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Short and clear: which type of Nextcloud installation should I choose - LXC, VM or Docker?

Nextcloud is a popular solution for creating your own cloud data storage. In this article, we will look at various ways to install Nextcloud, their pros and cons. To begin with, there are several ways to install Nextcloud: directly on the server, in a virtual machine, in Docker manually or in Docker via the automatic AIO stack. You can also install Nextcloud in an LXC container. Nextcloud is a popular solution for creating your own cloud data storage. In this article, we will look at various ...
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Review of ASRock Rack EPC621D6U-2T16R server motherboard for 30+ drives

Extremely interesting server motherboard of Micro ATX format with built-in SAS controller. It can connect 30 SATA devices plus 1 NVME plus PCI Express via the Slimline port and output data via the integrated Intel X550-T2 10 Gigabit LAN controller. Today we are reviewing the ASRockRack motherboard, which is designed for those who assemble a Big Data server or storage system for hundreds of Terabytes. The EPC621D6U-2T16R model resembles the previously considered That is, using only one ...
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Review of ASRock Rack EPYCD8-2T server motherboard for AMD EPYC 7000

The good thing about the AMD EPYC 7000 platform is that a large number of PCI Express lanes are available to you in 1-socket format. This is a serious advantage for assembling a server with several GPUs, because the 1-processor layout allows you to assemble compact machines in the ATX form factor. The good thing about the AMD EPYC 7000 platform is that a large number of PCI Express lanes are available to you in 1-socket format. This is a serious advantage for building a server with several ...
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Why AMD bought Xilinx: simple, clear language

When you look at how large companies are rowing everything that is bad in the world of protocols and network solutions, you do not immediately understand what is happening, so let's figure it out together. Over the past 2 years, large M&A deals have been going on in the world of server hardware, the most famous of which is the purchase by Nvidia chip maker of the Israeli Mellanox, the process of buying the ARM architecture developer by it. Intel is buying up technology developers in batches ...
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Quarkus deconstructed: building modernized Java for the future

Quarkus is driving Java-based applications and services into the future. More specifically, the Quarkus framework is helping to drive Java-coded assets into a future that is positively populated with the computing advantages that come from the use of serverless, cloud and Kubernetes environments. Quarkus is driving Java-based applications and services into the future. More specifically, the Quarkus framework is helping to drive Java-coded assets into a future that is positively populated ...
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Threadripper vs. EPYC: testing three AMD 32-core processors in server applications

... use of gaming CPUs in Cloud hosting, but in my memory ... one of the ten largest cloud providers  in the world, ... work. Unfortunately, the deal between ASRock Rack and Hetzner is under NDA, but ... the task from the same step. And in general, let's not ... cores of the first EPYC could not be overclocked simultaneously in ... best Turbo Boost plan one could wish for. In general, ... with default settings, and repeating their methodology, I could not even come ... core EPYC 7252/7232P/7262 could be the best budget solution ...
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EPYC hosting: exploring how AMD is changing the VDS hosting market

Today, hosters can place up to 1024 virtual machines on one machine, which allows them to dump, increasing their client base in a highly competitive environment. We'll explore why AMD's 64-core EPYC processors are at the heart of a new look at VDS. The data center market demonstrates double-digit growth y/y together with the incessant exponential growth of information on the Internet. Today, own “VDS-point in the cloud” has become as commonplace for modern active people as a credit card ...
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How Good Is The AMD EPYC 3251? Review of ASRockRack EPYC3251D4I-2T Mini-ITX motherboard

... the same class, twice as cold and nearly twice as cheap. A ... breakthrough in the world of cloud computing and virtualization ... But a person ... not live in a single cloud, and for dedicated network gateways, NAS ... . Well, that is, at least stop, at least fall, but in ... it. Testing Testbed configuration: Motherboard: ASRock Rack EPYC3251D4I-2T Memory: 32 Gb ... synthetics, in fact, everything could be different, and already the first real ... attention to the board from ASRock Rack we are considering: Intel X550 ...
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What factors should be used to choose the server processor?

Why when choosing a processor, do not pay attention to the price per core or the price per Watt, but rather use the cost of a Megahertz with HT disabled and using Turbo Boost? Here's how it used to be good: for servers, there was a single Pentium Pro processor, which you didn't need to choose. With the advent of multi-core processors, it became clear that the more computing blocks, the better, but only until marketers stepped in and pided one CPU into ten sockets with ten cache options and ...
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ASRock Rack C246M WS Budget Workstation Motherboard Review

The uniqueness of the Socket 1151 processor socket for Coffee Lake-S processors allows, in all seriousness, to assemble on the same platform both 2-core terminals on Pentium Gold and 8-core universal machines on Xeon-ah , on which you can work with graphics and do software development. We recently listed 5 differences between workstations and regular PCs , and in relation to the Socket 1151 platform all these differences are not relevant, so you can not read the article here, but rather ...