From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ng0 Subject: Re: GuixSD on commodity hosting platforms, hoster: IN-Berlin Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 13:35:59 +0000 Message-ID: <20170211133559.4g7zxbw3rnlrf4io@wasp> References: <20170209183609.5rztohnqhsleifll@wasp> <87wpczumkc.fsf@gnu.org> <20170210224834.e7c4ud3ttc5aasfy@wasp> <871sv5ui6w.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44033) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ccXoi-0000Vm-4F for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Feb 2017 08:34:21 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ccXof-00026R-0x for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Feb 2017 08:34:20 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <871sv5ui6w.fsf@gnu.org> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Jan Nieuwenhuizen Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org On 17-02-11 11:37:27, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote: > ng0 writes: >=20 > >> > It turns out that it could be as simple as providing them with the= raw > >> > disk image, so I will give it a try soon. > >>=20 > >> Can you share the config.scm of that? > > > > What do you mean? >=20 > I imagined you will be running something like >=20 > guix system disk-image in-berlin.scm >=20 > It is this `in-berlin.scm' file that I was referring to. >=20 > Also, I assumed that hosting providers have some of basic set of > requirements for the images that they take. I remember to have heard > there are several (ugh) cloud/stack standards that one could target. It's different with IN-Berlin: AH>Wir installieren die VMs mit Debian Netboot + Preseed direkt in ein = LV AH>(RAW-Format). AH> AH>Du erh=C3=A4lst ja Konslolenzugriff auf eine VM und wir k=C3=B6nnen = dir zur Installation AH>auch ein beliebiges ISO einbinden. Their VMs are installed with Debian Netboot + Preseed directly in an LV (RAW-Format). You get Consoleaccess to the VM (out of band, there's a dedicated console server) and they can mount some ISO image for installation if you wish. > That would mean that you will be spending some effort to get > `in-berlin.scm' just right, and I would like to make use of that instea= d > of figuring it all out again myself when I try another hosting provider= . >=20 > Greetings, janneke >=20 > --=20 > Jan Nieuwenhuizen | GNU LilyPond http://lilypond.org > Freelance IT http://JoyofSource.com | Avatar=C2=AE http://AvatarAcadem= y.nl =20 >=20 I think what I will do is request some outputs of lshw etc, or rent a very minimal machine so I can adapt settings myself, but my hope is GuixSD will just work* out of the box with only an added sshd and some other minimal changes. * work, as in ready to start installing more software. --=20 ng0 -- https://www.inventati.org/patternsinthechaos/