Re: Web/Email Hosting Suggestions?

Jason Klein <jrklein-RGQ/[email protected]> Wed, 18 Nov 2015 07:13:51 -0600
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Nate,

Good point.  AWS servers do not receive a static IP address by default.  Yo=
u must go to the =E2=80=9CElastic IP=E2=80=9D menu under EC2 and click =E2=
=80=9CAllocate New Address=E2=80=9D to setup a permanent static IP. Otherwi=
se, you will have a temporary IP that changes each time you shutdown the se=
rver.  The =E2=80=9CElastic IP=E2=80=9D is tied to your account and can be =
moved to any server in your account in just a few seconds, which is nice fo=
r server upgrades.

The static IP is free as long as the server is always running, but be aware=
 that they DO charge if you want to keep the static IP while the server is =
turned off. I deleted a server and forgot to delete the static IP. The unus=
ed static IP cost me about $4 that month.

Jason


> On Nov 18, 2015, at 5:44 AM, Nate Bargmann <n0nb-/[email protected]> wrote:
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> I have an Amazon Web Services virtual machine running for when it
> appeared that I would be stuck behind a Carrier Grade NAT (CGNAT) due to
> our ISP no longer serving this area last spring.  I set it up with
> Debian Wheezy and used it as an SSH go-between for a time for remote
> access.  Fortunately, the ISP has since upgraded the equipment for this
> area and we have a higher speed connection and a fairly stable IP
> address I can SSH to again so I really don't need the host any more.
>=20
> An individual can get a good feel if it will work and the first year is
> at no cost:  https://aws.amazon.com/
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> I found that for the personal hosts the IP address will change if the
> instance is stopped and then started from their Web UI but will remain
> the same if the VM is simply rebooted from within it for a kernel
> upgrade and the like.
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> HTH,
>=20
> - Nate
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> "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all
> possible worlds.  The pessimist fears this is true."
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> Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us
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=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: s=
pace; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">Nate,<div class=3D=
""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Good point. &nbsp;AWS servers <b cl=
ass=3D"">do not </b>receive a static IP address by default. &nbsp;You must =
go to the =E2=80=9CElastic IP=E2=80=9D menu under EC2 and click =E2=80=9CAl=
locate New Address=E2=80=9D to setup a permanent static IP. Otherwise, you =
will have a temporary IP that changes each time you shutdown the server. &n=
bsp;The =E2=80=9CElastic IP=E2=80=9D is tied to your account and can be mov=
ed to any server in your account in just a few seconds, which is nice for s=
erver upgrades.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">T=
he static IP is free as long as the server is always running, but be aware =
that they DO charge if you want to keep the static IP while the server is t=
urned off. I deleted a server and forgot to delete the static IP. The unuse=
d static IP cost me about $4 that month.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D"=
"></div><div class=3D"">Jason</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D"">

<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On=
 Nov 18, 2015, at 5:44 AM, Nate Bargmann &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:n0nb-/[email protected]=
" class=3D"">n0nb-/[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchang=
e-newline"><div class=3D"">I have an Amazon Web Services virtual machine ru=
nning for when it<br class=3D"">appeared that I would be stuck behind a Car=
rier Grade NAT (CGNAT) due to<br class=3D"">our ISP no longer serving this =
area last spring. &nbsp;I set it up with<br class=3D"">Debian Wheezy and us=
ed it as an SSH go-between for a time for remote<br class=3D"">access. &nbs=
p;Fortunately, the ISP has since upgraded the equipment for this<br class=
=3D"">area and we have a higher speed connection and a fairly stable IP<br =
class=3D"">address I can SSH to again so I really don't need the host any m=
ore.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">An individual can get a good feel if it w=
ill work and the first year is<br class=3D"">at no cost: &nbsp;<a href=3D"h=
ttps://aws.amazon.com/" class=3D"">https://aws.amazon.com/</a><br class=3D"=
"><br class=3D"">I found that for the personal hosts the IP address will ch=
ange if the<br class=3D"">instance is stopped and then started from their W=
eb UI but will remain<br class=3D"">the same if the VM is simply rebooted f=
rom within it for a kernel<br class=3D"">upgrade and the like.<br class=3D"=
"><br class=3D"">HTH,<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">- Nate<br class=3D""><br=
 class=3D"">-- <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">"The optimist proclaims that w=
e live in the best of all<br class=3D"">possible worlds. &nbsp;The pessimis=
t fears this is true."<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Ham radio, Linux, bikes=
, and more: <a href=3D"http://www.n0nb.us" class=3D"">http://www.n0nb.us</a=
><br class=3D""><br class=3D"">-- <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">--- <br cla=
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