5 ms·

Can I upgrade my (toy) VPS using freebsd-update? Or is the procedure different?

by mziulu 12y ago

jonhohle 12y ago
I always do. It helps to have a virtual KVM in case anything goes wrong, but I've never seen it during updates.
- mziulu 12y ago
  Thanks, I'll try in the weekend!
danieldk 12y ago
Which VPS provider do you use for FreeBSD. Does anyone have recommendations?
- mziulu 12y ago
  I use hetzner, I don't have a lot of necessities right now (I use it as git repo and as firefox sync server), but I'm very happy with it.
  - benjohnson 12y ago
    Seconded on Hetzner - they have a really nice ZFS on root install system.
  - illbert 12y ago
    How did you set up the FF sync server? I just did a quick search and I think the instructions I've found were mostly outdated. Do you have a link or a name for the port? I also enjoyed hetzner for a while and if I'd want a ZFS install I'd probably go with them as it's definitely very nice how they do it. But as I've just previously commented I found a slightly better price for my minimum needs with vultr.com (5$/per month) and ZFS is not important to me on this box.
    - mziulu 12y ago
      I've used the official instructions here: https://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html https://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html I've not used the ports DB for this, I've simply cloned the source on /var/www and went from there.
- tgallant 12y ago
  rootbsd is the classic choice http://www.rootbsd.net/ http://www.rootbsd.net/ there are also some freebsd images for AWS out there. I also have freebsd vm's with crowncloud http://crowncloud.net/ http://crowncloud.net/ and orangewebsite https://www.orangewebsite.com/vps.php https://www.orangewebsite.com/vps.php I've had a good experience with the last two. I chose them because they accept bitcoin (and orangewebsite is owned and operated in Iceland). If you go for some of the lesser known hosts, they will be flexible with what OS you want to use, especially if their platform is KVM based.
- feld 12y ago
  Vultr works well, and I'm told Atlantic is good, too. Digital Ocean might have FreeBSD support.
- Spiritus 12y ago
  Tilaa.com, it's based in the Netherlands though.
- Freaky 12y ago
  I'm very happy with Portfast. http://www.portfast.co.uk/ http://www.portfast.co.uk/
- illbert 12y ago
  I use http://www.vultr.com http://www.vultr.com with a FBSD10 deployment and i'm very happy.

Can I upgrade my (toy) VPS using freebsd-update? Or is the procedure different?

by mziulu 12y ago

Can I upgrade my (toy) VPS using freebsd-update? Or is the procedure different?

jonhohle 12y ago

I always do. It helps to have a virtual KVM in case anything goes wrong, but I've never seen it during updates.

mziulu 12y ago
Thanks, I'll try in the weekend!

danieldk 12y ago

Which VPS provider do you use for FreeBSD. Does anyone have recommendations?

mziulu 12y ago
I use hetzner, I don't have a lot of necessities right now (I use it as git repo and as firefox sync server), but I'm very happy with it.
- benjohnson 12y ago
  Seconded on Hetzner - they have a really nice ZFS on root install system.
- illbert 12y ago
  How did you set up the FF sync server? I just did a quick search and I think the instructions I've found were mostly outdated. Do you have a link or a name for the port? I also enjoyed hetzner for a while and if I'd want a ZFS install I'd probably go with them as it's definitely very nice how they do it. But as I've just previously commented I found a slightly better price for my minimum needs with vultr.com (5$/per month) and ZFS is not important to me on this box.
  - mziulu 12y ago
    I've used the official instructions here: https://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html https://docs.services.mozilla.com/howtos/run-sync-1.5.html I've not used the ports DB for this, I've simply cloned the source on /var/www and went from there.
tgallant 12y ago
rootbsd is the classic choice http://www.rootbsd.net/ http://www.rootbsd.net/ there are also some freebsd images for AWS out there. I also have freebsd vm's with crowncloud http://crowncloud.net/ http://crowncloud.net/ and orangewebsite https://www.orangewebsite.com/vps.php https://www.orangewebsite.com/vps.php I've had a good experience with the last two. I chose them because they accept bitcoin (and orangewebsite is owned and operated in Iceland). If you go for some of the lesser known hosts, they will be flexible with what OS you want to use, especially if their platform is KVM based.
feld 12y ago
Vultr works well, and I'm told Atlantic is good, too. Digital Ocean might have FreeBSD support.
Spiritus 12y ago
Tilaa.com, it's based in the Netherlands though.
Freaky 12y ago
I'm very happy with Portfast. http://www.portfast.co.uk/ http://www.portfast.co.uk/
illbert 12y ago
I use http://www.vultr.com http://www.vultr.com with a FBSD10 deployment and i'm very happy.