[Opensim-users] Amazon EC2 hosting for OpenSim?

[Rick Anderson]

I use Amazon EC2 exclusively for my servers, and it works fine. I usually
run Ubuntu which is pretty easy to work with. Also, I use RDS Mysql
database instead of running the DB on individual systems. The only thing
that I need to do special was configure email separately. But they have an
email service that works fine.

-_Rick




On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Ken Grunke <kenearlg at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 11/26/2013 02:58 PM, EGBainbridge/Apollo Manga wrote:
>
>> I'm wondering what experiences people here have had with hosting OpenSim
>> on
>> Amazon EC2, how it's worked out for you, and which EC2 OS's you recommend?
>>
>
> I may be mistaken, but I have always been under the impression that Amazon
> EC2 instances are virtual servers, basically no different from a VPS which
> is commonly available and for a more reasonable long-term fee. A VPS may be
> adequate for personal use and testing, but for business use can be
> disappointing. Perhaps the Amazon instances are more reliable and
> definitely more scaleable in response to varying server demands than your
> run-of-the-mill VPS.
>
> I do make use of Amazon's instances for various kinds of testing,
> including Opensim, and find them very easy to use. My preference is Ubuntu,
> but I've not noticed any price differences over other Linux OS's.  One
> little "gotchya" for me was the server address - you can use the public DNS
> address for your ini files (Regions.ini & applicable config-include files)
> but are much better off using the Public IP number if you want to avoid
> networking and region accessability headaches.
>
> Ken Grunke aka Key Gruin at Osgrid
>
>
>
>> My two first choices for an OS are SUSE (because I know OpenSUSE best from
>> running an OpenSUSE OpenSim server at home) and Ubuntu because it's the
>> cheapest on EC2 and because my impression is that OpenSim doesn't have any
>> problems with it.
>>
>> I'm considering EC2 for two different OpenSim hosting situations.  One is
>> a
>> company for whom I'm developing a grid and the other is for myself, to
>> expand the OpenSim grid I'm hosting on my home server.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>>   Apollo Manga (Erik Gordon Bainbridge)
>>   Writer, instructor, former software engineer
>>   Northern California
>>   ErikBainbridge.com
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Rick Anderson
Director of Virtual Worlds
Division of Continuing Studies (DoCS)
Rutgers University
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