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Username: ralf
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Last Active: January 17
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> @jamesmd said:
> This will be used to tunnel the IPs to my proxmox setup which mainly runs a few personal websites and development servers. Basically I need a few of the VMs to be publ…

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> @14569 said:
> https://www.cmivps.com
> This should be well optimized in China.

I'm not in China, so I can't say for certain, but ping.se has 100% for China Te…

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> @cainyxues said:
> I am not asking for any offers but @host_c you are fine right? Haven't seen you for a very long time, hope everything is good 😊 👊

He is alive: https:/…

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> @vyas said:
> @AlwaysSkint
>
> Was sorting out books to read for a trip, came across this old gem- a gift from my late Uncle in the mid-90s...helped me quite a bi…

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> @skorous said:
> > @AuroraZero said:
> > > @Ympker said:
> > > Haha, thanks guys :D
> >
> > Take it from an old Yeti, enjo…

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I actually wonder why so many people advocate for `PermitRootLogin no`. Personally, my haproxy instances wouldn't have any user accounts at all, and if I want to access it, it's because I want to do …

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> @whoami said:
> Offering a 99-year VPS is an absurd notion and if these guys sincerely think they can fulfill the obligation, they're deluded. Even ignoring specs and the questionable …

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> @nullnothere said:
> > [@ralf said](/discussion/comment/203805/#Comment_203805): I used ping.pe
> I was hoping for something more concrete from the _inside_ of the GFW to …

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> @sanvit said:
> > @CLAWCLOUD said:
> > You should try CLAWCLOUD’s China-optimized series.
> > Our Hong Kong servers have been performing outstandingly. Sin…

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> @nullnothere said:
> > [@ralf said](/discussion/comment/203800/#Comment_203800): ClawCloud HK (China optimised)
>
> How does one test for China optimized (genui…

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ClawCloud HK (China optimised) $4.2/m **YABS**:

>! # ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #
>! # Yet-Another-Bench-Script #…

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> @FrankZ said:
> > [@ralf said](/discussion/comment/203723/#Comment_203723): More rigged than the hammiest of radio enthusiasts.
> Well many were asking for a rigged giveaw…

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Not sure if you've heard, but $3 is the new $7.

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> @"Shot²" said:
> Let's also hope the upcoming domain thingy works well and is inexpensive a.f.
> The Meatbun was great once, now it's a full bag of Pigdung.

Wh…

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As for how @imok got the better server at the higher price, I think I can guess!

Even though the Advent Calendar only mentioned the 6 core version, there was a link at the bottom of th…

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> @cmeerw said:
> > @Freek said:
> > > @Neoon said:
> > > > @Freek said:
> > > > @InceptionHosting @Clouvider I cannot login to t…

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> @CLAWCLOUD said:
> We’re bringing 5 free one-year VPS Christmas gifts with the following specs:
> But... we're unsure about how to distribute these promocodes.
> On…

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> @Ympker said:
> Without taking any sides here, I feel like you guys misunderstood each other at some point (I just can't precisely put my finger on it; it just feels that way after rea…

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> @havoc said:
> Slightly confused as to why everyone is so hyped for this one

Some people are so new to this that they don't realise how uneventful `apt-get dist-upgrade`…

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> @Not_Oles said:
> > @cmeerw said:
> > > [@Not_Oles said](/discussion/comment/140376/#Comment_140376): Maybe asking potential new MetalVPS Neighbors to donate to LES …

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> @Nekki said:
> Probably because 'marinda' in ancient Mesopotamian is 'mangled vagina'.

Don't be scilly

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haproxy is pretty easy to set up, it's what I use.

Although your reasons for wanting to do this seem a bit odd. You'll actually be increasing latency to the servers unless you happen t…

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> @terrorgen said:
> Just curious, what is the use case for netbsd these days?

pfsense is based on NetBSD so a lot of people come across it through that.

zf…

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> @dwight said:
> On the other hand, our goal is to filter out those users who will abuse the service. I guess the famous 50 non-spammy comments + 3 months old account requirement is an …

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> @Not_Oles said:
> "MetalVPS stores, in plain text on @Not_Oles' Chromebook, a local working copy of some emails and other server Neighbor data, such as passwords and server logs. There…

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> @NotRealZeyad said:
> Now I will quit metalvps due to I don't want to expose my identity to random people internet.

I bet he **was** really Zeyad.

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> @somik said:
> > @Not_Oles said:
> > * sudo group membership available?
> Should be given after another delay after granting them kvm membership. Once the us…

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> @Not_Oles said:
> Hmm. The following might not seem right. Any user can run the `apache2` command?

Yes, any user can run any service on any port >=1024. To bind to a…

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FWIW you should probably remove that image as your redacting skills aren't that great!

But anyway, if you are genuinely homeless, please read the Citizen's Advice: https://www.citizens…

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> @benz said:
> > [@Advin said](/discussion/comment/139090/#Comment_139090): and Ryzen only supports up to 128GB
>
> Officially only 128GB by now. 48GB modules ar…

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At the risk of coming across as heartless, I'm going to reply to this. Sorry in advance if you think I should be more compassionate.

> @SheGivMeItAgain said:
> I'm actuall…

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> @terrorgen said:
> The VPS I got is supposed to have 1GB but I only got 674MB. Is that right?

Yes, the kernel takes up a chunk of the RAM. This happens with every VPS fr…

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> @Pouyar69 said:
> > @Jab said:
> > @Pouyar69
> > I think you should post more posts
> > There is no reason to think about posting before - ju…

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> @Abdullah said:
> I will wait some time some wil do yabs, or I shall.
> Cpu is not the fastest but good for price 🙂 considering it is HWR, this is my thought.

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