Re: GuixSD on commodity hosting platforms, hoster: IN-Berlin

[ng0 <contact.ng0@cryptolab.net>]

On 17-02-11 11:37:27, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
> ng0 writes:
> 
> >> > 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.
> >> 
> >> Can you share the config.scm of that?
> >
> > What do you mean?
> 
> I imagined you will be running something like
> 
>     guix system disk-image in-berlin.scm
> 
> It is this `in-berlin.scm' file that I was referring to.
> 
> 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 erhälst ja Konslolenzugriff auf eine VM und wir können 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 instead
> of figuring it all out again myself when I try another hosting provider.
> 
> Greetings, janneke
> 
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> 

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.
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