I don't have a server recommendation. Just my 0.02: for rootbsd, the fact they might be too small do have its advantages in terms of exposure (who would spend too much energy trying to hack them?). And for rootbsd or any other option some backup policy would be recommended, right? (So even with the risk of rootbsd guys running off to Mexico with your $139.99 you would be safe).
On Friday, 9 October 2015, MartÃn Ferco <martinfe...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi misc, > > I'm looking for alternatives to host our OpenBSD web frontends off-site. Up > until now we've been using AWS for contingecy, but as you may well know, > they only support Linux and Windows instances. We already have a couple of > OpenBSD frontends on-site, and getting all our frontends to be OpenBSD > would be ideal (instead of using Linux as contingency in AWS). > > So I'm trying to find similar solutions to AWS, but with OpenBSD > capabilities. So far the only I've found is rootbsd. I've looked at > arpnetworks but they don't seem to offer private cloud hosting from what > I've seen. > > Another importat thing for us is to have a private network that we can > connect to our main site and AWS using a VPN. rootbsd does seem to offer > this as well. > > Ideally, I'd like something that runs an ESXi Hypervisor, which is what > we'be been using on-site with good results. rootbsd seems to offer a mix of > Xen and KVM, but I don't have experience with those. KVM seems to work fine > with OpenBSD from what I've read though. > > Do you know or can recommend other private cloud providers? rootbsd does > seem to offer every thing we need, but I'm a bit concerned about them > being, probably, a small sized company. I know they won't be AWS, but it > would be reassuring if someone commented on them, especially if they have > experience running a private cloud with them. I started to look at VMware > vcloud air, but haven't heard from him yet, and was starting to take a look > at virtustream -- they seem to offer ESXi hypervisors as well as VMware > vloud air. > > Thanks!
