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Alejandro Guariguata
Cruncher Peru Joined: Sep 4, 2014 Post Count: 12 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Reading the BOINC subreddit gave me an idea, is it possible to rent a dedicated server for a month and use the machine solely for WCG, 100% CPU 24/7?
Does anyone have any experience with this type of situation? Has this been done before? |
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Eric_Kaiser
Veteran Cruncher Germany (Hessen) Joined: May 7, 2013 Post Count: 1047 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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Sure. I've got 4 12-core dedicated servers up and running.
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Alejandro Guariguata
Cruncher Peru Joined: Sep 4, 2014 Post Count: 12 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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That's amazing news for me, could you be kind enough to give me a few pointers? I am experienced with command line and Linux which will help, i have never rented a server though, below are some things I'm unsure about
What provider would you recommend? How long can you rent it for? Can you only rent for a month and then have to do the process again? Is there any fuss running them 24/7? Is it worth it? What are some pitfalls i should avoid? Thanks in advance |
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Eric_Kaiser
Veteran Cruncher Germany (Hessen) Joined: May 7, 2013 Post Count: 1047 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Alejandro, a good starting point here in this forum are the following links:
----------------------------------------Cloud server comparison or Interested in cloud computing In my personal case I've rented my servers via the server auction page of hetzner (a german provider/hoster as I'm located in Germany too): Server auction I can rent them on a monthly basis means I can quit them every month. I've got my servers running 24/7. Is it worth it? Hmm, well, that's a question everyone has to answer it for himself. In my case, yes. That's why I have them. On the other hand: I spend for my computers and androids 80€ only for electrical cost. For this amount I could also rent two additional 12-core servers. Pitfalls: In my personal opinion it helps to get familiar with some basic skills to secure the rented root server. You can a achieve a good security with some basic steps: - Create a non root user which is allowed to sudo/su - Switch login method per ssh to keyfile instead of password. - Change ssh port - Disallow root to login via ssh. Hope this helps |
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twilyth
Master Cruncher US Joined: Mar 30, 2007 Post Count: 2130 Status: Offline Project Badges: 
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If you're into this for the long haul, I think you will get more bang for your euro if you buy a used server. Alternatively, you can do what a lot of people on my team do which is build your own.
----------------------------------------There are hundreds of used servers on ebay. For example, I searched on ebay for xeon servers and the first entry was this Dell server with 2 quad core chips running at 3ghz for under $300. I don't know what the cost of a cloud account for that sort of machine would be but unless it's under $25/month, that machine would pay for itself in a year, excluding the cost of electricity. If you pay a high rate per kwh for electricity though, I can see that it may not be a simple comparison with a cloud account but it's something to consider if you have the space and don't mind the extra heat a rig like that can generate.   |
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Seoulpowergrid
Veteran Cruncher Joined: Apr 12, 2013 Post Count: 823 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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I'm trying to dip my feet in as well and got several recommendations: link.
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cowtipperbs
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Aug 24, 2009 Post Count: 78 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Not sure if this will help out.. take a look at the following site for prices and locations for dedicated servers.
----------------------------------------http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=36 For different project I have use the following compines. http://quadix.co/ix/# -- for their 5650 https://www.wholesaleinternet.net/ for their 1230 each one has it pros and cons, make sure you review each company. Another good source of information http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/forumdisp...World-Community-Grid-(WCG  |
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Alejandro Guariguata
Cruncher Peru Joined: Sep 4, 2014 Post Count: 12 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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Not sure if this will help out.. take a look at the following site for prices and locations for dedicated servers. http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=36 For different project I have use the following compines. http://quadix.co/ix/# -- for their 5650 https://www.wholesaleinternet.net/ for their 1230 each one has it pros and cons, make sure you review each company. Another good source of information http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/forumdisp...World-Community-Grid-(WCG that 5650 looks like a beast. do you have any PPD stats you're willing to share? and which projects? |
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cowtipperbs
Advanced Cruncher Joined: Aug 24, 2009 Post Count: 78 Status: Offline Project Badges:
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For the 5650 running - MCM
----------------------------------------Date,Run_Time,Points,Resutls_Retruned 07/22/2015 0:023:00:14:54 73,314 86 07/21/2015 0:026:18:55:27 85,159 97 07/20/2015 0:026:04:21:45 82,068 93 07/19/2015 0:024:22:47:27 74,545 84 07/18/2015 0:022:17:04:17 67,528 75 07/17/2015 0:026:13:34:15 76,723 86 07/16/2015 0:027:04:57:34 76,641 82 07/15/2015 0:021:18:38:51 63,258 69 07/14/2015 0:022:22:30:59 66,496 74 07/13/2015 0:019:13:17:27 58,464 69 Don't have any results for the 1230, for MCM |
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