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manuals:vps:vpsadminos [2022/01/27 08:47] – [Features] update Aithermanuals:vps:vpsadminos [2022/04/06 08:45] – [vpsAdminOS] update info Aither
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 ====== vpsAdminOS ====== ====== vpsAdminOS ======
-Since [[information:openvz|OpenVZ]] is dead and new distributions +Since [[information:openvz|OpenVZ Legacy]] is no longer supported and new distributions 
-aren't supporting it, we had to find a way to upgrade our kernel, which+don't work there, we had to find a way to upgrade our kernel, which
 meant choosing a different virtualization technology. Linux kernel now meant choosing a different virtualization technology. Linux kernel now
-has some support for containers, so we've decided to stick with that. Next, +has some support for containers, so we've decided to use it. 
-we needed some distribution that we could use on nodes to serve as +We needed some distribution that we could use on nodes to serve as 
-hypervisors, as a replacement of Scientific Linux 6 with OpenVZ kernel. +a hypervisor, as a replacement of Scientific Linux 6 with OpenVZ kernel. 
-We've chosen [[https://nixos.org|NixOS]], which allows you to declare +We've chosen [[https://nixos.org|NixOS]], because it allows us to declaratively 
-the system and its configuration and then reproducibly build it. And since +configure the system and its services. And since our requirements are quite specific, 
-we have a bit specific requirements, we've created our own distribution +we're maintaining our own spin of NixOS called vpsAdminOS.
-on top of NixOS.+
  
 [[https://github.com/vpsfreecz/vpsadminos|vpsAdminOS]] is based on [[https://github.com/vpsfreecz/vpsadminos|vpsAdminOS]] is based on
 [[https://nixos.org|NixOS]] and [[https://github.com/cleverca22/not-os/|not-os]]. [[https://nixos.org|NixOS]] and [[https://github.com/cleverca22/not-os/|not-os]].
 It's a //live// distribution serving as a hypervisor for container It's a //live// distribution serving as a hypervisor for container
-virtualisation. Its as capable as OpenVZ Legacy was in its time. We have +virtualisation. It's as capable as OpenVZ Legacy was in its time. 
-our own userspace tools to manage containers called ''osctl'', which +vpsAdminOS naturally integrates with vpsAdmin, our administration interface 
-internally uses LXC. vpsAdminOS naturally integrates with vpsAdmin, our +with web interface. However, vpsAdminOS is meant to be fully usable even on its own, 
-administration interface with web interface, which you're all using to manage +outside vpsFree.cz's infrastructure.
-your VPS. However, vpsAdminOS is meant to be fully usable even on its own, as +
-a replacement to OpenVZ Legacy deployments. If you have some OpenVZ servers +
-and would like a newer system, you can consider vpsAdminOS. We also have +
-[[https://vpsadminos.org/migration-paths/openvz-legacy/|scripts]] to help +
-with migration of OpenVZ containers onto vpsAdminOS. +
 ===== Migration from OpenVZ to vpsAdminOS ====== ===== Migration from OpenVZ to vpsAdminOS ======
 The upgrade of our infrastructure with all VPSes to vpsAdminOS is divided into The upgrade of our infrastructure with all VPSes to vpsAdminOS is divided into
manuals/vps/vpsadminos.txt · Last modified: 2024/01/02 20:39 by aither

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