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0001913ClearOSsystem-base - Base Systempublic2014-08-18 09:352020-09-14 05:51
Reportermarclaporte 
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PrioritylowSeverityfeatureReproducibilityN/A
StatusclosedResolutionsuspended 
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Summary0001913: Investigate support for some of the other large server providers like DigitalOcean, OVH, etc.
DescriptionThe Linode offering is fantastic:
1- Easy install of ClearOS thanks to the StackScript made by ClearOS
http://www.clearcenter.com/support/documentation/clearos_install_guide/linode [^]
2- Great admin panel for remote management, billing, etc.
3- Easy to upgrade / downgrade plan
4- Data centers in different countries (Japan, UK, USA)
5- Great prices and hourly billing (great for testing, and for temporary scaling up)
6- Affiliate commission going back to the ClearFoundation
6- etc.

However "Note that we do not accept bank/wire transfers, and we have no plans to support PayPal at this time."
https://www.linode.com/docs/platform/billing-and-payments#payment-methods [^]

And some folks have preferences and/or legal requirements to host in their own country. Or they may already have an account with another provider.

We also have AWS EC2:
http://www.clearcenter.com/support/documentation/clearos_install_guide/amazon_ec2 [^]

Some big potential ones include:
OVH / Kimsufi: http://www.kimsufi.com/ [^]
Rackspace: http://www.rackspace.com/cloud/servers/ [^]
Azure: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/virtual-machines/ [^]
SoftLayer: http://www.softlayer.com/virtual-servers [^]
DigitalOcean: http://trends.netcraft.com/www.digitalocean.com [^]

These providers typically offer many distros, but if they don't offer ClearOS in the list, there should be something like StackScript or the capacity to upload an ISO. Or a wiki page with the steps.

Also worth looking into providers that are already advertising ClearOS support, such as:
http://www.dotblock.com/clearos_vps_hosting/clearos_vps.php [^] (You need to ask tech support, and they will put ClearOS 6.4)

Thanks!
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2014-08-18 09:35marclaporteNew Issue
2014-08-18 10:02marclaporteNote Added: 0001281
2014-08-18 12:15user2Note Added: 0001282
2014-08-18 12:15user2Statusnew => confirmed
2014-08-27 06:59marclaporteNote Added: 0001287
2014-09-29 18:09marclaporteNote Added: 0001298
2015-02-07 18:02mproperSticky IssueNo => Yes
2015-02-07 18:02mproperAssigned To => mproper
2015-02-07 18:02mproperStatusconfirmed => assigned
2015-02-24 13:07user2Sticky IssueYes => No
2018-03-30 11:36user2Categoryclearos-base - Base System => system-base - Base System
2020-09-14 05:51NickHNote Added: 0014651
2020-09-14 05:51NickHStatusassigned => closed
2020-09-14 05:51NickHAssigned Tomproper =>
2020-09-14 05:51NickHResolutionopen => suspended

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(0001281)
marclaporte   
2014-08-18 10:02   
https://digitalocean.uservoice.com/forums/136585-digitalocean/suggestions/3276477-allow-custom-images [^]
http://digitalocean.uservoice.com/forums/136585-digitalocean/suggestions/6275399-public-images-stack-scripts [^]
(0001282)
user2   
2014-08-18 12:15   
The number of server apps needs to be increased before going down this road, but we're getting there!
(0001287)
marclaporte   
2014-08-27 06:59   
One more:
nhttp://www.elastichosts.ca/question/how-can-i-upload-my-own-iso-cd-images/ [^]

9 data centers in 6 countries:
http://www.elastichosts.ca/cloud-servers/data-centres/ [^]
(0001298)
marclaporte   
2014-09-29 18:09   
Another interesting one: Gandi.net

https://www.gandi.net/hosting/iaas [^]
https://github.com/Gandi/gandi.cli [^]
http://wiki.gandi.net/en/hosting/create-server/private-image#creating_a_system_image_from_your_own_iso [^]
(0014651)
NickH   
2020-09-14 05:50   
Migrated to https://gitlab.com/clearos/clearfoundation/system-base/-/issues/5 [^]