Hello and welcome, 28.09.2022 00:33:32 type9fr...@gmail.com: > i want to have a server for my documents, ebooks, music, and images, as well > as a persistent IRC client and maybe even a mail server.
Think about what you want to do with those files on your server. Do you have an e-reader? A music player? A proper image viewer? Did you want to stream these to other devices? How do you want to do that as most devices don't support 9p? > most importantly, i want to be able to access the grid remotely: That's the more challenging part. I recommend starting with a few servers (auth, fs, cpu, maybe even all in one machine) in the cloud, plus one local cpu server with a cache filesystem (cfs) for better latency. I have a similar setup at home, but currently my local server has a full file server, not only a cache. > from my laptop in class for example (same network) and maybe down the line > from anywhere, over internet. You have to check if your internet allows accessing remote services like that. Some shared providers like universities block certain protocols, ports and IP addresses. Maybe first test with 9p.zone or sdf bootcamp. > there are a number of things in the way of that, the first being my dorm room > does not have an ethernet outlet. i think mine is the only one on my floor > that doesn’t. second, my building loses power frequently, which is not ideal > for hosting servers; power aside, it would still lose internet connection. > the third problem is less adverse, but the network requires devices to be > authenticated to get online. Have your servers in the cloud. You're not a data center. VPS can be actually quite cheap, I pay 2.42 euro per month per machine. > does anyone see a favorable way to set up a plan 9 grid, either on campus or > an alternative? the biggest hurdle is definitely getting the grid on the > university network where it can be connected to locally, or getting it out of > the network and online. The probably only way to get something like you really want is to talk to your university and maybe you can do a long term project with a small team of other interested students (plus a prof). Depending on the University you might have luck, but the result is less ... personal. But you could also add your own personal fileserver to that grid easier. > and i’m aware of 9gridchan 9gridchan is mostly dead, and probably even more since a few months. Long live 9gridchan, in 9p.zone. Both are actually targeted towards users, not our beginners. Note that on 9p.zone there's an extra service with a public auth service everybody can use for free. You could hook up your own fileserver to use this auth and control who has access to it. For shared projects on a shared system you can use the existing eu grid at 9p.zone (eu.9p.zone). Disclaimer: I'm part of 9p.zone. sirjofri P.S for testing out grid stuff you can also try installing a grid in a virtual machine network. ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T75d22acfa474b209-M425c6fd7a3e82dd78ebc9730 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
