From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QV2Pk-0002Ui-Uz for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:10:21 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4A46A1C027 for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:10:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAEBB1C013 for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:03:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 517B81CC010 for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:03:34 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -4.618 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.618 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=1.981, BAYES_00=-2.599, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-4] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id npAn+KEkpVta for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:03:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15E831B402E for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:03:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QV2J0-0004fL-Av for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:03:22 +0200 Received: from rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com ([71.40.157.251]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:03:22 +0200 Received: from wireless by rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:03:22 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: James Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo server installation Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:03:10 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sea.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 71.40.157.251 (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110607 Gentoo/2.0.14-r1 SeaMonkey/2.0.14) X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: f7680c4ed1dae5ee541eb83ed5b7b27c Perenaster googlemail.com> writes: > Hey,I dont't know if this is the right list I'm writing to but > I want to use Gentoo as server. My aim is a small as possible > installation of an OS with only the modules I want. I run several gentoo servers, on a minimal configuration. It is painless and I do most updates at night, unattended on the servers. Oh, I run duplicate machines on my servers with mostly stable software; so if a version rollback is necessary on a given piece of software, it's not too cumbersome (mostly). If you are pushing the latest Java technology, it'll be a bit more challenging, imho. Minimal firewalls using Compact Flash are a favorite of mine using gentoo. For a server, I'd suggest RAID although those docs are a bit dated, folks here will help you stagger through the installation if you choose to add RAID to your server(s). Be careful, *Gentoo will seduce you* into building that ultimate workstation, just the way you want it. TIME SINK, particularly if you want tons of the latest software from various sources, but ultimate pleasure as a workstation. Gentoo also runs as an embedded platform and on many different architectures. If you are not vigilant, Gentoo will even enhance your dreams, as you sleep. caveat emptor! hth, James