OpenBSD VPS Providers
Hi, I'm looking for a VPS provider that supports OpenBSD (preferably the latest version). I've obviously found a few but what I really want is easy to create and destroy instances in the same way you can on Digital Ocean and Linode (which I use for my Linux boxes). An API for automatic creation and destruction of virtual machines would be fantastic and if I was being really picky a European location for the servers. Does anyone have any suggestions and recommendations? I'd rather use a provider that has some positive customer reviews from this list. Some of the available options from a Google search look a bit shabby (I could be completely wrong and they are excellent companies I'm just basing it on what I can see). I'll be using this box as a VPN server.
Re: OpenBSD VPS Providers
Hi, You may try: https://www.transip.eu They offer both OpenBSD and FreeBSD. I have been using their VPS with FreeBSD for a couple of years. They offer rather cheap and really good service. On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Some Developer someukdevelo...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I'm looking for a VPS provider that supports OpenBSD (preferably the latest version). I've obviously found a few but what I really want is easy to create and destroy instances in the same way you can on Digital Ocean and Linode (which I use for my Linux boxes). An API for automatic creation and destruction of virtual machines would be fantastic and if I was being really picky a European location for the servers. Does anyone have any suggestions and recommendations? I'd rather use a provider that has some positive customer reviews from this list. Some of the available options from a Google search look a bit shabby (I could be completely wrong and they are excellent companies I'm just basing it on what I can see). I'll be using this box as a VPN server.
Re: OpenBSD VPS Providers
Hi. The following list of ISP also provide OpenBSD. http://www.bsdvm.com http://www.arpnetworks.com Regards. On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:11 AM, Marko M. ma...@bsdserbia.org wrote: Hi, You may try: https://www.transip.eu They offer both OpenBSD and FreeBSD. I have been using their VPS with FreeBSD for a couple of years. They offer rather cheap and really good service. On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Some Developer someukdevelo...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I'm looking for a VPS provider that supports OpenBSD (preferably the latest version). I've obviously found a few but what I really want is easy to create and destroy instances in the same way you can on Digital Ocean and Linode (which I use for my Linux boxes). An API for automatic creation and destruction of virtual machines would be fantastic and if I was being really picky a European location for the servers. Does anyone have any suggestions and recommendations? I'd rather use a provider that has some positive customer reviews from this list. Some of the available options from a Google search look a bit shabby (I could be completely wrong and they are excellent companies I'm just basing it on what I can see). I'll be using this box as a VPN server. -- Francisco Valladolid H. -- http://blog.bsdguy.net - Jesus Christ follower.
Re: OpenBSD VPS Providers
Hi, Take a look at www.hermetek.com I've used them for OpenBSD hosting, they were great and very flexible. Best On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Francisco Valladolid H. fic...@gmail.comwrote: Hi. The following list of ISP also provide OpenBSD. http://www.bsdvm.com http://www.arpnetworks.com Regards. On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 5:11 AM, Marko M. ma...@bsdserbia.org wrote: Hi, You may try: https://www.transip.eu They offer both OpenBSD and FreeBSD. I have been using their VPS with FreeBSD for a couple of years. They offer rather cheap and really good service. On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Some Developer someukdevelo...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I'm looking for a VPS provider that supports OpenBSD (preferably the latest version). I've obviously found a few but what I really want is easy to create and destroy instances in the same way you can on Digital Ocean and Linode (which I use for my Linux boxes). An API for automatic creation and destruction of virtual machines would be fantastic and if I was being really picky a European location for the servers. Does anyone have any suggestions and recommendations? I'd rather use a provider that has some positive customer reviews from this list. Some of the available options from a Google search look a bit shabby (I could be completely wrong and they are excellent companies I'm just basing it on what I can see). I'll be using this box as a VPN server. -- Francisco Valladolid H. -- http://blog.bsdguy.net - Jesus Christ follower.
Re: OpenBSD VPS Providers
| I'm looking for a VPS provider that supports OpenBSD (preferably the | latest version). I've obviously found a few but what I really want is | easy | to create and destroy instances in the same way you can on Digital Ocean | and Linode (which I use for my Linux boxes). | | An API for automatic creation and destruction of virtual machines would | be | fantastic and if I was being really picky a European location for the | servers. | | Does anyone have any suggestions and recommendations? I'd rather use a | provider that has some positive customer reviews from this list. Some of | the available options from a Google search look a bit shabby (I could be | completely wrong and they are excellent companies I'm just basing it on | what I can see). | | I'll be using this box as a VPN server. | Just as a general VPS, I've been using http://www.ransomit.com.au/ for a couple of months and they've been great for my openbsd mailserver/webserver. They have an openbsd 5.3 iso for install which I used to install a new bsd.rd and then install -current. They respond quickly to questions so may be able to help you with your further requirements. Cheers, Brett.
Re: OpenBSD VPS Providers
On 11. desember 2013 at 11:03 AM, Some Developer wrote:Hi, I'm looking for a VPS provider that supports OpenBSD (preferably the latest version). I've obviously found a few but what I really want is easy to create and destroy instances in the same way you can on Digital Ocean and Linode (which I use for my Linux boxes). We're all pretty much waiting for Digital Ocean. Unless it's a cloud, it's a no-go in my book. https://digitalocean.uservoice.com/forums/136585-digital-ocean/suggestions/3232571-support-bsd-os- O.D. An API for automatic creation and destruction of virtual machines would be fantastic and if I was being really picky a European location for the servers. Does anyone have any suggestions and recommendations? I'd rather use a provider that has some positive customer reviews from this list. Some of the available options from a Google search look a bit shabby (I could be completely wrong and they are excellent companies I'm just basing it on what I can see). I'll be using this box as a VPN server.
Re: OpenBSD VPS Providers
[Disclosure: I work for Google, but not on Compute Engine.] On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Some Developer someukdevelo...@gmail.com wrote: I'm looking for a VPS provider that supports OpenBSD (preferably the latest version). I got OpenBSD working on Google Compute Engine, but I haven't committed the vioscsi(4) driver yet or documented the steps involved. Once that's done (probably in a week; I'm swamped right now), you should be able to create an OpenBSD image for Compute Engine from an official snapshot. (If you're interested, feel free to start nagging me about this next Monday.) An API for automatic creation and destruction of virtual machines would be fantastic and if I was being really picky a European location for the servers. Compute Engine has an API for creating/destroying disks/images/instances/etc (https://developers.google.com/compute/docs/reference/latest/), and offers VMs in Europe.
Re: OpenBSD VPS Providers
On 12/11/2013 10:45 AM, James Records wrote: Hi, Take a look at www.hermetek.com I've used them for OpenBSD hosting, they were great and very flexible. Best Thanks for the mention; we always appreciate it. We don't offer the APIs or host control the op is looking for, and we're not likely to in the near future. That being said, this is decision we made because virtulization and shared hardware already present risks of their own; no need to add to them with APIs and unmonitored hypervisor and/or network operations. Anybody wanting to run OpenBSD in the cloud should remember that a secure OS is not enough; the platform is runs on must be trustworthy as well. This has been discussed, or at least virtualization has, many times over the years on this mailing list. We do our best to mitigate the risks and still have the benefits of virtualzation - it's a fine line that different opinions may draw at different points. plugIf anybody from this list needs a VM, contact me and I'll see what kind of deal I can make you./plug -- James Shupe, HermeTek developer/ engineer BSD/ Linux support hosting jsh...@hermetek.com | www.hermetek.com Office 8662351288 | Mobile 9035223425
