Call to action: I want to buy a dedicated server for aus.social and some of the other fediverse instances to share resources.. and get it COLO'ed in Syd/Melb..
Anybody work in that field? Because everybody rules, I can afford a beefy-ish server on the Patreon money... so I'm looking for newish hardware.
If that's your bag. Message me.
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I'm planning on building a 2U rackmount piece by piece. Maybe grab a AMD EPYC 7601 or newer and just DIY it - Instead of getting the DL380 or something from somebodies second hand pile
long, hosting
@aussocialadmin Would definitely recommend dropping by on a forum like LowEndSpirit; often there will be people there with whole racks that are happy to sublease one or a few slots, especially if it's non-commercial/community-oriented in nature.
Usually if you try to colo directly with one of the Big Names, they'll charge you almost as much for 1U as they would for a whole rack, and it becomes even more uneconomical.
That having been said, make sure you know what you're in for with colo - unlike with rented dedicated servers, there's no free hardware replacements, power is billed separately, and you'll generally have to pay by the hour for a datacenter tech to carry out maintenance for you. This is something that bites a lot of people unfortunately.
The hosting market in AU is a bit weird so this *may* not apply there, but in most places, colo doesn't really make financial sense unless you need either exceptionally large or highly specialized servers.
