If you’ve read any of my more geekish entries, you’ll know that I bought a surplus Dell Poweredge 2900 server last year with the intent of setting up a MineCraft server or two for my son. I decided to use VirtualBox VMs because I liked the notion of playing with the software, and it seemed […]
Server Upgrade: OS, Virtualbox, and MineOS
Warning: if you’re not into computers, or get annoyed by amateurs who are, you might want to skip this post! The new server is up and running with everything that used to run on the Raspberry Pi. My original philosophy for the unit as a whole was to run a very basic Ubuntu server install […]
New Server Part 1: The new Server OS (Ubuntu) and Virtual Box
I recently upgraded to another new-to-me (i.e. used) computer. My philosophy has been to, as a rule, buy decent quality used or reconditioned computer gear for some time. This means I can get a decent box at a price much better than new. Given that our computers rarely wear out before succumbing to general abuse […]
Yet more technology
So. I bought a server. Wait: is too much. Let me sum up. Son got daughter and me playing Minecraft. Son wanted a server of his own to play on. Dad: “No problem.” Server 1 was a virtual machine on my desktop. Server 2 was an old Dell tower Server 3 is a Dell Poweredge […]