I’ve spent the last few days playing with Linux Vserver on Debian Etch . This is a killer virtualization project, you can find out about it over at http://linux-vserver.org. What prompted me to check it out was this tutorial.
After reading up on it, I found it impossible to stop thinking about. I had a few minutes that evening so I created a test VMware guest with a base install of Debian Etch and followed the tutorial above. I had a working vserver in what felt like no time at all.
Having a running vserver guest and doing something with it are (of course) two different things. If you’re going to play with vserver, do some reading. That’s the best advice I can give you. The vserver site has plenty of docs and an official IRC channel for user to user support. That said, IMO some of the site docs are lacking. I found myself getting a little miffed over a few things. However, after talking to some other users I was able to get where I needed to be. That would have to be my only complaint about the whole project, clearly detailed docs would be helpful for a newb.
If you’re interested in running an Internet server in a seriously locked down environment, I would certainly take some time to look into the Linux Vserver project. You won’t need the hardware resources that a VMware guest would require and you’ll have many of the same benefits. I’m in the process of testing an FTP guest right now. I think I have everything worked out and documented so that I can recreate it. I’m LOVING it.
Just another great option in the virtual machine arena, have fun! Below are some links for good reading.
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