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BuyVM Block Storage Slabs! $1.25/mo for 256GB! $5.00/mo for 1TB! CN2 GIA also available!

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  • Francisco said: We can add a FreeNAS ISO (if there isn't one already) if that tickles your fancy.

    Thanks but I see you already have FreeBSD 11.2 isos which is exactly what I needed :) I might open a ticket to upgrade my slice, super happy with it

  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    @sin said:

    Francisco said: We can add a FreeNAS ISO (if there isn't one already) if that tickles your fancy.

    Thanks but I see you already have FreeBSD 11.2 isos which is exactly what I needed :) I might open a ticket to upgrade my slice, super happy with it

    Woot!

    Francisco

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  • FoulFoul Member
    edited November 2018

    Redswitches said: we can arrange the same for you , you can add us on Skype: sales-redswitches or mail us on sales@redswitches with your config our team will get back to you with the details.

    Oh boy, another kiddo that cannot read. I couldn't help but laugh at this, offering fran' services.

    Enjoy the ban..

  • @Francisco said:

    @sin said:

    Francisco said: We can add a FreeNAS ISO (if there isn't one already) if that tickles your fancy.

    Thanks but I see you already have FreeBSD 11.2 isos which is exactly what I needed :) I might open a ticket to upgrade my slice, super happy with it

    Woot!

    Francisco

    I ended up opening a ticket to upgrade :) Wasn't sure if Billing was the right department for that but that's what I chose lol. Did a quick freebsd diskinfo on my slab and it's crazy how fast this block storage is!

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  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    @Foul said:

    Redswitches said: we can arrange the same for you , you can add us on Skype: sales-redswitches or mail us on sales@redswitches with your config our team will get back to you with the details.

    Oh boy, another kiddo that cannot read. I couldn't help but laugh at this, offering fran' services.

    Enjoy the ban..

    Interesting people for sure :)

    @sin said:
    I ended up opening a ticket to upgrade :) Wasn't sure if Billing was the right department for that but that's what I chose lol. Did a quick freebsd diskinfo on my slab and it's crazy how fast this block storage is!

    Awesome. Glad it's working well! I hope to improve things even more in the next day or two.

    Francisco

  • Just wondering, why is this offer thread can be bumped?
    Is this a kind of Top Provider privileges? :open_mouth:

  • @Doutei said:
    Just wondering, why is this offer thread can be bumped?
    Is this a kind of Top Provider privileges? :open_mouth:

    Why so salty? He is not bumping the thread but answering questions. Couldn't find anything about bumping ust the basic rule about you shall not post new offers in less than 10 days or so.

  • @blackjack4494 said:

    @Doutei said:
    Just wondering, why is this offer thread can be bumped?
    Is this a kind of Top Provider privileges? :open_mouth:

    Why so salty? He is not bumping the thread but answering questions. Couldn't find anything about bumping ust the basic rule about you shall not post new offers in less than 10 days or so.

    That is not what he means I think.

    Offer threads usually are sunk.

    Why is this thread not sunk like the rest is the question.

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  • trewqtrewq Administrator, Patron Provider

    This thread isn't sinking on purpose. It'll start sinking again in a couple of days, it is too good of a deal and such a step forward price wise in the industry to let it go unnoticed.

  • @Doutei said:
    Just wondering, why is this offer thread can be bumped?
    Is this a kind of Top Provider privileges? :open_mouth:

    This is kind of "awesome post / idea" privilege.

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  • deankdeank Member, Troll

    Yeah, because Fran f0r 2020 campaign.

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  • I just got my slab set up yesterday, and I have to say I'm impressed! Speeds are very good, and I don't believe there's anything like this at the price point on the market.

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  • @trewq said:
    This thread isn't sinking on purpose. It'll start sinking again in a couple of days, it is too good of a deal and such a step forward price wise in the industry to let it go unnoticed.

    So if another provider has a great deal and asks for the same treatment would you grant it? Or is this just a favoritism type of deal?

  • trewqtrewq Administrator, Patron Provider

    @dedotatedwam said:

    @trewq said:
    This thread isn't sinking on purpose. It'll start sinking again in a couple of days, it is too good of a deal and such a step forward price wise in the industry to let it go unnoticed.

    So if another provider has a great deal and asks for the same treatment would you grant it? Or is this just a favoritism type of deal?

    No one asked for this. If another provider offers something new to the LE market at real low end prices then for sure it'd cross my mind.

  • Hetzner's cloud thread was set to bump for a few weeks iirc.

  • Just to clarify: w00th0371n9, αracks and helloformance don't make great deals.

  • So... Any BF deals coming soon on the slabs?

  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    @vovler said:
    So... Any BF deals coming soon on the slabs?

    Not planning anything yet.

    Will see what stock we have come then.

    Francisco

  • The slabs are so damn cheap I ordered another one just so I could turn my single disk zpool into a mirror.

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  • yongsikleeyongsiklee Member, Patron Provider

    Could you be specific with slabs, like what kind of storage they are..., hardware-wise?

  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    @yongsiklee said:
    Could you be specific with slabs, like what kind of storage they are..., hardware-wise?

    I did a build log over at hostballs:

    https://hostballs.com/t/buyvm-slabs-build-log-hardware-porn/354/67

    Francisco

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  • @Francisco I purchased slice + block storage few hours ago but the status is still pending. Invoice #270042 and just want to know how long will it take to process the order usually.

  • @noqqkk said:
    @Francisco I purchased slice + block storage few hours ago but the status is still pending. Invoice #270042 and just want to know how long will it take to process the order usually.

    Their billing department isn't open right now, it's 8-5PM PST M-F. Should get activated when they open.

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  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    @sin said:

    @noqqkk said:
    @Francisco I purchased slice + block storage few hours ago but the status is still pending. Invoice #270042 and just want to know how long will it take to process the order usually.

    Their billing department isn't open right now, it's 8-5PM PST M-F. Should get activated when they open.

    Yep, sorry.

    Francisco

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  • @sin said:

    @noqqkk said:
    @Francisco I purchased slice + block storage few hours ago but the status is still pending. Invoice #270042 and just want to know how long will it take to process the order usually.

    Their billing department isn't open right now, it's 8-5PM PST M-F. Should get activated when they open.

    Thanks for your information.

  • @Francisco

    Is there any way for 2 separate vps to concurrently share a slab?

  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    @Weblogics said:
    @Francisco

    Is there any way for 2 separate vps to concurrently share a slab?

    Nope, sorry boss.

    I thought about making it so you could mount a volume read-only to any number of VM's and have a single VM with write permission, but it seems extremely niche.

    You'd probably have to have a single VM as a NFS box, or you can look to the darkside and use GlusterFS?

    Francisco

  • @Francisco said:

    @Weblogics said:
    @Francisco

    Is there any way for 2 separate vps to concurrently share a slab?

    Nope, sorry boss.

    I thought about making it so you could mount a volume read-only to any number of VM's and have a single VM with write permission, but it seems extremely niche.

    You'd probably have to have a single VM as a NFS box, or you can look to the darkside and use GlusterFS?

    Francisco

    Didn't think there was a way - and was more of a technical question rather then an actually use case possibility.

    So far, the slabs have been great and well worth the cost per TB. And one less dependence on Google (gdrive.)

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  • Francisco said: I thought about making it so you could mount a volume read-only to any number of VM's and have a single VM with write permission,

    Is that even possible, i.e. there's support for invalidating the kernel caches of the read-only clients when something gets written?

    Fran how is stock holding up for these things? Is the idea to add more drives as needed? Wondering.

  • FranciscoFrancisco Top Host, Host Rep, Veteran

    willie said: Is that even possible, i.e. there's support for invalidating the kernel caches of the read-only clients when something gets written?

    You're right, and that's a gongshow in and of itself. Some cluster setup (GlusterFS) or simply having a central box as an NFS/etc are the best options that come to mind.

    In the future we may offer an Object Store of sorts, just haven't found a platform to grow off.

    Fran how is stock holding up for these things? Is the idea to add more drives as needed? Wondering.

    We'll run out of slices before we run out of block storage most likely. I built a lot of storage capacity but many people that buy slices don't need the storage.

    For those interested, https://buyvm.net/block-storage-slabs/ is the front page marketing we'll be putting live shortly. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

    Francisco

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