Next step is to put something in it. I would not use this for anything important nor would I sell these under the ShoveHost name. Basically just dirt cheap dedicated servers. Strictly unmanaged, of course. Heck, I wouldn't even pay for WHMCS - just use something free for the 9 servers I'd be selling.
Here's my idea:
-1U (well, not really) Comcast Business IP Gateway
-1U 48-port managed switch (already have)
-6x Atom 1U Supermicro short servers with dual core atom, 4GB RAM, and 32GB SSD
-3x Intel i3 short servers. I've already got the components for the first one, i3-2100, MicroATX mobo, 4GB RAM, power supply, 500GB HDD, just need a 2U case and that is cheap. I can get more of those parts.
Now, would you pay $20/month for those atoms?
And $40 for one of those i3 servers? Perhaps $60 with a 1TB HDD and 8GB RAM and a slightly better i3? Might not be the best place to ask since a lot of people here are from LowEndTalk and thus notoriously unreasonably cheap, but I'm confident I can get some answers here.
Unmetered shared bandwidth with a fair use policy - don't hog the whole connection 24/7. I'd have one of the fastest Comcast business plan, which is 100Mbps down, 20mbps up, but in my experience with other people having that you get more than that. Each server would include 1 IP.
Just brainstorming, nothing set in stone. Might just scrap the idea of selling services out of it and use it for personal hosting with a couple of the i3 servers if nobody is interested.
I found a way to buy 6 new old stock APC 1200VA UPSs for $20 each and 1 used but with new batteries APC 1500VA UPS for slightly more, plus my old APC 1500VPS UPS, so that would provide the power. Quite a bit of it, in fact, so if the power goes out here (which it's only done once in the more than I year I've lived here) the servers could stay up for quite a long time before there are any issues.
When/if I move out into my own place I'll simply take the rack with me, have a "planned network maintenance", and take 50% off that month. Would be fair.
Here's my idea:
-1U (well, not really) Comcast Business IP Gateway
-1U 48-port managed switch (already have)
-6x Atom 1U Supermicro short servers with dual core atom, 4GB RAM, and 32GB SSD
-3x Intel i3 short servers. I've already got the components for the first one, i3-2100, MicroATX mobo, 4GB RAM, power supply, 500GB HDD, just need a 2U case and that is cheap. I can get more of those parts.
Now, would you pay $20/month for those atoms?
And $40 for one of those i3 servers? Perhaps $60 with a 1TB HDD and 8GB RAM and a slightly better i3? Might not be the best place to ask since a lot of people here are from LowEndTalk and thus notoriously unreasonably cheap, but I'm confident I can get some answers here.
Unmetered shared bandwidth with a fair use policy - don't hog the whole connection 24/7. I'd have one of the fastest Comcast business plan, which is 100Mbps down, 20mbps up, but in my experience with other people having that you get more than that. Each server would include 1 IP.
Just brainstorming, nothing set in stone. Might just scrap the idea of selling services out of it and use it for personal hosting with a couple of the i3 servers if nobody is interested.
I found a way to buy 6 new old stock APC 1200VA UPSs for $20 each and 1 used but with new batteries APC 1500VA UPS for slightly more, plus my old APC 1500VPS UPS, so that would provide the power. Quite a bit of it, in fact, so if the power goes out here (which it's only done once in the more than I year I've lived here) the servers could stay up for quite a long time before there are any issues.
When/if I move out into my own place I'll simply take the rack with me, have a "planned network maintenance", and take 50% off that month. Would be fair.
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Easy way to shut down your servers if you have them laying in a closet.
