(Okay so I actually liked that CentOS is short for Community Enterprise Operating System “community” and “enterprise” in the same sentence is sexy.) Briefly reading on how solid CentOS stability is, I opted for version 7. What I was sure of is that a Ubuntu / Debian setup (which I’m more familiar with) is definitely not going to work for me. Besides, I wouldn’t need anything else set up on the machine beyond shell and FTP access. I have no clear idea why I chose CentOS as the setup. I have to admit, I pretty much followed my gut even though I have zero experience whatsoever with CentOS. And of course, the easiest way to owning a whole server itself is to set up a VPS (virtual private server).Īnd this is where DigitalOcean and CentOS come to the rescue, with its minimum USD5 a month subscription (equals to USD60 a year). And naturally, the only answer to total control of a server is owning the whole server itself. But, being the control freak that I am, at the end SmartFile didn’t really fit with what I was looking for. I went to try SmartFile, which was cool with its custom branding features and easy setup. As the title of this blog post suggests, I spent some time looking into SFTP key authentication solutions that are not just more affordable than the RM1,500.00 (around USD400) a year subscription (edit: I just found it it’s actually per quarter!), but also allows for root shell access on the server itself, something that the client’s previous vendor did not give. I’m not overly crazy about server environment setups, but I’m always up for an adventure when it comes to tinkering open source systems. I had the opportunity to help a client transition themselves from outsourcing their ICT services to taking control of these services internally.
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