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        <title>Help — LowEndSpirit</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Performance issue with in-Memory computing for containers</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6040/performance-issue-with-in-memory-computing-for-containers</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2023 16:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>webcraft</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello guys,<br />
I'm trying to configure an environment for in-memory computing where containers run completely in memory and persistent storage volumes are attached only. My workload consists of many small io quieres and lots of computing (model rendering, relation computing and then simulation tests) so my hope is to speed up the build cyclus by this. Since there's no actual data produced (or better say I can be easily reproduced by re-rendering the predefined model) the possibility of data loss on server crash is negligible.<br />
I've got a testing machine with two Epyc 7543 and 512GB RAM. So far my approach was to create a ramdisk (with tmpfs) and create the containers within this directory. This works, I can see the impact on RAM usage with "free -m" when starting the containers but the build cyclus reports a lower io speed than I get when I run this on my Softwareraid-10 NVMe Gen4 (2GBit/s vs 5GBit/s). I was expecting the in-memory containers to be much faster than the NVMe one.<br />
To simplify my setup for testing, I replaced the containerized setup by a Proxmox installation, created again a ramdisk, added this as storage directory to Proxmox and spawned a container with Debian 12 to test. Same result, the ramdisk container isn't as performant as the NVMe one. Ok, no big surprise changing the setup wasn't helpful but I thought from this point on you can help me better because more users are familiar with Proxmox than Rancher.</p>

<p>Did I miss a point why in-memory it can't be faster than on NVMe? Or is there an error in my setup?</p>

<p>Appreciate any thoughts and help on this.</p>
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        <title>Hetzner EX series (Intel) and virtualization</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6026/hetzner-ex-series-intel-and-virtualization</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:57:33 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>hostaspace</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>As EX-44 come with <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-13500&amp;id=4993" title="Intel Core i5-13500">Intel Core i5-13500</a>  which have 6 P-core and 8 E-core the price/performance is very lucrative to opt-in even with ECC addon added.</p>

<p>Do anyone uses proxmox on this CPU???, can proxmox handle both P &amp; E cores also what about iGPU, does it work properly with passthrough?</p>

<p>EX44 Hardware data:</p>

<div><pre><code>   CPU1: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13500 (Cores 20)
   Memory:  64125 MB
   Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 512 GB (=&gt; 476 GiB) doesn't contain a valid partition tabl                                                                                        e
   Disk /dev/nvme1n1: 512 GB (=&gt; 476 GiB) doesn't contain a valid partition tabl                                                                                        e
   Total capacity 953 GiB with 2 Disks

Network data:
   eth0  LINK: yes
         MAC:  c8::78
         IP:   
         IPv6: 2a01:
         RealTek RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver
</code></pre></div>

<p>lspci</p>

<div>  <p>00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Device 4640 (rev 02)<br />
  00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 12th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller #1 (rev 02)<br />
  00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation AlderLake-S GT1 (rev 0c)<br />
  00:06.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 12th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x4 Controller #0 (rev 02)<br />
  00:0a.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Platform Monitoring Technology (rev 01)<br />
  00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Device 7a60 (rev 11)<br />
  00:14.2 RAM memory: Intel Corporation Device 7a27 (rev 11)<br />
  00:15.0 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Device 7a4c (rev 11)<br />
  00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Device 7a68 (rev 11)<br />
  00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Device 7a62 (rev 11)<br />
  00:1a.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a48 (rev 11)<br />
  00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a38 (rev 11)<br />
  00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a3a (rev 11)<br />
  00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a36 (rev 11)<br />
  00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device 7a06 (rev 11)<br />
  00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Device 7a23 (rev 11)<br />
  00:1f.5 Serial bus controller: Intel Corporation Device 7a24 (rev 11)<br />
  01:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller PM9A1/PM9A3/980PRO<br />
  02:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd NVMe SSD Controller PM9A1/PM9A3/980PRO<br />
  05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller (rev 05)</p></div>

<p>lscpu -e</p>

<div>  <p>CPU NODE SOCKET CORE L1d:L1i:L2:L3 ONLINE    MAXMHZ   MINMHZ       MHZ<br />
    0    0      0    0 0:0:0:0          yes 4800.0000 800.0000  789.2880<br />
    1    0      0    0 0:0:0:0          yes 4800.0000 800.0000 2500.0000<br />
    2    0      0    1 4:4:1:0          yes 4800.0000 800.0000  745.1880<br />
    3    0      0    1 4:4:1:0          yes 4800.0000 800.0000 2500.0000<br />
    4    0      0    2 8:8:2:0          yes 4800.0000 800.0000  800.2580<br />
    5    0      0    2 8:8:2:0          yes 4800.0000 800.0000 2500.0000<br />
    6    0      0    3 12:12:3:0        yes 4800.0000 800.0000  800.0240<br />
    7    0      0    3 12:12:3:0        yes 4800.0000 800.0000 2500.0000<br />
    8    0      0    4 16:16:4:0        yes 4800.0000 800.0000  800.1250<br />
    9    0      0    4 16:16:4:0        yes 4800.0000 800.0000 2500.0000<br />
   10    0      0    5 20:20:5:0        yes 4800.0000 800.0000  801.2800<br />
   11    0      0    5 20:20:5:0        yes 4800.0000 800.0000 2500.0000<br />
   12    0      0    6 24:24:6:0        yes 3500.0000 800.0000  801.4310<br />
   13    0      0    7 25:25:6:0        yes 3500.0000 800.0000  805.4110<br />
   14    0      0    8 26:26:6:0        yes 3500.0000 800.0000  799.0580<br />
   15    0      0    9 27:27:6:0        yes 3500.0000 800.0000  800.6880<br />
   16    0      0   10 28:28:7:0        yes 3500.0000 800.0000  806.7300<br />
   17    0      0   11 29:29:7:0        yes 3500.0000 800.0000 2500.0000<br />
   18    0      0   12 30:30:7:0        yes 3500.0000 800.0000 2500.0000<br />
   19    0      0   13 31:31:7:0        yes 3500.0000 800.0000 2500.0000</p></div>

<p>What about performance in compare with AMD Ryzen 5 3600 come with AX-41 and cost cheaper.</p>
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        <title>amd ryzen 9 7950x3d how many vcpu can it make for shared vcpu vms like vultr</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6014/amd-ryzen-9-7950x3d-how-many-vcpu-can-it-make-for-shared-vcpu-vms-like-vultr</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 13:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>gaithads</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>amd ryzen 9 7950x3d how many vcpu can it make for shared vcpu vms in KVM like vultr <br />
i m doing some research to provide top-notch vms on the latest hardware so please help me understand <br />
the hardware i will use is <br />
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D (5.7 GHz)<br />
RAM: 128 GB DDR5 ECC  4200 mhz<br />
Disk: 9.60 TB NVMe   gen 4 nvme pcie<br />
so i need some help to know haw many vcpu i can make to provide vcpe better than vultr cuz this vcpu is Base Clock 4.2GHz boosted to 5.7Ghz<br />
and wich location is best i have to choose 3 location for now i think of <br />
poland in europe   and london in uk  and dallas or newyork in usa is that good and please any recomendation like what you need and thanx</p>
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        <title>stardust always out of stock</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/6000/stardust-always-out-of-stock</link>
        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 05:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>frakass</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">6000@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>so how to open the instance? deploy a script for monitoring it? <img src="https://staging.lowendspirit.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/smile.png" title=":)" alt=":)" height="18" /></p>
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        <title>port forward iptables double nat</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5986/port-forward-iptables-double-nat</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>ofit</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello. Could you help me to configure port forward iptables. I have a VPS on which I installed docker with Nginx Proxy Manager and wireguard VPN (angristan wireguard-install script, not docker). I also have a home server on which proxmox is installed. Proxmox runs a KVM VPS (192.168.3.3) on which docker is installed with various applications, as well as a Wireguad VPN client (not on docker) with ip 10.66.66.2. Nginx Proxy Manager on cloud VPS (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ip) is configured with a domain name that points to the KVM VPS on the home server and everything work good with docker apps that run on home server kvm vps. But I also want to access the proxmox webui and openWRT (192.168.3.2) router WEBUI (192.168.3.1). I tried to set up port forwarding but I can't get packets further than (wg0)10.66.66.2 are not forwarded to local LAN 192.168.3.0/26.</p>

<p><strong>Home network</strong> 192.168.3.0/26<br />
<strong>openWRT Home router</strong> 192.168.3.1<br />
<strong>Home Server where proxmox is install</strong> 192.168.3.2<br />
<strong>KVM VPS inside proxmox</strong> 192.168.3.3<br />
<strong>wg0 VPN WireGuard client that on KVM VPS inside proxmox</strong> 10.66.66.2</p>

<p><strong>cloud VPS with</strong> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx ip<br />
<strong>wg0 VPN WireGuard server</strong> 10.66.66.1</p>

<p>Nginx Proxy Manager to openWRT in local network <a href="http://10.66.66.2:18102" rel="nofollow">http://10.66.66.2:18102</a> that shout go to <a href="http://192.168.3.1:80" rel="nofollow">http://192.168.3.1:80</a></p>

<pre>
iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp -i wg0 --dport 18102 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.3.1:80
iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -p tcp -d 192.168.3.1 --dport 80 -j MASQUERADE
iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -d 192.168.3.1 --dport 80 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
</pre>

<p>Nginx Proxy Manager to openWRT in local network <a href="http://10.66.66.2:18103" rel="nofollow">http://10.66.66.2:18103</a> that shout go to <a href="https://192.168.3.2:8006" rel="nofollow">https://192.168.3.2:8006</a></p>

<pre>
iptables -A PREROUTING -t nat -p tcp -i wg0 --dport 18103 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.3.2:8006
iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -p tcp -d 192.168.3.2 --dport 8006 -j MASQUERADE
iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -d 192.168.3.2 --dport 8006 -m state --state NEW,ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
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        <title>Odd interactions with a provider</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5991/odd-interactions-with-a-provider</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2023 14:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>terrorgen</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5991@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Few days ago one of my VPS provider reached out to me saying I am using a lot of CPU resources and reduced my CPU limits.</p>

<p>Odd because I haven't touched that VPS for months besides doing regular updates.</p>

<p>So I logged into the VPS and checked the load. Nothing out of the ordinary. 15 minute load average is 0.9 or so. My CPU allocation is 2 cores.</p>

<p>Their control panel does not have info on the history of CPU load so I asked them what triggered their response and outreach. Surely the have some tools monitoring CPU load and found me using an unusual amount of CPU, right?</p>

<p>Instead they were beating around the bush and say if I really want to know, I should install system monitoring tools myself inside the VPS and they are unable to know what's running inside the VPS since this is not a managed service. (BS, not the question I asked) then <em>proceeded to ask me what I am running in the VPS</em>.</p>

<p>After I gave them the services I run (which hardly uses any CPU resources at all) they gave me my 2x CPU allocation back "because I am cooperative".</p>

<p>This whole interaction seems odd to me. They accused me of something and unwilling to show proof. Am I being crazy? Are the providers in their right to ask their clients what they are running in their VPS? There is nothing in their TOS that they can do this. TOS mentioned "fair share" for shared resource usage.</p>

<p>Update:</p>

<div>  <p>RackNerd</p></div>
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        <title>Yall know some good domain registars?</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5818/yall-know-some-good-domain-registars</link>
        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>zemethemaxim</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Deciding between Cloudflare and Porkbun but they are both hard choices.</p>

<p>Heard pork bun was really good  <img src="https://staging.lowendspirit.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/smile.png" title=":)" alt=":)" height="18" /></p>
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        <title>Can I Port Forward with CGNAT?</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5947/can-i-port-forward-with-cgnat</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 06:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>randumbguy</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Greetings! I've become extensively obsessed with port forwarding this week. However, I find myself unable to ascertain a suitable solution that could potentially circumvent the inherent limitation associated with machines connected to Carrier-Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT). It is my understanding that one could employ a Virtual Private Server (VPS) to facilitate port forwarding or utilize Ngrok. Nevertheless, I am confronted with two specific constraints:</p>

<p>Financial constraint: I am unable to allocate any funds towards bypassing CGNAT.</p>

<p>Comprehensive port forwarding access: I desire unrestricted utilization of port forwarding capabilities, not limited solely to web servers or local hosting.</p>

<p>I kindly request your assistance in providing any potential resolutions to this predicament.</p>
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        <title>Best way to setup reverse proxy for lower latency and speed</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5932/best-way-to-setup-reverse-proxy-for-lower-latency-and-speed</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 15:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>hostaspace</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5932@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello LES members,<br />
Just need some idea to setup a reverse proxy (bouncer proxy) to act as exit node to the web.<br />
I have a few VPS(s) in Europe, USA and used it for personal media server as well as host some personal websites and a owncloud server in NL. <br />
I need to mainly decrease the latency as well as extra hops if possible for my VPS which is running  in Europe &amp; USA. <br />
I have a VPS on vultr in New Delhi (which is the closet location from home) and me and some friends nearby this location are accessing it.</p>

<p><code>Host Server (A) &lt;-------&gt; Vultr VPS - Act as reverse proxy (B) &lt;---- WWW (Internet)</code></p>

<p>In short I need all the web traffic enter and exit thrue Vultr VPS and it is communicating on internal network to my Host VPS(s)</p>

<p>what is the best way to archive this.. any idea/suggestion welcomed</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>
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        <title>What is the best browser in your opinion?</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5951/what-is-the-best-browser-in-your-opinion</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 22:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>randumbguy</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hey folks! I've been thinking about switching browsers and I need your opinion on the best browser. I currently use Brave which is standalone a great browser. However, I find some features to be quite lacking. Here are some things I'm looking for:</p>

<p>Speed and Performance: A top browser should be fast and responsive, providing quick page loading times and smooth browsing performance. It should handle complex web applications and multimedia content efficiently.</p>

<p>Security: Basic but not to the point of limiting - Malware, phishing attacks, and other online threats should be handled by the browser. Regular security updates and strong privacy options would also be essential.</p>

<p>Compatibility: The best browser should be compatible with a wide range of operating systems and devices, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. Cross-platform availability allows users to seamlessly switch between different devices while maintaining a consistent browsing experience.</p>

<p>User Interface: The browser should have a clean layout, easy-to-navigate menus, and customizable options to suit preferences.</p>

<p>Tab and Bookmark Management:  Provide features like tab grouping, tab search, and the ability to save and organize bookmarks for easy access.</p>

<p>Extensions and Add-ons: Needs to includes a wide variety of extensions and add-ons. These can enhance functionality, provide additional features, and personalize the browsing experience. Support for popular extension frameworks, chrome web store compatibility?</p>

<p>Developer Tools: A comprehensive set of developer tools, the browser should provide robust debugging capabilities, performance analysis tools, and an accessible interface for inspecting and modifying web elements.</p>

<p>Customization Options: Includes options to personalize the user interface, adjust privacy settings, and control various aspects of web content, such as blocking ads or disabling autoplaying videos.</p>

<p>Thanks for taking the time to read all that! Looking forward to hear back from you guys. <img src="https://staging.lowendspirit.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/heart.png" title="&lt;3" alt="&lt;3" height="18" /></p>
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        <title>Security Breached. what do i need to do?</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5948/security-breached-what-do-i-need-to-do</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 10:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>milkboy</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>So one of my Hosting DA panel got hack. <br />
My 30++ years old "i-got-hacked" cherry has been popped.  <img src="https://staging.lowendspirit.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/blush.png" title=":3" alt=":3" height="18" /> <br />
It is only sending Spam emails on a few accounts.<br />
All of the password are &gt;20-key generated.</p>

<p>As this is my first, I'm unsure nature of the breach and what i need to do.<br />
I have check a few sites (i.e haveibeenpwn) for breaches, but found none</p>

<p>As a precaution i have:</p>

<ul>
<li>Suspended the DA user account and server for a day. (i control both user and reseller account)</li>
<li>Change all user password in the domain.</li>
<li>Change SSL (after i unsuspend later)</li>
<li>Notify the provider of the breach</li>
</ul>

<p>So do i need to do anything else?<br />
How do i know if its a simple password breach or much worse?</p>

<p>EDIT:<br />
changed the title to reflect nature of the breach<br />
Found the offending pc. office user brought their laptop to a 3rd party services during the weekend.<br />
so far seems to be a spambot, scanned all the other check the entire office pc seems good.<br />
wasted entire day  <img src="https://staging.lowendspirit.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/cry.png" title=":'(" alt=":'(" height="18" /></p>
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        <title>[Fixed?] Tiny, But Heroic Oracle Free Tier VPS Runs Out Of Memory During DNF Upgrade!</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5922/fixed-tiny-but-heroic-oracle-free-tier-vps-runs-out-of-memory-during-dnf-upgrade</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2023 18:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>Not_Oles</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5922@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<h2>Oracle Free Tier Powers The MetalVPS Website</h2>

<p>The <a rel="nofollow" href="https://metalvps.com">MetalVPS website</a> is served by a tiny, but heroic <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/">Oracle Cloud Free Tier VPS</a> The specs are:</p>

<p>VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro.<br />
OCPU count: 1<br />
Memory (GB): 1<br />
Boot Volume Size: 47 GB <br />
Network bandwidth (Gbps): 0.48<br />
Launched: Sun, Jul 17, 2022, 23:25:22 UTC</p>

<p>The instance has been up the best part of a year:</p>

<pre><code>[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ uptime
 15:27:35 up 301 days, 16:01,  1 user,  load average: 0.06, 0.08, 0.02
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ 
</code></pre>

<h2>Recent Downtime Alerts From Hetrix Tools</h2>

<p>Recently I started receiving alerts from <a rel="nofollow" href="https://hetrixtools.com/">Hetrix Tools</a> about the MetalVPS website being down briefly, just a few minutes at a time, but repeatedly. I confirmed that I couldn't access the website from my Chromebook during the periods when Hetrix said the site was down. Additionally, my ssh connection to the instance stopped working when Hetrix said the site was down. Luckily, I had redundant backups, so all the files were safe.</p>

<p>Checking the logs suggested that periodic DNF updates were causing the tiny, but valiant VPS to run out of memory. When there was no memory, the web server and the ssh server couldn't work. After the OOM killer decided it was time to kill the DNF update, then the web server and the ssh server could serve again.</p>

<p>Just for fun, I repeatedly ran <code>free -h</code> during a manually initiated <code>dnf upgrade</code> to see what happened. Watch the swap go all the way down to zero:</p>

<h2>Swap Drops To Zero During DNF Upgrade</h2>

<pre><code>chronos@penguin:~/servers/oracle/metalvps$ ssh m
Activate the web console with: systemctl enable --now cockpit.socket

Last login: Fri May  5 01:56:22 2023 from 187.189.238.1
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       189Mi       364Mi       1.0Mi       126Mi       384Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       463Mi       896Mi
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       244Mi       236Mi       1.0Mi       199Mi       329Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       460Mi       899Mi
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       258Mi        50Mi       1.0Mi       371Mi       316Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       460Mi       899Mi
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       397Mi        50Mi       1.0Mi       231Mi       176Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       460Mi       899Mi
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       583Mi        47Mi       0.0Ki        49Mi        21Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       546Mi       813Mi
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       576Mi        46Mi       0.0Ki        56Mi        24Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       719Mi       640Mi
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       552Mi        57Mi       0.0Ki        70Mi        42Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       870Mi       489Mi
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       563Mi        42Mi       0.0Ki        74Mi        29Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       1.0Gi       289Mi
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       559Mi        58Mi       0.0Ki        62Mi        39Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       1.2Gi       123Mi
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       604Mi        31Mi       0.0Ki        43Mi       3.0Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       1.3Gi       0.0Ki
</code></pre>

<h2>After OOM</h2>

<pre><code>[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ free -h
              total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
Mem:          680Mi       166Mi       433Mi       0.0Ki        80Mi       422Mi
Swap:         1.3Gi       484Mi       875Mi
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ 
</code></pre>

<h2>Memory Issues Fixed By Adding Swap</h2>

<p>The memory issues seem to have been fixed by adding additional swap. Here's a link to a tutorial which I found helpful: <a href="https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-add-a-swap-file-howto/" rel="nofollow">https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-add-a-swap-file-howto/</a></p>

<p>The Oracle install already had a swap file, but I added a second, larger swap file. Note that these swap files are within the partition on which the OS is located, not on separate partitions as usually is the case for swap.</p>

<p>Back in the old days, I always could set up machines with plenty of swap. Nowadays, on the clouds, often the VMs come without swap. On HN, I read that swap might be less popular these days since swap could present a security issue. Swap could contain private data which needs protection.</p>

<p>But, by adding a swap file, some tiny VPSes can do big jobs! I seem to remember compiling a <em>ton</em> of software out of <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.pkgsrc.org/">pkgsrc</a> on a different, but also tiny Oracle VPS running CentOS. Was it all just a matter of adding some swap and then eating dinner and sleeping while pkgsrc reliably finished its enormous workload on the tiny Oracle VPS?</p>

<p>Here's what the terminal output looked like during the addition of extra swap space followed by a successful <code>dnf upgrade</code>.</p>

<pre><code>[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ swapon -s
Filename                                Type            Size    Used    Priority
/.swapfile                              file            1392636 461880  -2
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ ls -lh /.swapfile 
-rw-------. 1 root root 1.4G Jul 17  2022 /.swapfile
[opc@instance-20220717-1620 ~]$ sudo su -
Last login: Sat May 13 04:36:56 GMT 2023 on pts/0
[root@instance-20220717-1620 ~]# cd /
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# df -h .
Filesystem                  Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/ocivolume-root   36G   11G   25G  31% /
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# dd if=/dev/zero of=/.swapfile1 bs=1024 count=2093152
2093152+0 records in
2093152+0 records out
2143387648 bytes (2.1 GB, 2.0 GiB) copied, 39.7653 s, 53.9 MB/s
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# ls -l .swapfile*
-rw-------. 1 root root 1426063360 Jul 17  2022 .swapfile
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 2143387648 May 13 21:22 .swapfile1
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# chmod 0600 .swapfile1
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# ls -l .swapfile*
-rw-------. 1 root root 1426063360 Jul 17  2022 .swapfile
-rw-------. 1 root root 2143387648 May 13 21:22 .swapfile1
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# mkswap /.swapfile1
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 2 GiB (2143383552 bytes)
[ . . . ]
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# swapon /.swapfile1
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# swapon -s
Filename                                Type            Size    Used    Priority
/.swapfile                              file            1392636 461528  -2
/.swapfile1                             file            2093148 0       -3
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# date -u
Sat May 13 21:30:53 UTC 2023
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# dnf upgrade
Oracle Linux 8 BaseOS Latest (x86_64)                          4.9 kB/s | 3.6 kB     00:00    
Oracle Linux 8 Application Stream (x86_64)                     149 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
Oracle Linux 8 Addons (x86_64)                                  57 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
Latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 6 for Oracle Linu  83 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:01 ago on Sat 13 May 2023 08:17:46 PM GMT.
Dependencies resolved.
===============================================================================================
 Package                Architecture Version                            Repository        Size
===============================================================================================
Installing:
 kernel-uek             x86_64       5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek         ol8_UEKR6        112 M
 kernel-uek-devel       x86_64       5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek         ol8_UEKR6         19 M
Removing:
 kernel-uek             x86_64       5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek         @ol8_UEKR6       136 M
 kernel-uek-devel       x86_64       5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek         @ol8_UEKR6        75 M

Transaction Summary
===============================================================================================
Install  2 Packages
Remove   2 Packages

Total download size: 131 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/2): kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm   19 MB/s |  19 MB     00:01    
(2/2): kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64.rpm         30 MB/s | 112 MB     00:03    
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                                                           35 MB/s | 131 MB     00:03     
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
  Preparing        :                                                                       1/1 
  Installing       : kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64                    1/4 
  Running scriptlet: kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64                    1/4 
  Running scriptlet: kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64                          2/4 
  Installing       : kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64                          2/4 
  Running scriptlet: kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64                          2/4 
  Erasing          : kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek.x86_64                    3/4 
  Running scriptlet: kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek.x86_64                          4/4 
  Erasing          : kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek.x86_64                          4/4 
  Running scriptlet: kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek.x86_64                          4/4 
  Running scriptlet: kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64                          4/4 
  Running scriptlet: kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek.x86_64                          4/4 
  Verifying        : kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64                          1/4 
  Verifying        : kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64                    2/4 
  Verifying        : kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek.x86_64                          3/4 
  Verifying        : kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek.x86_64                    4/4 

Installed:
  kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64                                                 
  kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64                                           
Removed:
  kernel-uek-5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek.x86_64                                                 
  kernel-uek-devel-5.4.17-2136.317.5.5.el8uek.x86_64                                           

Complete!
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# date
Sat May 13 21:44:31 GMT 2023
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# uname -r
5.4.17-2136.308.9.el8uek.x86_64
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Oracle Linux Server"
VERSION="8.7"
ID="ol"
ID_LIKE="fedora"
VARIANT="Server"
VARIANT_ID="server"
VERSION_ID="8.7"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el8"
PRETTY_NAME="Oracle Linux Server 8.7"
ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:oracle:linux:8:7:server"
HOME_URL="https://linux.oracle.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.oracle.com/"

ORACLE_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Oracle Linux 8"
ORACLE_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=8.7
ORACLE_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Oracle Linux"
ORACLE_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=8.7
[root@instance-20220717-1620 /]# 
</code></pre>

<p>There have been no more downtime alerts from Hetrix since the extra swap was added.</p>

<h2>Additional Steps</h2>

<p>At least a couple more things might need to be done.</p>

<ul>
<li><p>First, to persist past reboots, the extra swap needs to be added to /etc/fstab and/or synced with whatever systemd might contribute.</p></li>
<li><p>Second, the running kernel (5.4.17-2136.308.9.el8uek.x86_64) doesn't seem to be quite the same as the most recently installed kernel (5.4.17-2136.318.7.2.el8uek.x86_64). So maybe a reboot is needed?</p></li>
</ul>

<h2>The Bigger Picture</h2>

<p>I don't understand why this problem happened. Also, I don't understand why this problem happened at the time it happened, rather than sooner or later.</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Could it be that the tiny but heroic VM specs are too small to expect <code>dnf</code> to work?</p></li>
<li><p>Did I misconfigure something or make some other mistake which caused <code>dnf</code> to run out of space?</p></li>
<li><p>Was the current <code>dnf</code> upgrade unusually big, such that it required more space than expected.</p></li>
<li><p>Was the problem caused by something else other than <code>dnf</code>?</p></li>
<li><p>Was it correct to add a second swap file? Should there be only one? I could have replaced the existing swap file with another, larger swap file, thus keeping only one swap file.</p></li>
<li><p>Maybe /etc/fstab still is meaningful in systemd distros?</p></li>
<li><p>Maybe the VPS will survive a reboot?</p></li>
<li><p>How applicable is all this to other guys running tiny, but heroic Oracle Free Tier VPSes? Are they all fated to run out of memory after a while?</p></li>
<li><p>What about other tiny VPSes on providers other than Oracle and running OSes other than Oracle Linux?</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Over the next days, maybe I will get to understand more. <img src="https://staging.lowendspirit.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/smile.png" title=":)" alt=":)" height="18" /> Thanks again to Oracle for the nifty, heroic free VPS!</p>

<p>Best wishes! <img src="https://staging.lowendspirit.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/heart.png" title="&lt;3" alt="&lt;3" height="18" /> I hope everyone gets the server he wants! 🤩</p>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 14:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi Dears,<br />
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<p>Please write me in DM, only who uses cPanel and is skilled on using it.</p>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 19:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>hornet</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5906@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I have been reading about and watching pfSense and OpenSense videos for one year.  Time to pull the trigger.</p>

<p>Looking to have a rock-hard residential connection.  Which setup tweaks do you recommend?  Plug-ins?</p>

<p>Anyone have a sunnyvalley.cloud referral link?</p>
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        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5880/whats-the-background-of-spaceship</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2023 03:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>frakass</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5880@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>When checking <a href="https://tld-list.com/" rel="nofollow">https://tld-list.com/</a>, I found many domains are ranked top 1 by spaceship.<br />
so what's the background of this company? Thanks.</p>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>gaithads</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5688@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>AMD Ryzen 5 3600     6 core  12 threads       Base Clock   3.6GHz  Boost Clock Up to 4.2GHz<br />
i want to know this server how many vcpu can it give me if i used opennebula or proxmox or virtualizor</p>

<p>thanx</p>
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        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5768/sas-controller</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 03:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>terrorgen</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5768@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Bought a used SAS HDD by mistake.<br />
It is really not worth returning it with the shipping fees these days, so thinking about making use of it by purchasing a SAS controller for my at home dedi.</p>

<p>What would be a good SAS PCIe controller?</p>

<p>Budget: $50</p>
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        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5539/dashboard-suggestions</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>SocksAreComfortable</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>For some of my VPS, I have used Swizzin. Recently, I came across EasyPanel and have been experimenting with it some. Both are fine, with their pros and cons. But that got me wondering, what other options are there for free dashboard/sever management tools? When I search around the net, I mostly find things talking about hosting management platforms like cPanel, DA, etc. So maybe there's some keyword I'm missing in my search, or maybe there's just too much overlap for those search.</p>

<p>Suggestions appreciated!</p>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 11:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>mikewazar</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello nerds,</p>

<p>Domain: ghost.org.za<br />
Hosted: MXRoute</p>

<p>DNS: <a href="https://paste.bingner.com/paste/rqs64" rel="nofollow">https://paste.bingner.com/paste/rqs64</a></p>

<p>I've checked:</p>

<ul>
<li>SPF</li>
<li>DKIM</li>
<li>DMARC</li>
</ul>

<p>I've followed all the instructions I could find, yet when using mail spoofing tools I've found on Google, I am still able to receive mails sent to mikewazar@ghost.org.za from my own mail account.</p>

<p>CLARIFICATION:<br />
When using a tool such as <a href="https://www.kevlarr.io/email-test?lang=en" rel="nofollow">https://www.kevlarr.io/email-test?lang=en</a></p>

<p>I enter my own email, and I receive an email that appears to have come from my own inbox as if I sent it from myself (mikewazar@ghost.org.za) to myself (mikewazar@ghost.org.za) which I understand as being spoofed. Am I incorrect?</p>

<p>Is anyone here able to assist in finding out what I'm missing?</p>

<p>Free beer to whoever spots the problem.</p>

<p>Mike Wazar</p>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 06:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>nullroute</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello, after many years I had my first failure on a server with software RAID 1, but that server was not defined the drive names as sda and sdb, cat /proc/mdstat shows that the first disk failed, to solve it, just replace it on the first disk reported or do I need to manually power off the failed disk for raid sync to be done?</p>

<p>cat /proc/mdstat:<br />
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/wqREiam.png" alt="" title="" /></p>

<p>fdisk -l shows:</p>

<div>  <p>Disk /dev/nvme1n1: 931.51 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors<br />
  Disk Model: Netac NVMe SSD 1TB<br />
  Units: 1 sector * 512 = 512 bytes<br />
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes<br />
  I/O size (minimum/optimum): 512 bytes / 512 bytes<br />
  Disk label type: gpt<br />
  Disk Identifier: 1C2A4D25-B061-45D8-884C-95077C9BABA2</p>
  
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  <p>Disk /dev/md0: 930.46 GiB, 999068532736 bytes, 1951305728 sectors<br />
  Units: 1 sector * 512 = 512 bytes<br />
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes<br />
  I/O size (minimum/optimum): 512 bytes / 512 bytes</p>
  
  <p>Disk /dev/mapper/vg0-swap: 7.45 GiB, 7998537728 bytes, 15622144 sectors<br />
  Units: 1 sector * 512 = 512 bytes<br />
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes<br />
  I/O size (minimum/optimum): 512 bytes / 512 bytes</p>
  
  <p>Disk /dev/mapper/vg0-root: 923 GiB, 991067897856 bytes, 1935679488 sectors<br />
  Units: 1 sector * 512 = 512 bytes<br />
  Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes<br />
  I/O size (minimum/optimum): 512 bytes / 512 bytes</p></div>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>frakass</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>every time I connect to internet the DNS servers in /etc/resolv.conf were changed.<br />
(for instance, I setup them by manual to 8.8.8.8, but will be auto-changed to 192.168.0.1 etc).<br />
do you know how to stop this change?<br />
I am using DSL router for connection to internet.<br />
Thanks.</p>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2023 03:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>spiritlhl</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi everyone<br />
I'm planning to deploy a pastebin on my server to record and share my own python code, any recommendations for open source projects?<br />
Server configuration:<br />
1 vCPU, 1G RAM, 40G HDD<br />
I need this project can use curl command to upload the pasted content, preferably with syntax highlighting (no syntax highlighting is fine, it is also acceptable)<br />
There are many similar projects on Github, I do not know which is better and which is easier to deploy.<br />
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        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 07:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>System</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5666@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[This discussion was created from comments split from: <a rel="nofollow" href="/discussion/5214/i-made-a-free-file-sharing-website-w-direct-links-15gb-per-file-for-free/">I made a free file sharing website w/ direct links (15GB per file for free!)</a>.]]>
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        <title>Whats the best way to backup docker</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>rcy026</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>I've realized that I get more and more in contact with docker. I don't really mind, it works really well, however my experience is limited so I mostly just figure out stuff as I go.<br />
But, it has come to the point that I feel that I should start doing stuff "the right way". Most of it I have already figured out, but when it comes to backing up containers it seems like there are many different schools. Some people save the containers as images, other use data volumes for everything, and some even run containers to backup other containers. <br />
So far I have been managing by using data volumes and remote sql dumps, but it's getting to be a bit to much to manage. There must be a correct way to do it, or at least a few "don't do it" ways.</p>

<p>I figure a lot of people here must run docker, so whats your back up strategy?</p>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 22:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>CMunroe</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>I am looking for a database that contains a maintained list of all reverse dns records currently appearing on the internet. Hoping for something I can quickly parse.</p>

<p>If that isn't possible, does anyone know a project that will allow me to quickly snag all the reverse dns records and dump into a database manually?</p>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 01:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>tarasis</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Struggling to get this running, and was hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction.</p>

<p>I have enabled Private networking on old and new storage servers, and power cycled as instructed.</p>

<p>Old server is running Arch Linux, and uses <code>netctl</code> for networking.<br />
New server currently Ubuntu. (will probably swap to Arch, want to get this working first).</p>

<p>Running <code>ip -o link | grep 00:22</code> on both devices shows an <code>ens4</code> device.</p>

<pre><code>3: ens4: &lt;BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP&gt; mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000\    link/ether 00:22:snip brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff\    altname enp0s4
</code></pre>

<p>On the Arch box, I have added an <code>internal-network</code> file with</p>

<pre><code>Interface=ens4
Connection=ethernet
IP=static
Address=('192.168.10.3/24')
MACAddress=00:22:snip
// tried with and without the MACAddress line
</code></pre>

<p>On Ubuntu I have <code>/etc/netplan/90-private.yaml</code> per the docs <a href="https://docs.hosthatch.com/networking/#private-networking" rel="nofollow">https://docs.hosthatch.com/networking/#private-networking</a></p>

<pre><code>network:
    ethernets:
        ens4:
            addresses:
            - 192.168.10.2/24
            match:
                macaddress: 00:22&lt;skip&gt;
    version: 2
</code></pre>

<p>After enabling respective files, <code>ip link</code> returns showing <code>ens4</code> is up.</p>

<p>Arch:</p>

<pre><code>1: lo: &lt;LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP&gt; mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: ens3: &lt;BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP&gt; mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:16:snip brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname enp0s3
3: ens4: &lt;BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP&gt; mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:22:snip brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname enp0s4
</code></pre>

<p>Ubuntu:</p>

<pre><code>1: lo: &lt;LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP&gt; mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: eth0: &lt;BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP&gt; mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:20:snip brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname enp0s3
3: ens4: &lt;BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP&gt; mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:22:snip brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname enp0s4
</code></pre>

<p>And the routing</p>

<p>Arch:</p>

<pre><code>default via 31.snip dev ens3 
31.snip/24 dev ens3 proto kernel scope link src 31.snip 
192.168.10.0/24 dev ens4 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.10.3 
</code></pre>

<p>Ubuntu</p>

<pre><code>default via 31.snip dev ens3 
31.snip/24 dev ens3 proto kernel scope link src 31.snip 
192.168.10.0/24 dev ens4 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.10.2 
</code></pre>

<p>But when I try and ping from one machine to the other I get <code>destination unreachable</code>.</p>

<p>What am I missing? Coz I'm baffled right now</p>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 09:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>legendary</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5650@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Been playing with DataTables (<a href="https://datatables.net/" rel="nofollow">https://datatables.net/</a>) and stumbled upon the fact that they push you to their paid 'editor' for anything more advanced like CRUD. Do you use any alternatives to datatables?</p>
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        <title>mc &quot;Midnight Commander&quot; wrong colors and keys</title>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2023 20:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>ehab</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi</p>

<p>I use mc a lot in terminals, in some shared hosting the display and keys are wrong<br />
it looks like this</p>

<p><img src="https://lowendspirit.com/uploads/editor/12/gnj3u7w2if50.png" alt="" title="" /></p>

<p>down keys gives BBB "not working"<br />
I maybe an env and comparing working and this one does not really help.</p>

<p>any advise how to fix deserves a kiss on the hand.<br />
Thanks for any advises.</p>

<p>ehab</p>

<pre><code>GNU Midnight Commander 4.7.0.2
Virtual File System: tarfs, extfs, cpiofs, ftpfs, fish, mcfs, smbfs
With builtin Editor
Using system-installed S-Lang library with terminfo database
With subshell support as default
With support for background operations
With mouse support on xterm and Linux console
With internationalization support
With multiple codepages support
Data types: char 8 int 32 long 64 void * 64 off_t 64 ecs_char 8
</code></pre>

<p>env</p>

<pre><code>SHELL=/bin/ovh_ssh
HISTTIMEFORMAT=[%F %T] 
PWD=/home/imok
LOGNAME=yoursunny
HOME=/home/somewhere
USERNAME=
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LS_COLORS=rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:mi=00:su=37;41:sg=30;43:ca=30;41:tw=30;42:ow=34;42:st=37;44:ex=01;32:*.tar=01;31:*.tgz=01;31:*.arc=01;31:*.arj=01;31:*.taz=01;31:*.lha=01;31:*.lz4=01;31:*.lzh=01;31:*.lzma=01;31:*.tlz=01;31:*.txz=01;31:*.tzo=01;31:*.t7z=01;31:*.zip=01;31:*.z=01;31:*.dz=01;31:*.gz=01;31:*.lrz=01;31:*.lz=01;31:*.lzo=01;31:*.xz=01;31:*.zst=01;31:*.tzst=01;31:*.bz2=01;31:*.bz=01;31:*.tbz=01;31:*.tbz2=01;31:*.tz=01;31:*.deb=01;31:*.rpm=01;31:*.jar=01;31:*.war=01;31:*.ear=01;31:*.sar=01;31:*.rar=01;31:*.alz=01;31:*.ace=01;31:*.zoo=01;31:*.cpio=01;31:*.7z=01;31:*.rz=01;31:*.cab=01;31:*.wim=01;31:*.swm=01;31:*.dwm=01;31:*.esd=01;31:*.jpg=01;35:*.jpeg=01;35:*.mjpg=01;35:*.mjpeg=01;35:*.gif=01;35:*.bmp=01;35:*.pbm=01;35:*.pgm=01;35:*.ppm=01;35:*.tga=01;35:*.xbm=01;35:*.xpm=01;35:*.tif=01;35:*.tiff=01;35:*.png=01;35:*.svg=01;35:*.svgz=01;35:*.mng=01;35:*.pcx=01;35:*.mov=01;35:*.mpg=01;35:*.mpeg=01;35:*.m2v=01;35:*.mkv=01;35:*.webm=01;35:*.ogm=01;35:*.mp4=01;35:*.m4v=01;35:*.mp4v=01;35:*.vob=01;35:*.qt=01;35:*.nuv=01;35:*.wmv=01;35:*.asf=01;35:*.rm=01;35:*.rmvb=01;35:*.flc=01;35:*.avi=01;35:*.fli=01;35:*.flv=01;35:*.gl=01;35:*.dl=01;35:*.xcf=01;35:*.xwd=01;35:*.yuv=01;35:*.cgm=01;35:*.emf=01;35:*.ogv=01;35:*.ogx=01;35:*.aac=00;36:*.au=00;36:*.flac=00;36:*.m4a=00;36:*.mid=00;36:*.midi=00;36:*.mka=00;36:*.mp3=00;36:*.mpc=00;36:*.ogg=00;36:*.ra=00;36:*.wav=00;36:*.oga=00;36:*.opus=00;36:*.spx=00;36:*.xspf=00;36:
SSH_CONNECTION=1.2.3.4 57474 5.5.5.5 22
TERM=xterm-256color
USER=FRANKZ
SHLVL=1
BASH_ENV=/home/FALZO/.bashrc
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/mumbly/lupa/libs:
SSH_CLIENT=1.3.4.6 57474 22
OVH_ENVIRONMENT=development
TMOUT=300
OVH_APP_ENGINE_VERSION=3.8
OVH_APP_ENGINE=wsgi
MAIL=/var/mail/xrout
SSH_TTY=/dev/pts/0
_=/usr/bin/env

</code></pre>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 19:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>c1vhosting</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5589@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hey,<br />
this is Luca, and I am writing this personal post to request your assistance with selecting topics for blog articles to publish on my website, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.HostingHowTo.com" title="HostingHowTo.com">HostingHowTo.com</a>. Would you be able to provide me with some examples or suggestions to help me get started?</p>

<p>You could even write an article to post, obviously you'll be the author.<br />
Thank you for your time and help.</p>

<p>Best regards,<br />
Luca</p>
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        <title>Make Plex work with Ipv6 only</title>
        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5565/make-plex-work-with-ipv6-only</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 09:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>Hecbert</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5565@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>First of all, sorry for my English  <img src="https://staging.lowendspirit.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/smile.png" title=":)" alt=":)" height="18" /></p>

<p>Last week I ordered a KS-LE-1 from Kimsufi and it's capped to 100 mbps on ipv4, then I tested ipv6 and it's 1000 mbps network so I wanted to ask if there's any way to prioritize ipv6 over ipv4 on Plex?</p>

<p>I have big library of 4k remux movies and video britate can go over 180 mbps and then it start to buffer every 5 seconds on ipv4 when on ipv6 it just doesn't buffer.</p>

<p>I have plex on Docker, I'm not sure if it's possible to use Plex for Windows on ipv6 without going to Settings and manually disabling ipv4.</p>
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        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5553/paypal-rest-v2-api</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>legendary</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5553@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Does anyone has fully working PHP example for PayPal REST API v2? Particularly checkout API and payment subscriptions.</p>

<p>WHMCS, Blesta and others using old v1 with IPN. So these module as example does not fit.</p>

<p>PayPal actively asking to upgrade to v2 with webhooks so looking for example to implement into my own system.</p>

<p>Universal payment gateways such as Omnipay or Payum does not support v2 <img src="https://staging.lowendspirit.com/plugins/emojiextender/emoji/twitter/frown.png" title=":(" alt=":(" height="18" /></p>
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        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5445/storage-solutions</link>
        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 17:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>terrorgen</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5445@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>After my NB VPS is down forever, I did a little soul searching, plus Google is nagging me about my 15GB storage being 80% full and asking me to subscribe to their paid service...</p>

<p>I realized that what I really need is a storage solution + something like Google photos</p>

<p>What would you do if you were me?</p>
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        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5457/billing-software-compliant-with-eu-vat-requirements</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>mannen</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5457@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>As you might know in the EU we need to display prices including VAT if we are targeting end user customers.<br />
For example if I'm selling web hosting for EUR10, then the page needs to say EUR10 and then when they click though to order review/confirmation it needs to be split up in ex vat, vat and total.</p>

<p>I've tried Clientexec and it does not have the possibility to display prices with VAT.</p>

<p>Is there any other billing software out there that is reasonably priced (or can be had for free with hosting)?</p>
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        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5447/mxroute-dkim-and-spf-records</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2023 15:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>msatt</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5447@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Need some help with DKIM and SPF record setup suitable for MXROUTE.</p>

<p>I have 3 proxmox vms - lets call them vma.myfqdn, vmb.myfqdn and vmc.myfqdn with full dns control on my own nameservers</p>

<p>All 3 vms send their emails to a fourth server lets call it ms.myfqdn</p>

<p>vms emails are being delivered (via ms.myfqdn) through MXROUTE. With all my messing around with dns TXT records, the best I get is SPF pass when received email is checked on gmail - which is great (not in spam), but I would like the best. Gmail shows email as coming from vma,b or c.myfqdn which is what I want.</p>

<p>From directadmin (on mxroute) I can see my DKIM and SPF TXT records. Do these records need to be inserted in my main fqdn or do I need to enter them in to each of the vms subdomain records?</p>

<p>Or have I completely misunderstood something?</p>
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        <link>https://staging.lowendspirit.com/index.php?p=/discussion/5419/ip-whitelisting-w-dynamic-ip</link>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>MichaelCee</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5419@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I have reason to access something via a whitelist system not controlled by me. Problem is, I seemingly now have a dynamic IP half the time. I would rather not bother them with new IP's every few days. How would you resolve this so you could access via one IP?</p>

<p>Proxy, VPN, specifics, generics?</p>

<p>Cheers</p>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 05:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>beanman109</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5411@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Context: I run the IT for a Catholic College in Australia &amp; our overlords at the Archdiocese have handed down an 11th commandment.</p>

<p>"All onsite servers must now be running Windows Server 2019 or later"</p>

<p>We currently have an ESXi 7 Host running about 8 virtual machines all responsible for various things such as DHCP or our 3CX PBX, we have no secondary server but we do have an onsite NAS with about 6-8TB of space at any given time.</p>

<p>I have about 3 hours total experience with ESXi but I'll have to get this system migrated eventually, would this be an easy task to do with some googling? Or am I better organising another school bake sale to raise money for our MSP to do this &amp; not have to deal with the headache myself? Any insights from anyone who might've dealt with anything similar in the past would be greatly appreciated.</p>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 22:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator>skorupion</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5409@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello everyone,</p>

<p>I've recently bought 16x2TB SAS drives and I'm planning on having them at home. I want to use the server that I'll have remotely also. I'm wondering what would be the best way to forward a static IP address (from a for example VPS) to my home server?</p>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 13:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>yokowasis</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5370@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>I used to use hestiacp. Unfortunately they didn't, support ubuntu 22.</p>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>terrorgen</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">5353@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>Probably not the best place to ask... But YouTube is full of gamers when it comes to monitors with this kind of resolution.</p>

<p>I have a Dell super ultra wide for productivity reasons. I don't game. The current GPU (RX550 maybe?) does drive the monitor to its native resolution but sometimes I get blank terminals or browser windows (I run Manjaro as desktop) so I think there may be a bug somewhere in the driver or the GPU itself.</p>

<p>Anyone has a similar setup as I do and what GPU do you use?</p>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 07:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Help</category>
        <dc:creator>akki999</dc:creator>
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        <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello,</p>

<p>The server OS RAID 1 is failed one disk.. now It has been replace new disk.<br />
I need someone to rebuild the raid. via rescue mode</p>
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