How do you track your own VPS collection

[vanarp]

Within a year of getting into VPS, I already have four of them. I am sure many here must be owning much higher number of VPSes and could have found an easier way to keep a track of them all.

So what is your method of tracking VPSes? Is there a tool like dAgent or a cool Spreadsheet template or something else?

 

[Chronic]

I just made a simple spreadsheet using Google Docs and fill that up with the basic information every time I make a new order. I'm sure there are better ways to do it, but so far it's worked just fine for a small number of VPSs.

 

[SeriesN]

After my other days discussion. I was able to hack a nice little system with PHP+SQL+BOOTSTRAP datagrid.

 

[vanarp]

I just made a simple spreadsheet using Google Docs and fill that up with the basic information every time I make a new order

Could you share a dummy template of yours? 

I was able to hack a nice little system with PHP+SQL+BOOTSTRAP datagrid.

Could you show us what it looks like?

 

[Mun]

You can always use this: https://github.com/mojeda/ServerStatus

Make it look like this: http://uptime.munroenet.com/

Mun

 

[SeriesN]

Ours has been customized a bit more but this is the basic. You will get the idea.


http://exacttarget.github.io/fuelux/#datagrid

 

[TruvisT]

KeyPass and mRemoteNG are nice options.

 

[A Jump From Let]

I track bills and uptime through my email, but it's not that good, I'd prefer using any sort of management system to handle related information.

 

[HostUS-Alexander]

I need to get a better way :X

 

[thuvienvps]

I need to get a better way :X

LOL h34r:

 

[tdc-adm]

You can always use this: https://github.com/mojeda/ServerStatus

That's nice. I will give it a try  

 

[vanarp]

You can always use this: https://github.com/mojeda/ServerStatus       
Make it look like this: http://uptime.munroenet.com/

 
Thanks for mention of this monitoring tool. Will need to setup. However what I asked for is an inventory tracking method for VPSes.

Ours has been customized a bit more but this is the basic. You will get the idea. http://exacttarget.g...uelux/#datagrid

 
Looks interesting. Not being a programmer myself, would love any ready made tools.

KeyPass and mRemoteNG are nice options.

 
mRemoteNG looks awesome. Much better than Putty Connection Manager.

I track bills and uptime through my email, but it's not that good, I'd prefer using any sort of management system to handle related information.

 
Exactly! I hope there is something like what @dAgent coded for domains.

I need to get a better way :X

 
As mentioned by @Chronic I made a little Google Docs spreadsheet and bookmarked it for now.

 

[acd]

I need to get a better way :X

 
I do it the same way except my editor says -- INSERT -- at the bottom. XD

 

[willie]

I just have a nickname for each one, with an /etc/hosts entry for each nickname.  The exception is lowendspirit since I don't have ipv6 at home at the moment, so I have shell aliases to ssh to the NATted ssh ports.  For various reasons I decided not to point any DNS at most of them.  Maybe DNS would simplify things.

 

[drmike]

Some interesting stuff on this thread.  

Like the BlueVM script and modifications.  Will have to get that up and tested some time soon.

For tracking my accounts I keep a paper copy (just in case).

Main details electronically, I put in an "advanced" notepad app - KeepNote.

 

[walesmd]

I just use a Google Docs spreadsheet for the technical documentation (IP Address, hostname, initial root password, etc), the easily normalized data points, as well as a Google Dos document for what I call "Administrative documentation" which includes the data points that are not so easily normalized (various account details with the providers, provisioning instructions, etc).

I have been playing with Google Apps Script a lot lately; I'll see what I can do to get my stuff cleaned up, more usable, and available for the public's use as a template/Chrome Store app.

 

[Kris]

Excel, Dropbox and Adderall.

Gets confusing with 20+ -_-

 

[rsk]

Hmm, I am pretty sure there was a product to control all VMs ... just cant remember the name ....

//EDIT: aaah found it : http://www.solusvmcontroller.com/

 

[mikho]

Hmm, I am pretty sure there was a product to control all VMs ... just cant remember the name ....


//EDIT: aaah found it : http://www.solusvmcontroller.com/

If they are all using the solusvm api.

 

[acd]

I just have a nickname for each one, with an /etc/hosts entry for each nickname.[...]

My login box has a file in ~/.ssh/config with contents like so:


Host blxt
    HostName 192.x.x.249
    Port 9450
    User acd

Host projweb
    HostName 70.x.x.231
    Port 2552
    User tw
then I can ssh blxt or ssh projweb and it goes to the right user-at-host-and-port. This might help keep from cluttering up your bash aliases.