 1: http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/**pricing/<http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl> >>> wrote: >>>>> Anyone with experience care to make a guess what a sufficiently >>>>> powerful instance would cost per month? I for one would be willing to >>>>> donate a couple of dollars (at least) per month to see this happen, >>>>> and I'm sure more people will feel the same way... >>>>> >>>>> EdB >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 3:42 PM, christofer.d...@c-ware.de >>>>> <christofer.d...@c-ware.de> wrote: >>>>>> Well I spoke with >>>>>> Toan Nguyen >>>>>> Enterprise Sales Manager >>>>>> >>>>>> I have no idea if there is anyone we should better contact. >>>>>> All I did was fill out the form on the AWS Sales site. He was the one >>>> responding to this and this morning we spoke a few minutes. >>>>>> >>>>>> To me it looked as if Amazon wasn't really willing to provide Medium >>>> Windows instances free of charge. He claimed that Amazon couldn't go >>>> around >>>> giveing away free nodes to everyone (At least this was the essence of >>> what >>>> he told me). >>>>>> Eventaully someone else might think differently. >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris >>>>>> >>>>>> ______________________________**__________ >>>>>> Von: Harbs [gavha...@gmail.com] >>>>>> Gesendet: Dienstag, 19. Februar 2013 13:47 >>>>>> An: dev@flex.apache.org >>>>>> Betreff: Re: Mustella on Amazon EC2 >>>>>> >>>>>> Did you speak to anyone with authority there, or was it just a canned >>>> response? >>>>>> >>>>>> If anyone has a real contact at AWS, the answer might be different. I >>>> can't imagine it costs them very much to donate some resources to Apache >>>> Flex… Anyone have a contact there? >>>>>> >>>>>> I personally use AWS, but not on the scale that I have any real pull… >>>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 19, 2013, at 10:25 AM, Christofer Dutz wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Well unfortunately I don't have good news :-( just tasked to them >>> and >>>> it seems they don't want to do more than give us their 1 year free >>> offer. >>>> Unfortunately that doesn't cover windows and medium sized instances. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I think a CI nightly build is essential for getting a stable trunk. >>>> Especially with more and more people contributing and not ruining the >>>> entire test suite. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Gesendet mit AquaMail für Android >>>>>>> http://www.aqua-mail.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Am 19. Februar 2013 09:04:32 schrieb Om <bigosma...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>>> Chris, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You are awesome! I never thought of contacting them and just >>> asking >>>> :-) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Agree with Justin, it needs to be a Windows instance. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Please let me know how I can help. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Om >>>>>>>> On Feb 18, 2013 11:02 PM, "Christofer Dutz" < >>>> christofer.d...@c-ware.de> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks for that info on the needed platform. The good thing about >>>> an open >>>>>>>>> source project is, that anyone could setup a ci-server and build >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> projects trunk. But I'll stick to asking them. We can always >>> decide >>>> on how >>>>>>>>> we do it a soon as we have something do decide about :-) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Gesendet mit AquaMail für Android >>>>>>>>> http://www.aqua-mail.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Am 19. Februar 2013 07:52:15 schrieb Justin Mclean < >>>>>>>>> jus...@classsoftware.com>: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Nice one. Not sure if Apache policy would have an impact on >>> this, >>>> as >>>>>>>>>> we're not externally hosting anything or the list just using it >>> as >>>> a test >>>>>>>>>> server I can't see any obvious issues but they do like to keep >>>> everything >>>>>>>>>> in house (for legal and other reasons). >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I was intending on asking for a medium Windows machine (or >>>> bigger) ... >>>>>>>>>> if however Windows is not a must, I could try to get from them >>>> what they >>>>>>>>>> are willing to give in Linux ;-) >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Currently as the SDK only compiles on windows (or OSX) and the >>>> tests only >>>>>>>>>> run in the Flash Projector it really has to be windows (or OSX). >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Justin >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ix Multimedia Software >>>>> >>>>> Jan Luykenstraat 27 >>>>> 3521 VB Utrecht >>>>> >>>>> T. 06-51952295 >>>>> I. www.ixsoftware.nl >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ix Multimedia Software >>>> >>>> Jan Luykenstraat 27 >>>> 3521 VB Utrecht >>>> >>>> T. 06-51952295 >>>> I. www.ixsoftware.nl >>>> >>> >>> >> >>
