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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 8.x => Topic started by: moo2 on February 01, 2012, 02:59:18 PM

Title: Installing SME8 on a vServer - Bad Idea?
Post by: moo2 on February 01, 2012, 02:59:18 PM
Hi,

is it a bad idea to use sme as an mail / vpn Server on a vserver on the internet?
I mean sme seams to perfect as an home/buisness intranet server but do you think that it would work well on a vserver, too?

Samba of course isn't needed in that case - but for me personaly it seems to be a quite easy way the get a mail and vpn server running. Do you think that this is a possible usecase or wouldn't you recommand that?

In case you say that would be ok - I guess the only choice during installation would be "server only" but I'm not sure what would be the right gateway address...

Sorry for my stupid questions
Title: Re: Installing SME8 on a vServer - Bad Idea?
Post by: cactus on February 01, 2012, 05:27:51 PM
No, SME Server used as server-only should be protected by a firewall in front of it as it is much to vulnerable to be exposed to the internet. Besides it is exposing too much functionality to the internet like samba to the internet that should not be exposed to the internet.
In server-gateway mode it is better protected but requires two network cards, not sure if that is possible.
Title: Re: Installing SME8 on a vServer - Bad Idea?
Post by: janet on February 02, 2012, 11:17:10 PM
moo2

This thread and bug may be applicable
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php/topic,47411.msg233971.html#msg233971
and
http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6603
Title: Re: Installing SME8 on a vServer - Bad Idea?
Post by: Michail Pappas on February 13, 2012, 11:13:05 AM
Pretty much interested in hosting in server-only mode on vsphere hypervisor free. Hope this can be done without any serious issues.

Just an OT question, since I was seeing that vsphere is a 64-bit only download: which is the reason for no 64-bit version of sme? Lack of human resources or was it the existence/possibility of serious quirks on core components (Mysql, apache) of SME?
Title: Re: Installing SME8 on a vServer - Bad Idea?
Post by: Stefano on February 13, 2012, 11:22:38 AM
Quote from: reqman on February 13, 2012, 11:13:05 AM
Just an OT question, since I was seeing that vsphere is a 64-bit only download: which is the reason for no 64-bit version of sme? Lack of human resources or was it the existence/possibility of serious quirks on core components (Mysql, apache) of SME?

search the forums, this question has been asked and aswered many times :-)