Comment on What can I actually do with 64 GB or RAM?

vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  One docker container per VM just to maximise the ram usage.

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  • vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I realise that you are making a joke, but here’s what I used it for:

    • Debian VM as my main desktop
    • Debian VN as my main Docker host
    • Windows VM for a historical application
    • Debian VM for signal processing
    • Debian VM for a CNC

    At times only the first two or three were running. I had dozens of purpose built VM directories for clients, different hardware emulation, version testing, video conferencing, immutable testing, data analysis, etc.

    My hardware failed in June last year. I didn’t lose any data, but the hardware has proven hard to replace. Mind you, it worked great for a decade, so, swings and roundabouts.

    I’m currently investigating, evaluating and costing running all of this in AWS. Whilst it’s technically feasible, I’m not yet convinced of actual suitability.

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    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      costing running all of this in AWS

      The cost will be oh, so much more than you’re expecting. I have not been at a shop where they didn’t later go “oh shit. Repatriate that stuff so it doesn’t cost us a mint.”

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      • vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yeah, I’ve been using AWS for many years. I’m familiar :)

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    • OccasionallyFeralya@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      That just sounds like QubesOS with extra steps

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  • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I unironically do this in proxmox. Keeps things nice and separate and i still have plenty ram left.

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    • slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Any reason for not using LXC as PX has native support?

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      • vk6flab@lemmy.radio ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        In my case, I’m not a fan of running unknown code on the host. Docker and LXC are ways of running a process in a virtual security sandbox. If the process escapes the sandbox, they’re in your host.

        If they escape inside a VM, that’s another layer they have to penetrate to get to the host.

        It’s not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s better than a hole in the head.

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      • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I do use LXC but those are still pretty much a virtual machine.

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