Nginx VM
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@scottalanmiller said in Nginx VM:
I think the worst part about running with 512MB is installing Fedora. That was painful, even in text mode.
Really? Been a while since I did it with that little RAM, but I do from time to time and don't remember it being any different.
Idk if it was just the process on Vultr with the custom ISO, or what, but it was bad. I think the last time I did it was Fedora 27, so it's definitely been a while.
Oh, custom ISO. Maybe I've not tried that in a few versions.
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@scottalanmiller said in Nginx VM:
@scottalanmiller said in Nginx VM:
I think the worst part about running with 512MB is installing Fedora. That was painful, even in text mode.
Really? Been a while since I did it with that little RAM, but I do from time to time and don't remember it being any different.
Idk if it was just the process on Vultr with the custom ISO, or what, but it was bad. I think the last time I did it was Fedora 27, so it's definitely been a while.
Oh, custom ISO. Maybe I've not tried that in a few versions.
That's the only way to get true minimal right?
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Thanks for the info. I normally use 2G of ram and 2vCPU on most Fedora installs. I will give it a go. I was mostly unsure of how much resources were used between the proxy and the back-end server. Seems like it would be more but that is why I'm asking.
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@brandon220 said in Nginx VM:
I normally use 2G of ram and 2vCPU on most Fedora installs.
That's a lot. We use 1 vCPU for most installs, even in production. 2GB of RAM if you have lots of spare, maybe. But might be a little high for all systems.
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@scottalanmiller said in Nginx VM:
@scottalanmiller said in Nginx VM:
I think the worst part about running with 512MB is installing Fedora. That was painful, even in text mode.
Really? Been a while since I did it with that little RAM, but I do from time to time and don't remember it being any different.
Idk if it was just the process on Vultr with the custom ISO, or what, but it was bad. I think the last time I did it was Fedora 27, so it's definitely been a while.
Oh, custom ISO. Maybe I've not tried that in a few versions.
That's the only way to get true minimal right?
Correct. The only way to get a true "anything" that isn't the cloud hosts' custom install.
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@scottalanmiller Ok. I'll try scaling back a bit and see how it goes.
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@scottalanmiller said in Nginx VM:
@scottalanmiller said in Nginx VM:
I think the worst part about running with 512MB is installing Fedora. That was painful, even in text mode.
Really? Been a while since I did it with that little RAM, but I do from time to time and don't remember it being any different.
Idk if it was just the process on Vultr with the custom ISO, or what, but it was bad. I think the last time I did it was Fedora 27, so it's definitely been a while.
Oh, custom ISO. Maybe I've not tried that in a few versions.
Yes, using the ISO (any) of fedora 28+ is slower than hell on 512 RAM.
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I always use the NetInstall and do minimal. Don't see any reason not to.
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@brandon220 said in Nginx VM:
I always use the NetInstall and do minimal. Don't see any reason not to.
So do I. But there is no text install option in the menu.
There is no difference between the ISO versions on the ungodly slow speed during the install when using 512MB RAM.
The reason to do NetInstall is to not have to turn around and do a major update right after you install. I mean you would never install from the full ISO and then not immediately run
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@JaredBusch said in Nginx VM:
I think the worst part about running with 512MB is installing Fedora. That was painful, even in text mode.
How do you get text mode on Fedora 28+ I don't see the menu choice.
Note: I never bothered to even Google. I just let the install chug along and do something else.
Hit tab while
Install Fedora 28/29is selected, and addinst.text
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@JaredBusch said in Nginx VM:
I think the worst part about running with 512MB is installing Fedora. That was painful, even in text mode.
How do you get text mode on Fedora 28+ I don't see the menu choice.
Note: I never bothered to even Google. I just let the install chug along and do something else.
Hit tab while
Install Fedora 28/29is selected, and addinst.text
Thanks. Told you I never bothered to even check the Google.
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I think the worst part about running with 512MB is installing Fedora. That was painful, even in text mode.
I've been giving a vm 2GB of ram to get through the install, and dropping it down to where I actually want it after it's done.
Of course, I normally deploy by cloning a snapshot, so I rarely need to go through the entire install process.
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@travisdh1 said in Nginx VM:
I think the worst part about running with 512MB is installing Fedora. That was painful, even in text mode.
I've been giving a vm 2GB of ram to get through the install, and dropping it down to where I actually want it after it's done.
Of course, I normally deploy by cloning a snapshot, so I rarely need to go through the entire install process.
I am always doing it in different places. I have no reason to create a base image.
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Always wondered what the min install size you can get away with.
I usually go for 80gb but will start reducing this
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@hobbit666 said in Nginx VM:
Always wondered what the min install size you can get away with.
I usually go for 80gb but will start reducing thisFedora 27 minimal was ~1.2GB if I remember correctly.
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Like others I use a 20GB vDisk if it is on local/colo infrastructure.
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@travisdh1 said in Nginx VM:
@hobbit666 said in Nginx VM:
Always wondered what the min install size you can get away with.
I usually go for 80gb but will start reducing thisFedora 27 minimal was ~1.2GB if I remember correctly.
For the OS, but logs are the bigger component.
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I think 20GB is outrageously large. 8GB or preferably 4GB.
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@Pete-S said in Nginx VM:
I think 20GB is outrageously large. 8GB or preferably 4GB.
Thin provision though - so what does it really matter?
