RootBSD?

[Tom Ierna]

Hi,

Anyone have any experience with RootBSD.net?

I'm looking to move an office-hosted machine's services to the cloud, and they seem to be one of the only VPS companies centered around BSD support instead of Linux.

Thanks,
-Tom_______________________________________________
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[Tom Ierna]

Hi Tom,

Post by Tom Ierna
Anyone have any experience with RootBSD.net?

I've been using RootBSD for a few months now, and would give you nothing
but positive feedback - however, your question isn't exactly specific.
Is there anything in particular you need to know?

I was non-specific on purpose; I'm looking for any stories.

Also, if anyone has any other FreeBSD-friendly VPS companies they can recommend, that would be great.

I've looked on this page:
http://www.freebsd.org/commercial/isp.html

Linux VPS vendors are a dime-a-dozen and I'm using a great one (Linode) for several servers that I don't need on FreeBSD.

Basically, I'm looking for a FreeBSD VPS vendor that's as highly regarded as Linode.

Thanks for your thoughts.

[Gautham Ganapathy]

Post by Tom Ierna

Hi Tom,

Post by Tom Ierna
Anyone have any experience with RootBSD.net?

I've been using RootBSD for a few months now, and would give you nothing
but positive feedback - however, your question isn't exactly specific.
Is there anything in particular you need to know?

I was non-specific on purpose; I'm looking for any stories.
Also, if anyone has any other FreeBSD-friendly VPS companies they can recommend, that would be great.
http://www.freebsd.org/commercial/isp.html
Linux VPS vendors are a dime-a-dozen and I'm using a great one (Linode) for several servers that I don't need on FreeBSD.
Basically, I'm looking for a FreeBSD VPS vendor that's as highly regarded as Linode.
Thanks for your thoughts.

You could also take a look at jvds.com. It's based on freebsd jail
though, not xen, so there is a slight loss in flexibility

[Glen Barber]

Hi Tom,

Post by Tom Ierna
Hi,
Anyone have any experience with RootBSD.net?

I've been using RootBSD for a few months now, and would give you nothing
but positive feedback - however, your question isn't exactly specific.

Is there anything in particular you need to know?

[Craig Butler]

Hi Tom,

Post by Tom Ierna
Hi,
Anyone have any experience with RootBSD.net?

I've been using RootBSD for a few months now, and would give you nothing
but positive feedback - however, your question isn't exactly specific.
Is there anything in particular you need to know?

Seconded... rootbsd.net are really good, no problems what so ever...
breath of fresh air!

Tech support on the ball and really helpful, upgrading or migrating from
their old jail system to xen no problems... brilliant.

I would recommend them....

Cheers

/Craig B

[Outback Dingo]

Highly recommended..... great systems great service... great prices

Post by Craig Butler

Hi Tom,

Post by Tom Ierna
Hi,
Anyone have any experience with RootBSD.net?

I've been using RootBSD for a few months now, and would give you nothing
but positive feedback - however, your question isn't exactly specific.
Is there anything in particular you need to know?

Seconded... rootbsd.net are really good, no problems what so ever...
breath of fresh air!
Tech support on the ball and really helpful, upgrading or migrating from
their old jail system to xen no problems... brilliant.
I would recommend them....
Cheers
/Craig B
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[RJ]

Post by Tom Ierna
Hi,
Anyone have any experience with RootBSD.net?
I'm looking to move an office-hosted machine's services to the cloud, and they seem to be one of the only VPS companies centered around BSD support instead of Linux.
Thanks,
-Tom_______________________________________________

I used them for 2 jail based VPS "Iota" plans for a few months in 2008
before deciding to get dedicated hosting elsewhere. I believe they use
full virtual machines via Xen now instead of jails, so my input on their
system administration is of little use to you. There were a few
kerfuffles, although customer service did seem very responsive. There
was downtime due to a RAID controller failure, and my account was
credited for it. Since system administration is still on you though, so
you might also consider a dedicated server elsewhere if you can push the
budget up to at least $50/mo.

RJ Herrick
unwoven.net

[Garance A Drosehn]

Post by Tom Ierna
Hi,
Anyone have any experience with RootBSD.net?
I'm looking to move an office-hosted machine's services to the
cloud, and they seem to be one of the only VPS companies centered
around BSD support instead of Linux.

I've been using them for a few years now. What I have with them is a
system which is meant to be used as a "hot backup" for a system which
is here in my office. So, the main things I wanted was (1) real
freebsd systems, (2) which were someplace far away from Troy NY. I
wanted to be pretty sure that any problem which took out my main
system would NOT take out my "hot backup" system!

I've had absolutely no trouble with them. The few times that I've
had to contact them, they've been happy to provide whatever help I
needed. On the other hand, my main system has been working fine for
almost three years now, so this backup system that I have at
rootbsd.net has not seen much activity. I just rsync the main system
to the backup system once a day, and then every few months I upgrade
the FreeBSD that I'm running on the system at rootbsd.net.

[Brodey Dover]

I haven't any experience with rootbsd.net but my friend and I have
dealt with ServerNorth based in Canada if you're interested.

Post by Tom Ierna
Hi,
Anyone have any experience with RootBSD.net?
I'm looking to move an office-hosted machine's services to the cloud, and
they seem to be one of the only VPS companies centered around BSD support
instead of Linux.

I've been using them for a few years now.  What I have with them is a system
which is meant to be used as a "hot backup" for a system which is here in my
office.  So, the main things I wanted was (1) real freebsd systems, (2)
which were someplace far away from Troy NY.  I wanted to be pretty sure that
any problem which took out my main system would NOT take out my "hot backup"
system!
I've had absolutely no trouble with them.  The few times that I've had to
contact them, they've been happy to provide whatever help I needed.  On the
other hand, my main system has been working fine for almost three years now,
so this backup system that I have at rootbsd.net has not seen much activity.
 I just rsync the main system to the backup system once a day, and then
every few months I upgrade the FreeBSD that I'm running on the system at
rootbsd.net.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;             Troy, NY;  USA
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