Dear Fedi friends,
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Dear Fedi friends,
Oh happy day!
My #Docker woes have gone away since I realized I can use Docker exclusively via CLI (and not GUI - I thought that was the default). When I couldn’t connect Docker Desktop to my VPS yesterday I was feeling so down. But yay Docker CLI here I come.
Special thanks to everyone who offered advice yesterday, ESPECIALLY @antoine_ali
I have a feeling you’ll get a laugh out of my next blog post detailing my #selfhosting attempts - because my perception of how Docker operates was all warped.
I must have exposed to the outside my current Docker instance with yesterday’s inane tweaks to access the GUI, so I will uninstall and re-install Docker first thing today… and up the challenge by attempting to do a fresh Ghost installation on it.
I truly know nothing! But I know more than yesterday, that’s for sure.
Thank you for all your advice (and patience!)
MAJOR Plot twist! 
I'm sure you're having a better morning than me because I was greeted with an email from #OVH (the VPS provider) that started with "Hello Mr. Rossini" and informed me that the VPS was stopped because they suspected a hack - and it will be permanently deleted. "Now let us know Mr. Rossini if you'd like to purchase a new VPS plan."
30 Euros* for 4 hours of VPS experimentation with Docker! YAY (not!)
(*30 Euros corresponded to a 6-month plan, sigh)
I received ZERO advanced warnings... #OVHCloud simply deleted my VPS because of "unusual activity" and proposed I buy a new one.
I had installed #Fail2Ban on it first thing yesterday morning, but I suppose changing 0.0.0.0 with my VPS's IP4 address in one of the Docker settings... to connect it to Docker GUI did it for me.
You live, you learn.
I will stay away from OVH Cloud.
(Yes I had tried creating an account with Hetzer and NetCup before but they had a convoluted signup process and wanted too much personal info/docs, so I had given up and turned to OVH. My bad).
What will I do now?
Find a new VPS provider.
Feeling salty about the 30 Euros I spent for 6 months with OVH but honestly I feel like I dodged a bullet. I had nothing installed on the VPS, except for Fail2Ban and basic Docker. Imagine how catastrophic it would have been if they had deleted my VPS without warning if I had important stuff on it! Shivering at the thought.
Onwards and upwards, more humble than ever, with infinite respect for sysadmins
#MySoCalledSudoLife #N00b -
MAJOR Plot twist!
I'm sure you're having a better morning than me because I was greeted with an email from #OVH (the VPS provider) that started with "Hello Mr. Rossini" and informed me that the VPS was stopped because they suspected a hack - and it will be permanently deleted. "Now let us know Mr. Rossini if you'd like to purchase a new VPS plan."
30 Euros* for 4 hours of VPS experimentation with Docker! YAY (not!)
(*30 Euros corresponded to a 6-month plan, sigh)
I received ZERO advanced warnings... #OVHCloud simply deleted my VPS because of "unusual activity" and proposed I buy a new one.
I had installed #Fail2Ban on it first thing yesterday morning, but I suppose changing 0.0.0.0 with my VPS's IP4 address in one of the Docker settings... to connect it to Docker GUI did it for me.
You live, you learn.
I will stay away from OVH Cloud.
(Yes I had tried creating an account with Hetzer and NetCup before but they had a convoluted signup process and wanted too much personal info/docs, so I had given up and turned to OVH. My bad).
What will I do now?
Find a new VPS provider.
Feeling salty about the 30 Euros I spent for 6 months with OVH but honestly I feel like I dodged a bullet. I had nothing installed on the VPS, except for Fail2Ban and basic Docker. Imagine how catastrophic it would have been if they had deleted my VPS without warning if I had important stuff on it! Shivering at the thought.
Onwards and upwards, more humble than ever, with infinite respect for sysadmins
#MySoCalledSudoLife #N00bAn update about the #OVH situation (they deleted my VPS without warning because it was DDOS'd and that "violated their Tos").
I had subscribed to a basic VPS plan for 6 months and paid a setup fee. Since I had only used their service for ONE DAY before the VPS was terminated (without any warnings), I asked if I could be refunded for the 5 extra months I had paid for. See, I was elegant enough to take a hit for the first month and the installation fee. Well well well they responded (in French, translated in English):
"We understand your desire for more information, but as this breach of contract is due to a failure to comply with the terms and conditions of use, no refund for the remaining months can be considered."
Then they linked to a page with the terms of service which is so hard to read because it's inside a frame. Stellar customer service, I tell you!
Beware of #OVHCloud! Never again. -
MAJOR Plot twist!
I'm sure you're having a better morning than me because I was greeted with an email from #OVH (the VPS provider) that started with "Hello Mr. Rossini" and informed me that the VPS was stopped because they suspected a hack - and it will be permanently deleted. "Now let us know Mr. Rossini if you'd like to purchase a new VPS plan."
30 Euros* for 4 hours of VPS experimentation with Docker! YAY (not!)
(*30 Euros corresponded to a 6-month plan, sigh)
I received ZERO advanced warnings... #OVHCloud simply deleted my VPS because of "unusual activity" and proposed I buy a new one.
I had installed #Fail2Ban on it first thing yesterday morning, but I suppose changing 0.0.0.0 with my VPS's IP4 address in one of the Docker settings... to connect it to Docker GUI did it for me.
You live, you learn.
I will stay away from OVH Cloud.
(Yes I had tried creating an account with Hetzer and NetCup before but they had a convoluted signup process and wanted too much personal info/docs, so I had given up and turned to OVH. My bad).
What will I do now?
Find a new VPS provider.
Feeling salty about the 30 Euros I spent for 6 months with OVH but honestly I feel like I dodged a bullet. I had nothing installed on the VPS, except for Fail2Ban and basic Docker. Imagine how catastrophic it would have been if they had deleted my VPS without warning if I had important stuff on it! Shivering at the thought.
Onwards and upwards, more humble than ever, with infinite respect for sysadmins
#MySoCalledSudoLife #N00b@elena
"You violated our TOS so we kicked you, but you are totally free to come back" sounds like a big scam where they know they are lying.
and here I was considering their brand new super cheap plans, might switch to somewhere else instead -
@elena
"You violated our TOS so we kicked you, but you are totally free to come back" sounds like a big scam where they know they are lying.
and here I was considering their brand new super cheap plans, might switch to somewhere else instead@rakoo yeah as I wrote to @EloPup, I would have respected them so much more if they'd said: "you violated our ToS so we are terminating your ACCOUNT" - instead of offering me to buy a brand new plan. Did I mention I only used their service for a DAY out of the 6 months I paid? Seems like a breach of contract on their end... but I'm not wasting any more time with them. Onwards and upwards
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An update about the #OVH situation (they deleted my VPS without warning because it was DDOS'd and that "violated their Tos").
I had subscribed to a basic VPS plan for 6 months and paid a setup fee. Since I had only used their service for ONE DAY before the VPS was terminated (without any warnings), I asked if I could be refunded for the 5 extra months I had paid for. See, I was elegant enough to take a hit for the first month and the installation fee. Well well well they responded (in French, translated in English):
"We understand your desire for more information, but as this breach of contract is due to a failure to comply with the terms and conditions of use, no refund for the remaining months can be considered."
Then they linked to a page with the terms of service which is so hard to read because it's inside a frame. Stellar customer service, I tell you!
Beware of #OVHCloud! Never again.My VPS burned up in a fire there... I didn't return...
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@boelder I remember about that incident... and I'm so sorry! (I was absolutely horrified to find out there were no viable backups)
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An update about the #OVH situation (they deleted my VPS without warning because it was DDOS'd and that "violated their Tos").
I had subscribed to a basic VPS plan for 6 months and paid a setup fee. Since I had only used their service for ONE DAY before the VPS was terminated (without any warnings), I asked if I could be refunded for the 5 extra months I had paid for. See, I was elegant enough to take a hit for the first month and the installation fee. Well well well they responded (in French, translated in English):
"We understand your desire for more information, but as this breach of contract is due to a failure to comply with the terms and conditions of use, no refund for the remaining months can be considered."
Then they linked to a page with the terms of service which is so hard to read because it's inside a frame. Stellar customer service, I tell you!
Beware of #OVHCloud! Never again.@elena
Strange. I have several VPS with OVH including Tor nodes and when they get ddos'd OVH moves them for the time behind their 'protective infrastructure' (not a quote). -
@elena
Strange. I have several VPS with OVH including Tor nodes and when they get ddos'd OVH moves them for the time behind their 'protective infrastructure' (not a quote).@dexternemrod maybe it’s because my account was less than a day old… so they thought I had nefarious intentions?
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