Mesh/Hosting
To run the mesh we need at least one relay node and one exit node. To test and develop the mesh we need another relay and exit node.
We also need hosting for websites and email.
Production
DNS
Our DNS hosting is via namecheap.com. We own the following domains:
- peoplesopen.net (primary, use this in communications)
- pplsopen.net
- peoplesopennetwork.com
- peoplesopennetwork.net
- peoplesopennetwork.org
- sudomesh.org (primary, use this in communications)
- sudomesh.net
- sudomesh.com
- meshthepla.net
- meshtheplanet.net
- meshtheplanet.org
- meshtheplanet.com
Web and email
We currently have a VPS from vpscheap.com. It is hosting web and email for the following domains:
- peoplesopen.net (and variations)
- sudomesh.org (and variations)
The VPS specs are:
- VM technology: OpenVZ
- Ram: 512 MB
- Swap: 1 GB
- Disk space: 50 GB
- Bandwidth: 20 mbit/sec unmetered
- Operating system: Ubuntu
- Cost: $6 a month
Backup
We currently have a VPS from backupsy.com. The domain backup.sudomesh.org points to the server. All sudomesh servers back up to this server using Duplicity once every 24 hours. The backups are incremental so we can restore to any point in time. We do not yet have a policy for how far back we keep backups. The backups are encrypted and the backups cannot be deleted by anyone other than root on the backup server, so gaining access to a sudomesh server does not mean gaining access to deletion of backups.
The specs for the VPS are:
- VM technology: KVM
- Disk space: 250 GB
- Ram: 512 MB
- Bandwidth: 1000 GB per month
- Operating system: Ubuntu
- Cost: $6 a month
- Note: The ToS only let us use this for backup unless we upgrade our plan.