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KVMs have been a the bane of my existence over the last 10 years. Almost 99% of the time they come with some ancient Java dependency that breaks on any modern O
by crypt1d 6y ago
KVMs have been a the bane of my existence over the last 10 years. Almost 99% of the time they come with some ancient Java dependency that breaks on any modern OS and is barely usable. Not to mention the nightmare-ish KVM experience big players like OVH and Hetzner provide.
This is a superior solution to all of them.
- louwrentius 6y agoNo. Modern IPMI is HTML5 based. Lightyears better than the old java/.net clients or this (awesome) hobby project.
- crypt1d 6y agoSure, the modern ones are better. But they are also very expensive, and usually only come with the higher end hardware too. If you are looking for a reasonably priced server today, you are likely to end up with the shitty Java-based KVM.
- TheSmiddy 6y agoDell, HP, Lenovo, and Supermicro all have firmware patches for their current line of servers that replace the java kvm with html5 versions. I assume most other manufacturers are following suit. It would be exceptionally rare to buy a brand new server today with a java based remote console.