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I see. Thanks for the info. So, OpenVZ is suitable for small projects, but, when you scale up, go KVM, right?
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Yep. basically kvm is for geeks. reliable but a bit hard to configure.
I only have experience with KVM. Will have to try OpenVZ someday
Open vz is like kernel sharing, while KVM is like each VM has its own kernel.
In easier terms see openvz as a container-based virtualization, Microsoft is doing something similar with their WSL.
So, LXC, if I am not wrong?
Close, LXC is also very similar to OpenVZ but can't be said to be exact same thing.
To add to the conversation, OVZ, LXC, any containerization limits your VM to only features that are enabled by the host/containerization type. Not everything works on containers, if you need something really low level, it might not work. Some providers do enable features on request, but not everything is possible. On the other hand, KVM is a full virtualized environment, so you can do whatever you want. It may not be optimal, but will work if you have enough resources.
I see. Another thing to look into. Thanks guys. Each time I talk with you guys, I learn something new.
Got it. Have some experience with LXC working on Proxmox, but OpenVZ is alien to me. Thanks a lot, everyone.
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There was one more, Xen and it was pretty awesome before KVM got his fame.
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also any plans to add VDS?
Yeah, heard about Xen and ESXi as well. These are mostly used by huge corporates I believe.
Also someone link the YABS, too lazy too check every page
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BTW, anybody here running unmanaged KVM (Ubuntu), what'd be the best way to backup the whole OS running a webserver before updating it? I have heard bad things that happen during an update, but, updates are necessary. So, I need a way to restore if something were to go wrong.
When I say backup, I mean full backup which can be restored such that, the pre-update is OS is retrieved with the files and everything. Is something like that possible on Ubuntu?
Checked apps like Timeshift, but found they do partial backups at best.
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