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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 [http://www.blackcatnetworks.co.uk/services/vds Black Cat] or [http://bytemark.co.uk/ Bytemark] instead.
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==Technology==
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Strugglers Xen-based VPS hosting is now known as [http://bitfolk.com/ BitFolk Ltd.]! Please visit [http://bitfolk.com/plans.html the new site].
Strugglers virtual machines run under the [[Wikipedia:Xen|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.
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Have a read of the [http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenFaq Xen FAQ] for more info. Xen is [[Wikipedia:Free software|Free software]].
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==Costs==
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All prices are inclusive of VAT.  [[Wikipedia:MiB|MiB]] is 2<sup>20</sup> (1,048,576) bytes, [[Wikipedia:GiB|GiB]] is 2<sup>30</sup> (1,073,741,824) bytes and [[Wikipedia:Gigabyte|GB]] is 10<sup>9</sup> (1,000,000,000) bytes.  For the purposes of tracking bandwidth use and payment periods, a month is 30 days.
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1">
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<tr>
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<th>RAM (MiB)</th>
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<th>Swap (MiB)</th>
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<th>Disk (GiB)</th>
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<th>Monthly data transfer (GB)</th>
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<th>Monthly cost</th>
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<th>Quarterly (3-monthly) cost</th>
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<th>Yearly (12-monthly) cost</th>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<td>64</td>
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<td>256</td>
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<td>7&frac12;</td>
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<td>20</td>
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<td>&pound;8</td>
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<td>&pound;22</td>
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<td>&pound;80</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<td>96</td>
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<td>256</td>
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<td>11&frac14;</td>
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<td>30</td>
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<td>&pound;12</td>
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<td>&pound;33</td>
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<td>&pound;120</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<td>128</td>
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<td>256</td>
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<td>15</td>
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<td>40</td>
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<td>&pound;16</td>
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<td>&pound;44</td>
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<td>&pound;160</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<td>160</td>
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<td>320</td>
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<td>18&frac34;</td>
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<td>50</td>
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<td>&pound;20</td>
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<td>&pound;55</td>
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<td>&pound;200</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<td>192</td>
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<td>384</td>
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<td>22&frac12;</td>
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<td>60</td>
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<td>&pound;23</td>
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<td>&pound;63</td>
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<td>&pound;230</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<td>256</td>
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<td>512</td>
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<td>30</td>
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<td>80</td>
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<td>&pound;30</td>
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<td>&pound;82</td>
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<td>&pound;300</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<td>320</td>
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<td>640</td>
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<td>37&frac12;</td>
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<td>100</td>
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<td>&pound;37</td>
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<td>&pound;101</td>
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<td>&pound;370</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<td>384</td>
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<td>768</td>
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<td>45</td>
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<td>120</td>
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<td>&pound;44</td>
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<td>&pound;120</td>
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<td>&pound;440</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<td>448</td>
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<td>896</td>
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<td>52&frac12;</td>
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<td>140</td>
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<td>&pound;51</td>
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<td>&pound;139</td>
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<td>&pound;510</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<td>512</td>
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<td>1024</td>
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<td>60</td>
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<td>160</td>
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<td>&pound;58</td>
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<td>&pound;158</td>
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<td>&pound;580</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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===Extras===
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="1">
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<tr>
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<th></th>
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<th>Monthly cost</th>
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<th>Quarterly cost</th>
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<th>Yearly cost</th>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<th>Additional 1GiB disk space</th>
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<td>&pound;1</td>
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<td>&pound;3</td>
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<td>&pound;12</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<th>Excess transfer rate per GB per month</th>
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<td>&pound;1</td>
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<td>&pound;3</td>
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<td>&pound;12</td>
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</tr>
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<tr align="right">
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<th>10GB extra transfer per month, pre-arranged</th>
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<td>&pound;4</td>
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<td>&pound;12</td>
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<td>&pound;48</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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Additional IPv4 addresses can be allocated only if you can demonstrate legitimate need.  There will be a one-off administrative fee of &pound;10 for 8 IPs or less, &pound;25 for more than 8 IPs.
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Incremental 6-times-daily ''offsite'' backups are also available for a fee, please [[User:Andy/contact|contact me]] for a quote (the same service but stored locally is available for free, see below).
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===Freebies===
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Some of these are automatic, some on request:
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* IPv6 addresses
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* DNS resolver
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* DNS servers for any domain purchased through Sackheads
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* Backup MX if your primary is with Strugglers
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* [[Wikipedia:Nagios|Nagios]] monitoring of most of your services
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* [[Xen customer information#Backups|Incremental 6-times-daily local backups]] (please specify at time of VPS setup)
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===Payment methods===
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Paypal, bank transfer or cheque. Please note that Paypal charge [https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_display-receiving-fees a small transaction fee of 3.4% plus £0.20] which you will need to cover also; you will be informed of the exact fee when you sign up.
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If you are going to send a cheque in a currency other than sterling then there is a £4 fee and the cheque may take up to 7 working days to clear.
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==Available distributions ==
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Currently available for use as Xen domains:
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* [[Wikipedia:Debian|Debian]] Sarge
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* Debian Etch
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Other distributions are possible but require some effort on my part. Please [[User:Andy/contact|contact me]] with your requirements.
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==Shared resources==
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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#Shared resources|Xen customer information]] page.
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==Network==
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You will be hosted at [[Wikipedia:Telehouse|Telehouse]] Docklands, a top UK data centre, with 100Mbit connectivity from [http://www.jump.net.uk/ Jump Networks].  Jump operates a [[Wikipedia:Cisco Systems|Cisco]]-based network with direct connectivity to over 40 peers at [http://www.lonap.net/ LoNAP], and one hop access to hundreds of [[Wikipedia:LINX|LINX]] members via the [[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]].
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==SLAs, guarantees, etc.==
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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 [[User:Andy/contact|contact me]] and I'll try to fix it as soon as I can, but there's no promises.
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If that won't work for you, you can and should look elsewhere.
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==More information==
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* [[Xen customer information]]
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* [[User information]] - for Strugglers customers/users
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Latest revision as of 19:53, 18 January 2007

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