Hacker News with Generative AI: Server Management

Linux kernel cgroups writeback high CPU troubleshooting (dasl.cc)
We’ve been upgrading the operating system from CentOS to Ubuntu on hosts across our fleet. Our CentOS hosts run an outdated Linux kernel version (3.10), whereas our Ubuntu hosts run a more modern kernel version (6.8). In August 2024, we began rolling out the Ubuntu upgrade across our Apache web servers. When we migrated larger portions of our fleet to Ubuntu, we began seeing elevated listen overflow errors.

Linux Kernel, Troubleshooting, Performance, Operating Systems, Server Management

178 points by mesto1 6 days ago | 27 comments

Give a whole server to an agent with the full permission of doing whatever (ycombinator.com)
Setting ethical considerations aside for the moment, I think it can be interesting to see what happens if we have a whole server with a self-evolving AI agent inside with full permission to modify its server.

Artificial Intelligence, Server Management, Experimentation

5 points by itstomo 39 days ago | 6 comments

Maybe we should explicitly schedule rebooting our fleet every so often (utoronto.ca)
We just got through a downtime where we rebooted basically everything in our fleet, including things like firewalls.

Network Security, System Administration, Server Management

19 points by speckx 72 days ago | 6 comments

Show HN: Self-hosted gateway to access LLMs, Ollama, ComfyUI and FFmpeg servers (servicestack.net)

Self-hosting, Open Source, AI Tools, Server Management

13 points by mythz 84 days ago | 7 comments

Hetzner - New tariff structure for Cloud servers and Load balancers in the USA (ycombinator.com)
Starting on 1 December 2024, 01:00 am CET, we will begin charging new prices for newly-created Cloud servers and introduce new amounts for included traffic for Cloud Servers and Load balancers at the US locations in Ashburn (ASH) and Hillsboro (HIL). This also applies to existing Cloud servers and Load balancers that are switched to a different tariff using the “Rescale” function.

Cloud Computing, Pricing, Data Centers, USA, Server Management

89 points by Aeolun 84 days ago | 4 comments

A CLI tool for management of Next.js applications (quicky.dev)
A CLI tool that streamlines the deployment and management of self-hosted Next.js projects, enabling initialization, deployment from GitHub, updating, deleting, and managing applications, along with effortless setup of domains and SSL certificates, simplifying the entire lifecycle of Next.js apps on remote servers.

Next.js, Deployment, Web Development, Server Management

74 points by alemalohe 127 days ago | 16 comments

Show HN: Proxmox VE Helper Scripts: Make managing your homelab a breeze (proxmoxve-scripts.com)
150+ scripts to help you manage your Proxmox VE environment. Whether you're a seasoned user or a newcomer, Proxmox VE Helper Scripts has got you covered.

Homelab, Proxmox VE, Automation, Server Management, Open Source

22 points by BramSuurdje 130 days ago | 2 comments

NixOS is a good server OS, except when it isn't (sidhion.com)
Ever since I built my first NixOS system (I started by building a custom image to upload on DigitalOcean), I’ve been bothered by one thing: the default installation size is large.

Operating Systems, Linux, Server Management

182 points by IrisBMeredith 142 days ago | 168 comments

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Deprecation (microsoft.com)
As part of our vision for simplified Windows management from the cloud, Microsoft has announced deprecation of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

Windows, Microsoft, Server Management, Deprecation, Cloud Computing

10 points by omnibrain 153 days ago | 3 comments

Hey DigitalOcean! Clean your room. (ycombinator.com)

Cloud Hosting, DigitalOcean, Server Management

12 points by hello_computer 168 days ago | 3 comments

A single server can go a long way these days (twitter.com)

Cloud Computing, Server Management, Technology

48 points by tosh 180 days ago | 28 comments

Show HN: Proxmox VE Helper Scripts: Make managing your homelab a breeze (vercel.app)

Homelab, Proxmox VE, Automation, Server Management

21 points by BramSuurdje 186 days ago | 10 comments

Show HN: I built a simple, open-source tool to manage servers and SSH keys (github.com/d3witt)