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Revision as of 14:31, 13 January 2006
Strugglers can provide Linux virtual machine hosting for cheap, on the understanding that I do this as a hobby. If you're looking for a more professional setup then you could try Bytemark instead.
Contents
Technology
Strugglers virtual machines run under the Xen virtual machine monitor. Xen is a technology by which an x86 machine can run multiple other virtual x86 machines ("domains") with close-to-native performance. This effectively allows me to provision multiple complete x86 servers running from one real server.
Have a read of the Xen FAQ for more info. Xen is Free software.
Costs
All prices are inclusive of VAT. MiB is 220 (1,048,576) bytes, GiB is 230 (1,073,741,824) bytes and GB is 109 (1,000,000,000) bytes. For the purposes of tracking bandwidth use a month is 30 days.
RAM | Disk | Monthly data transfer | Monthly cost | Quarterly cost | Yearly cost |
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64MiB | 3GiB | 20GB | £8 | £22 | £80 |
128MiB | 6GiB | 40GB | £16 | £44 | £160 |
160MiB | 7.5GiB | 50GB | £20 | £55 | £200 |
192MiB | 9GiB | 60GB | £23 | £64 | £230 |
256MiB | 12GiB | 80GB | £29 | £80 | £290 |
320MiB | 15GiB | 100GB | £34 | £94 | £340 |
Extras
Monthly cost | Quarterly cost | Yearly cost | |
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Additional IPv4 address | £1 | £3 | £12 |
Additional 1GiB disk space | £1 | £3 | £12 |
Excess transfer rate per GB per month | £1 | £3 | £12 |
10GB extra transfer per month, pre-arranged | £4 | £12 | £48 |
Additional IPv4 addresses can only be allocated if you can demonstrate legitimate need.
Incremental 6-times-daily backups are also available for a fee, please contact me for a quote.
Freebies
Some of these are automatic, some on request:
- IPv6 addresses
- DNS resolver
- DNS servers for any domain purchased through Sackheads
- Backup MX if your primary is with Strugglers
- Nagios monitoring of most of your services
Payment methods
Paypal, bank transfer or cheque.
Available distributions
Currently available for use as Xen domains:
- Debian Sarge
- Debian Etch
Other distributions are possible but require some effort on my part. Please contact me with your requirements.
There are certain shared resources you can use and is in your interest to do so since it will be more efficient and use less of your own domain's resources. These are detailed on the Xen customer information page.
Network
You will be hosted at Telehouse Docklands, a top UK data centre, with 100Mbit connectivity from Jump Networks. Jump operates a Cisco-based network with direct connectivity to over 40 peers at LoNAP, and one hop access to hundreds of LINX members via the BBC.
SLAs, guarantees, etc.
None! I do this as a hobby, and I try to keep it running as best as I can. All my stuff is hosted here too so it's in my interest to have it working. In event of problem you can contact me and I'll try to fix it as soon as I can, but there's no promises.
If that won't work for you, you can and should look elsewhere.
More information
- Xen customer information
- User information - for Strugglers customers/users