Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days? VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg. I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day. Thanks. -- Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> 408-644-3861 (mobile)
There are some specialized ones I know of for MacOS hardware, such as https://macminicolo.net/ and https://www.macminivault.com/. I don't know if you can BYOD, but I know they rent hardware. It's not really a "1U" generalized experimental space, but it at least lets you have a virtualization platform on dedicated hardware. I used to operate a "4U" colo, VautledData.com, out of a former AT&T bunker, in Yuma, AZ, but the demand just wasn't there so eventually we repurposed the site as a satellite uplink with a two-story motorized dish antenna. -mel ________________________________ From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+mel=beckman.org@nanog.org> on behalf of Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> Sent: Monday, August 5, 2024 10:02 PM To: nanog@nanog.org <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: Personal Colo 2024 Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days? VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg. I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day. Thanks. -- Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> 408-644-3861 (mobile)
Hi Tim, Is there a certain region you're looking for colo in? We offer colo in Indianapolis (Midwest US) and we can probably accommodate you, but you may be looking for West coast or somewhere else, etc. Best Regards, Jason On 8/6/24 1:02 AM, Tim Utschig wrote:
Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days?
VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg.
I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day.
Thanks.
I have a rack in Charlotte, NC that I sell some colo out of, mainly to friends of mine but also open to hobbyists. Been doing it for a few years now. Feel free to reach out off list if you want to discuss further. On Tuesday, August 06, 2024 11:41 EDT, jason@unlimitednet.us wrote: Hi Tim, Is there a certain region you're looking for colo in? We offer colo in Indianapolis (Midwest US) and we can probably accommodate you, but you may be looking for West coast or somewhere else, etc. Best Regards, Jason On 8/6/24 1:02 AM, Tim Utschig wrote:
Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days?
VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg.
I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day.
Thanks.
Take a look at linksecured.net, you may have to ask, they offer promo pricing in various locations for single servers. For single server they only charge power costs up to 4U and you can get IPMI/DRAC/BNC dedicated IP. -j From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+jeff=deasil.works@nanog.org> on behalf of Michael Spears via NANOG <nanog@nanog.org> Reply-To: Michael Spears <michael@spears.io> Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at 8:53 AM To: <jason@unlimitednet.us> Cc: <nanog@nanog.org> Subject: Re: Personal Colo 2024 I have a rack in Charlotte, NC that I sell some colo out of, mainly to friends of mine but also open to hobbyists. Been doing it for a few years now. Feel free to reach out off list if you want to discuss further. On Tuesday, August 06, 2024 11:41 EDT, jason@unlimitednet.us wrote: Hi Tim, Is there a certain region you're looking for colo in? We offer colo in Indianapolis (Midwest US) and we can probably accommodate you, but you may be looking for West coast or somewhere else, etc. Best Regards, Jason On 8/6/24 1:02 AM, Tim Utschig wrote:
Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days?
VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg.
I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day.
Thanks.
On 8/5/2024 10:02 PM, Tim Utschig wrote:
Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days?
Not just personal but full-fledged business colo: https://www.m5hosting.com/, with data centers in San Diego, Austin, and Munich. I've been using M5 Hosting for almost 20 years and find them to be outstanding. I highly recommend M5 Hosting. -- Chris Paul | Rex Consulting |https://www.rexconsulting.net
910 Telecom in Denver CO offers 1U rack space. Probably easiest to go to a NUG or NOG meeting in your area and ask around. On Aug 6, 2024 10:30, Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> wrote: Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days? VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg. I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day. Thanks. -- Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> 408-644-3861 (mobile)
Find a small ISP or WISP in your area. If you're not concerned with Physical security, and mantraps with Ex-Special forces security. They can probably find a spot to put your server, and will (should) have good redundant connectivity. We have several small Colo customers in our 20 Rack NOC outside of Chicago. Nate On 8/6/2024 11:00 AM, Thomas Croghan wrote:
910 Telecom in Denver CO offers 1U rack space.
Probably easiest to go to a NUG or NOG meeting in your area and ask around.
On Aug 6, 2024 10:30, Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> wrote: Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days?
VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg.
I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day.
Thanks.
-- Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> 408-644-3861 (mobile)
nate@blastcomm.com (Nate Burke) wrote:
Find a small ISP or WISP in your area. If you're not concerned with Physical security, and mantraps with Ex-Special forces security. They can probably find a spot to put your server, and will (should) have good redundant connectivity.
This is good advice, but let me add this: Keep an eye on your ISP... once they've been sold to *not naming names, esp. those that end in x*, it tends to get really dicey to get to your stuff. Big corps don't like other people's legacy....
We have several small Colo customers in our 20 Rack NOC outside of Chicago.
Thumbsup Nate! Elmar. PS: The best advice I've seen is to ask around at the local NOG meeting, or on their mailing list. People might just like you and want to help you out by squeezing your box in in places you didn't expect.
We own a tier 4 datacenter in the Denver area (Lakewood), and I do by-the-u pricing. I have several 1/2U clients, most seem to be selfhosted stuff and owncloud/media servers. We're also super fiber rich with residential ISPs on site, so if you're in the area that's a benefit. I'm happy to take calls from anyone interested. Thanks, Riley C. O'Connor m32@m32.io // m32.io [Tel&Signal] 307.438.9253 [Social] LinkedIn | Twitter | GitHub [PGP] E017 B967 AC29 E321 On Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 at 10:00 AM, Thomas Croghan <TCroghan@dna-communications.com> wrote:
910 Telecom in Denver CO offers 1U rack space. Probably easiest to go to a NUG or NOG meeting in your area and ask around.
On Aug 6, 2024 10:30, Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> wrote: Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days?
VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg.
I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day.
Thanks.
-- Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> 408-644-3861 (mobile)
Lots of people offer 1U colo. We don't but lots of people do. Aaron On 06.08.2024 00:02, Tim Utschig wrote:
Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days?
VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg.
I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day.
Thanks.
If you want some personal colo, i have rackspace avail at 2 datacenters in the SF Bay Area… -Mike
On Aug 6, 2024, at 08:28, Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> wrote:
Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days?
VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg.
I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day.
Thanks.
-- Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> 408-644-3861 (mobile)
On 6. Aug 2024, at 07:02, Tim Utschig <tim@tetro.net> wrote:
Are there any providers of 1U personal colos these days?
VMs are neat, but they lack the power to experiment with without paying an arm and a leg.
I was lucky enough to have my 1U hosted by Dave Rand back in the day.
Satisfied customer of https://inoc.net/ in Albany, NY. I think 2U for $150/mo? -- Stefan Bethke <stb@lassitu.de> Fon +49 175 3288861
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