Re: [WebDNA] OT: what is the "right" platform ?
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texte = We're running about 60 sites, all built with our cms based on webdna. = the server is a g5, osx 10.4, iTools 8.2.=20 For mail we use EIMS on a separate machine and the dns are on two minis, = running the men and mice suite.=20 I think the webserver has reached a limit, where it runs stable and fast = enough for this 60 sites, eventually we'll move this one later to intel = and updating to itools 9, but this has no hurry. Beside we'll setup the second server for new sites. We also run a SL server with iCal Server, FileServices and Podcast = Producer. The GUI is really getting better and better with each release = and the possibilities to manage Apache are looking nice ... I just never = used it to host customer websites, just for the wiki stuff, which is = quite useful in my opinion. So this is the main question: is the SL Servers Apache GUI good enough = to manage dozens of customer sites? We don't need a lot of special configs, just web- and ftp/webdav access = ... I totally agree, a mini is not a platform for hosting customer sites and = running services on separate machines is the only solution for us (mail, = web, dns). What I've seen so far on the SL Server is .... - the configuration is a lot easier than on Leopard Server - I wouldn't use dovecot because of the lack of greylisting - Podcast Producer 2 can be quite tricky to configure, till now we were = unable to receive notifications by email after PP2 has finished a job - iCal Server lacks a few features we're waiting for (real group = calenders, invitations and delegations on the iPhone, group address = books on the CardDAV server) Btw, we're using Retrospect 8 on a separate machine to backup all the = servers. The first try on a g4 xserve was totally unstable, it = definitely needs a fast Intel machine! Thierry=20 Am 16.12.2009 um 20:55 schrieb Bob Minor: > I agree with this assessment, the advantages that an xserve bring are = in the amount of memory, drives, and hardware monitoring that goes into = them. If you need those features and plenty of folks do then the xserve = is a great way to go. We don't use iTools, but we can see its value for = some folks. I am fairly proficient with the command line and can deal = with most config issues that way. we also use the gui and with each = iteration the gui gets better. I wouldn't trust commerce level sites to = a mac mini unless I was sure of its backups, the xserve gives you that. = We have a lot of people get their feet wet with the mac mini running = snow leopard and snow leopard server, when they outgrow their hardware = they move up to an xserve and they usually know well in advance that its = time for the move. >=20 > Robert Minor > Director of Internet Services > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Cybermill Communications =20 > http://www.cybermill.com=20 >=20 > Providing Ecommerce and interactive website development and > hosting services on Macintosh, Windows NT, *nix, and AS/400. >=20 > Complete ddos proofting solutions and network services. >=20 > On Dec 16, 2009, at 10:29 AM, Patrick McCormick wrote: >=20 >> It might be worth considering an ordinary SL machine (not the server) = and installing something like webmin to help manage apache, bind, and = whatever other services you want the machine to run. >>=20 >> If you don't have to manage lots of different sites and domains, this = works out well. You end up with lots of minis, each one handling only a = few domains. If you plan to load up each machine, you might prefer a = box that can handle more drives as the load grows. >>=20 >> I like how simple managing an ordinary SL machine is. It's already = familiar to me and I can really control what I don't want running for = security sake. >>=20 >> I don't think there's any performance difference between SL Server = and regular SL. They both use Apache, Bind, etc. SL Server provides more = management tools and file sharing features, but for web hosting, there's = not that much difference. >>=20 >> Pat >>=20 >> On Dec 16, 2009, at 9:39 AM, Thierry Almy wrote: >>=20 >>> Hi >>>=20 >>> We're about to set up a new webserver and think about what system to = use ... it has to run on OS X, with Apache and WebDNA plus a few tools = like ImageMagick. >>>=20 >>> We're using iTools for years now. I like the product, the support is = ok (while the mailing list is poor), it runs quite stable but can be = tricky in case of problems / upgrades ... but anyhow, we know in urgent = cases we've got a helping hand at Tenon.=20 >>>=20 >>> But ... why not using SnowLeo Server and manage Apache with the = ServerAdmin in there? >>>=20 >>> What are the benefits of OS X Server as an Apache server? >>> Is it more difficult to update future releases of Apache? >>>=20 >>> What are you guys using? >>>=20 >>> Thierry >>>=20 >>> ______________________ >>> mac&web gmbh >>> thierry almy >>> grabenstrasse 15 >>> 8200 schaffhausen >>> switzerland >>> tel +41 (0)52 620 30 60 >>> fax +41 (0)52 620 30 61 >>> mail almy@mac-web.ch >>> web www.mac-web.ch >>>=20 >>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list
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We're running about 60 sites, all built with our cms based on webdna. = the server is a g5, osx 10.4, iTools 8.2.=20 For mail we use EIMS on a separate machine and the dns are on two minis, = running the men and mice suite.=20 I think the webserver has reached a limit, where it runs stable and fast = enough for this 60 sites, eventually we'll move this one later to intel = and updating to itools 9, but this has no hurry. Beside we'll setup the second server for new sites. We also run a SL server with iCal Server, FileServices and Podcast = Producer. The GUI is really getting better and better with each release = and the possibilities to manage Apache are looking nice ... I just never = used it to host customer websites, just for the wiki stuff, which is = quite useful in my opinion. So this is the main question: is the SL Servers Apache GUI good enough = to manage dozens of customer sites? We don't need a lot of special configs, just web- and ftp/webdav access = ... I totally agree, a mini is not a platform for hosting customer sites and = running services on separate machines is the only solution for us (mail, = web, dns). What I've seen so far on the SL Server is .... - the configuration is a lot easier than on Leopard Server - I wouldn't use dovecot because of the lack of greylisting - Podcast Producer 2 can be quite tricky to configure, till now we were = unable to receive notifications by email after PP2 has finished a job - iCal Server lacks a few features we're waiting for (real group = calenders, invitations and delegations on the iPhone, group address = books on the CardDAV server) Btw, we're using Retrospect 8 on a separate machine to backup all the = servers. The first try on a g4 xserve was totally unstable, it = definitely needs a fast Intel machine! Thierry=20 Am 16.12.2009 um 20:55 schrieb Bob Minor: > I agree with this assessment, the advantages that an xserve bring are = in the amount of memory, drives, and hardware monitoring that goes into = them. If you need those features and plenty of folks do then the xserve = is a great way to go. We don't use iTools, but we can see its value for = some folks. I am fairly proficient with the command line and can deal = with most config issues that way. we also use the gui and with each = iteration the gui gets better. I wouldn't trust commerce level sites to = a mac mini unless I was sure of its backups, the xserve gives you that. = We have a lot of people get their feet wet with the mac mini running = snow leopard and snow leopard server, when they outgrow their hardware = they move up to an xserve and they usually know well in advance that its = time for the move. >=20 > Robert Minor > Director of Internet Services > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Cybermill Communications =20 > http://www.cybermill.com=20 >=20 > Providing Ecommerce and interactive website development and > hosting services on Macintosh, Windows NT, *nix, and AS/400. >=20 > Complete ddos proofting solutions and network services. >=20 > On Dec 16, 2009, at 10:29 AM, Patrick McCormick wrote: >=20 >> It might be worth considering an ordinary SL machine (not the server) = and installing something like webmin to help manage apache, bind, and = whatever other services you want the machine to run. >>=20 >> If you don't have to manage lots of different sites and domains, this = works out well. You end up with lots of minis, each one handling only a = few domains. If you plan to load up each machine, you might prefer a = box that can handle more drives as the load grows. >>=20 >> I like how simple managing an ordinary SL machine is. It's already = familiar to me and I can really control what I don't want running for = security sake. >>=20 >> I don't think there's any performance difference between SL Server = and regular SL. They both use Apache, Bind, etc. SL Server provides more = management tools and file sharing features, but for web hosting, there's = not that much difference. >>=20 >> Pat >>=20 >> On Dec 16, 2009, at 9:39 AM, Thierry Almy wrote: >>=20 >>> Hi >>>=20 >>> We're about to set up a new webserver and think about what system to = use ... it has to run on OS X, with Apache and WebDNA plus a few tools = like ImageMagick. >>>=20 >>> We're using iTools for years now. I like the product, the support is = ok (while the mailing list is poor), it runs quite stable but can be = tricky in case of problems / upgrades ... but anyhow, we know in urgent = cases we've got a helping hand at Tenon.=20 >>>=20 >>> But ... why not using SnowLeo Server and manage Apache with the = ServerAdmin in there? >>>=20 >>> What are the benefits of OS X Server as an Apache server? >>> Is it more difficult to update future releases of Apache? >>>=20 >>> What are you guys using? >>>=20 >>> Thierry >>>=20 >>> ______________________ >>> mac&web gmbh >>> thierry almy >>> grabenstrasse 15 >>> 8200 schaffhausen >>> switzerland >>> tel +41 (0)52 620 30 60 >>> fax +41 (0)52 620 30 61 >>> mail almy@mac-web.ch >>> web www.mac-web.ch >>>=20 >>> --------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >>> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ >>> Bug Reporting: = http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3Dtopics&category=3D288 >>=20 >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us >> old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ >> Bug Reporting: = http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3Dtopics&category=3D288 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: = http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=3Dtopics&category=3D288
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