> For now, it is very simple: there is a VM (running on FreeBSD and bhyve, on hardware I manage) where I have installed SmartOS. The physical host also runs the reverse proxy (in a jail). Inside the SmartOS VM, there are a series of zones: [...]
That is a weird take, to install SmartOS inside a VM for anything else than a PoC. SmartOS is meant to run on bare metal and host its own VMs / zones. It works either way of course but it's funny for an "Illumos cafe" to not go full on Illumos on the setup.
draga79•5mo ago
You're right, but 'for now' is the key! :-)
To launch a new project, not funded by anyone, I'm using some "spare" hardware space. The final idea is to make it a full illumos setup (on bare metal).
johnisgood•5mo ago
Yeah, I see no issues with it. Only if everyone complained would donate 100 USD, then I am pretty sure it would have a fully illumos setup. Speaking of, I have not checked, but I hope you make it easy to donate.
In any case, I admire the effort.
draga79•5mo ago
Thank you!
I haven't set a donation link, yet. But I have for the BSD Cafe and some great people donated some coffees, in the last two years.
bionsystem•5mo ago
I'm not complaining, just highlighting something I found funny, and I admire the effort too btw.
tete•5mo ago
> That is a weird take, to install SmartOS inside a VM for anything else than a PoC. SmartOS is meant to run on bare metal and host its own VMs / zones. It works either way of course but it's funny for an "Illumos cafe" to not go full on Illumos on the setup.
And yet we live in a world of cloud computing running OSs in VMs.
bionsystem•5mo ago
We are, and SmartOS was meant to break that trend !
bionsystem•5mo ago
That is a weird take, to install SmartOS inside a VM for anything else than a PoC. SmartOS is meant to run on bare metal and host its own VMs / zones. It works either way of course but it's funny for an "Illumos cafe" to not go full on Illumos on the setup.
draga79•5mo ago
johnisgood•5mo ago
In any case, I admire the effort.
draga79•5mo ago
bionsystem•5mo ago
tete•5mo ago
And yet we live in a world of cloud computing running OSs in VMs.
bionsystem•5mo ago