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Posted by Denis Slabakov on November 9, 2012

Hello,

I would like to use http://www.hetzner.de to host likelabs website

Please suggest which plan to use for likelabs site

Denis

Comments

Sudhir Kelappan on November 13, 2012:

Hi Denis,

The following with CentOS OS would be  good to start with.

http://www.hetzner.de/en/hosting/produkte_rootserver/ex4

Pls. do note the fine print in "Unlimited traffic".

Regards,
-Sudhir

Denis Slabakov on November 14, 2012:

Hi Sudhir,

Please let me know what options do I need.

Thanks,
Denis

Denis Slabakov on November 16, 2012:

Hi

Any feedback?

Denis

Sudhir Kelappan on November 16, 2012:

Hi Denis,

Following options should be good. Debian is more stable than CentOS.

OS: Debian 64-bit + Cpanel.

We should subscribe for the flexi-pack with the following addons:
*4 port raid hardware controller
*300 GB SAS x 4 with Raid 0 configuration
*3TB SATA 6Gb/s as the backup drive

Some points to consider during server setup. The mount points should be in
such a way that:

1. Debian OS should be installed in a single partition all in one /

2. The Raid configuration with 4x300GB = 1.2TB should be mounted as
/application-drive

3. 3TB SATA should be mounted as /backup

Please let us know the affordable downtime to restore the data in-case of
the data loss in the disk. Depending on this we can suggest the RAID
configuration.

Regards,
Sudhir

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Denis Slabakov on December 10, 2012:

Hello Mithun,

Please comment on server choice made by your colleagues.

Thanks,
Denis.

Mithun Cheriyath on December 10, 2012:

Hello Denis,

This is the server package.
http://www.hetzner.de/en/hosting/produkte_rootserver/ex4

Benefits
Intel® Core™ i7-2600 Quadcore
incl. Hyper-Threading Technology
RAM 16 GB DDR3 RAM
Hard disks 2 x 3 TB SATA 6 Gb/s HDD
7200 rpm (Software-RAID 1)
NIC 1 Gbit OnBoard
connected at 100 Mbit
Backup Space 100 GB
Traffic Unlimited*

OS: Debian 64-bit + Cpanel.

We should subscribe for the flexi-pack with the following addons:
*4 port raid hardware controller
*300 GB SAS x 4 with Raid 0 configuration
*3TB SATA 6Gb/s as the backup drive

Let me know if you have any questions.

Denis Slabakov on December 12, 2012:

Hi Mithun,

The server is configured and ready for use.

For RAID addon it is not possible to install Debian OS and CPanel during normal setup.

It can be done from now on.

I kindly ask you to perform nessesary steps.

Login to likelabs account is 

https://robot.your-server.de
likelabs
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Server access is in EX4.pdf

Thanks,
Denis.


Mithun Cheriyath on December 12, 2012:

Hello Denis,

We will start working on this and shall update here on the progress.

Thanks
Mithun

Mithun Cheriyath on December 18, 2012:

Hello Denis,

We completed the OS installation and rebooted the server. But failed to connect back. On checking the control panel, we found that this new EX4 is not added in the same account which you had provided earlier.
https://robot.your-server.de
Username: bernadine

Kindly provide the control panel details in which this server is added so that we can contact the support team for further assistance.

Thanks
Mithun

Mithun Cheriyath on December 18, 2012:



Hello Denis,

I missed your comments above. Got the credential. Working on this.

Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks
Mithun

Mithun Cheriyath on December 18, 2012:

Successfully logged into the newly installed server. Currently configuring the server with additional softwares and configuring RAID.

Will keep you updated.

Mithun Cheriyath on December 18, 2012:

Hello,

We have completed software installation.
Pending tasks:
- Tomcat deployment
- Server Hardening
- Deployment plan and procedures
- Tech support project creation

Will update as soon as these tasks are completed.

Mithun Cheriyath on December 20, 2012:

- All the critical configurations and mysql database to be loaded from the RAID drive. /raid1 (mount point)
      -----> moved /home and /var/lib/mysql (mysql datadir ) to /raid1
     
- Tomcat deployment
     ------> Deployed tomcat and migrated staging to production. Verfified with Developer that everything is Ok.

- Configure daily backup on remote FTP with a retention period of 15 days
    ------> Created a script in /root/cron which backs up /home, /etc and mysqldump of site's db to remote ftp location. Clears backups older than 15 days from ftp location

- Server Hardening
   -------> Installed CSF Firewall and a web interface through webmin for managing the firewall through GUI.

- Deployment plan and procedures for rolling a new build
   -------> Tomcat is installed under the user account 'likelabs' . The credentials can be forwarded to the developers for future deployments based on the release management.

- Tech support project creation on redmine add Robin Thomas Panicker(PM) and QBurst Support Engineers
   --------> Created support project on redmine and added the mentioned members.

Once the live deployment date is fixed we will perform a final check on the server and handover the document with tech support service contact details and redmine project details.

Denis Slabakov on December 21, 2012:

Mithun,

Thanks for an update.

Please let me know expected date of server setup.

I have copule of domain names to be used for likelabs website.

likelabs.ru and like-labs.com

Let me know what should be configured for this domains to point to new server.

Thanks,
Denis.

Mithun Cheriyath on December 21, 2012:

Hello Denis,
This is the server IP which should be used for the domains
IP: 188.40.121.24

We will soon update you with the final dates.

Thanks

Denis Slabakov on January 18, 2013:

Hello Mithun,

Please update on a server implementation status.

Thanks,
Denis.

Mithun Cheriyath on January 18, 2013:

Hello Denis,

We have completed the server setup and handed over the deployment user credentials to deploy new releases.

Attaching the server details and its credentials.

Denis Slabakov on July 4, 2013:

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likelabs
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