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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 ... form factor. This motherboard from ASRock Rack is designed for just such ... the RDIMM modules. Storage Engine ASRock Rack EPYCD8-2T has an abundance ... Mini-SAS connectors for storing cold data and data-at-rest ... Intel X550 network controller. Yes, ASRock Rack EPYCD8-2T is the very ... a controller for SATA drives - ASRock Rack EPYCD8-2T already has everything ... analogs, you are surprised that ASRock Rack engineers did not limit the ...
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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

... one of the ten largest cloud providers  in the world, ... a typical EPYC motherboard with a Threadripper motherboard: On the ASRock Rack X399D8A ... , which has memory encryption options  , and EPYC Rome added register encryption (!), significantly ... the cores of the first EPYC could not be overclocked simultaneously in ... best Turbo Boost plan one could wish for. In general, this ... , and repeating their methodology, I could not even come close to ... high-frequency 8-core EPYC 7252/7232P/7262 could be the best ...
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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

... a PCI-E controller. The AMD EPYC 3251 processor itself supports 32 ... sell their hypervisor in expensive cloud environments, and EPYC 3000 is not their ... caliber. I could not pass by ... ; Migrating from Intel Xeon to AMD EPYC , avoiding pitfalls" ; we ... FreeBSD distributions work fine on AMD EPYC, although the official support for ... you need to integrate AMD EPYC 3000 into the EPYC 7000 ecosystem, then ... an EPYC 3251 motherboard, pay attention to the board from ASRock Rack we ...
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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 ...
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Guide for migration from Intel Xeon to AMD EPYC: debunking myths, avoiding pitfalls

Ordinary system administrators and large IT-directors, when it comes to AMD, sometimes ask completely childish questions, and we answer them. Existing stack compatibility, TCO reduction, performance and support issues. Consider a typical situation: in your company, it’s time to expand your data center, or replace outdated equipment, and your supplier suggests that you consider a server on an AMD EPYC (ROME) processor. It does not matter whether you have already made a decision or are just ...
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What are the chances of AMD in the server market? Part II

To successfully return to the server market, AMD decided to unify production as much as possible, linking together the principles of the Zen microarchitecture, the ideology of the chip and the final Assembly of processors Chapter 1. Architecture and production strategy This material is the second article in a series of analytical reviews on the server AMD strategy, its processors, technologies and overall server “ecosystem”. To successfully return to the server market, AMD needed to optimize ...