AlwaysSkint
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Arrgh, you got me! :-D Grabbed a 2G.
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Dedicated 4 or more cores 8GB RAM 250 GB storage - HDD is OK /29 IP Location: East USA or Europe $15 USD monthly "Classic CM" or "Proxmox Pusher"
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(Quote) B'stard scanners from hell - blocked using mod_sec.
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I seem to recall having to upgrade the Win 3.11 PC to 16MB RAM, to get some Adobe software to run. :-/
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Need a lowend version - $1/m sounds about right. Limited to, say, 10 VMs.
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(Quote) Nah, Win 3.11, then it all went bloatware.
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(Quote) Don't worry about that - was already done by installing Windoze. What about the other GBytes of crap? ;) Plus, remember to add the _optout_nomap to your SSID, for when your 'friends' visit.
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You can initiate syn flood attack protection with CSF, though they don't advise doing so, unless under attack.
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On the desktop, i switched from Slackware to Mandrake/Mandriva to Ubuntu Hardy Heron, to Mint Felicia and onwards to current Mint. plus, of course trying various distros along the way. There's also LMDE for the debian thnx crew. ;) On a server …
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Prime consideration: check boot/driver availability for the hardware.
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I've been through quite a few iterations, for a travel laptop. Highlights: Toshiba Click Mini (with a few tweaks) - used twice on holiday for checking servers. I have a Fire HDX Android - wouldn't use it for travel though. Sony VPCX - gre…
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(Quote) Ahh, age is catching up with ya, m'lad. 'Twas t'other way about as dark screws up my eyesight. :-p
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This is why I don't get involved with web design (as much as possible) - nit-picking especially. ;) (Dark/Night theme: ya brought that on yerself :-p )
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@AnthonySmith 's first response: careful, my man, you need meds for my typo disease - it's contagious! ;)
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The full Softaculous has some auction/bid software, IIRC. Might be some inspiration there?
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(Quote) I did mention this earlier but must've been washed over in all the frenzied activity. :)
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(Quote) My offer still stands= no confusion. ;-)
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(Quote) URL forwarding to LEB ;)
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(Quote) You've been doing your research. ;)
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That's a pretty rapid uptake, in my book. Still amazed at how little disc space is consumed, assuming it's still on 5GB.
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@Nyr I have to say that the @AnthonySmith 'respect' offer is a fab. gesture and totally agree with the sentiments. Take it. All those who agree, please say Aye! Your script will be 1st port of call for many, I'm sure.
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I have my main UK VPS on OVH-UK "VPS 2016 Cloud 2". A good, not stellar response and automatic DDoS mitigation, which one of my client sites triggered a few times initially. I have remote backups to bolster what has been a stable, reliable…
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(Quote) Nope. I have a restic write-up in his forum, utilising it.
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(Quote) Just for completeness, @HostDoc had/has something similar for internal networking only.
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eejit!
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These Nexus Rockets are mental! B) VestaCP advises up to 15 minutes for installation. Reality: one minute! Control panel page load Deutchland to UK - instant. Goddamn impressive potassium.
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(Quote) Class, BTW. ;)
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Yay! Fixed. Make an exception and delete the test thread? (EDIT: Thanks Boss!) Wonders if tags can be added retrospectively... goes off to try. EDIT: You're the man! :-) :+1:
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(Quote) Likewise.
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Curiosity: is tag creation the sole domain of the Admin.?
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Looks like you've been doing some pruning; logrotate? ;)