Seedbox help

[Aliyans]

hi
i want to buy ovh seedbox..they have a good offer [ http://www.ovh.co.uk/products/start100mpluslarge.xml ] ..but they dont offer windows free...[ £30/month] but i dont want to spend more on OS..below are list of OS they offer..most of them are free..i'm only familiar with windows...
Centos 4.4 operating system
Centos 5.0 operating system
Cpanel 11 (Centos 5.0) operating system (BETA)
Debian 4.0 64bits operating system
Debian 4.0 operating system
Debian operating system 3.1
Easy Group Work operating system (BETA)
Easy Streaming (Gentoo) operating system
Fedora Core 6 operating system
Fedora operating system with Plesk 8.0 interface
Fedora operating system with Plesk interface
FreeBSD 6.2 operating system
Gentoo 2006 32bits operating system
Gentoo 2006 64bits operating system
Gentoo 2007.0 32bits operating system (BETA)
OVH Release 1 (RedHat 7.2) operating system
OVH Release 2 (Gentoo 32bits) operating system
OVH Release 2 (Gentoo 64bits) operating system
OpenSUSE 10.2 operating system
Redhat FC1 (with Cobalt interface) operating system
Slackware 10.2 operating system
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server operating system
Ubuntu 6.10 Desktop operating system
Ubuntu 6.10 Server operating system
Ubuntu 7.04 Desktop operating system
Ubuntu 7.04 Server operating system
Ubuntu 7.10 Server operating system (BETA)
Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition operating system alone 32bits
Windows 2003 Server Standard Edition operating system alone 64bits
Windows 2003 Server Web Edition operating system alone
Windows 2003 Web Edition operating system + Plesk

Which is the easiest OS from above[other than windows] n give me link 4 tutorial if we have..i found linux on tutorial sec...

or is there any other hosting company give windows free for that offer...thanx for ur help..:D

[Ragecloak]

Go with fedora. With this guide it's really easy to get utorrent running on linux:
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-guides-and-tutorials-65/t-installing-utorrent-leeware-walkthrough-169620

[godfather00]

I think that Windows 2003 Server Web Edition is FOR FREE... Mark it and "continue" You will see price for license 0.00GBP :) But Windows eat more RAM than Debian... If you know how to install uT at Debian, choose Debian 4.0, it's ok, i have it at my server and i never had any problems ;)

[Aliyans]

hi
i read that guide..i want opinion on the OS b4 i buy it

[markupmaster]

I'm just starting to learn linux but I was told that Debian has a similar set-up to windows..


But I still think it will be something to learn..

:)

[godfather00]

Windows is bad 4 seedbox, coz it eats moore RAM than Debian... And here's the problem, my mate have Win Server 2003 WebEdition at seedbox and he's not happy from using his seedbox... He have a low speeds... U need a lot of RAM with these speeds !!! Choose Debian 4.0... I'm telling u ;)

[fazzy07]

I ll suggest go with Debian or Fedora

Also, try rtorrent. Its really easy to use once you get it going. Just read their manual

With rtorrent and ssh you will get the best out of your box

uTorrent gives many problems at high speed if you dont have enough RAM

[mr.Dman]

I just set my seedbox up with Naqs guide.
I have 512 meg of ram on it I went with FD 6
I'm not having any problems with disk over load I'm trying to push as hard as I can just to see I'm using Utorrent .
It' been 24 hours and now I have over 500 gigs up :)
Back to Naqs guide It has everything that you need
Just ask questions and they will be answered :)

[slayer2005]

Yhea windoows web is free.
if u get it with 2gig of ram ul be fine and hit 11mb each time.
Maybe even 1 gig is surficient to.

[mr.Dman]

One thing with OVH is that you can change operation systems.
You can start with nix and if it's to much of a pain change to windows.

I would rent one In a heartbeat But I live In a county that can't rent it.
Maybe someday I will figure out how order one.

[SgtMajor]

Choose this one:

Windows 2003 Server Web Edition operating system alone

It is free.


I just set my seedbox up with Naqs guide.
I have 512 meg of ram on it I went with FD 6
I'm not having any problems with disk over load I'm trying to push as hard as I can just to see I'm using Utorrent .
It' been 24 hours and now I have over 500 gigs up :)
Back to Naqs guide It has everything that you need
Just ask questions and they will be answered :)

Fully support & agree with this.

[Aliyans]

hi
thanx for ur helps...i will learn debian...b4 i buy it..


Choose this one:

Windows 2003 Server Web Edition operating system alone

hi
Major they all say windows not good for box coz of RAM eating ...u suggest linux or windows..i want opinion of an experinced user

[SgtMajor]

It's your choice.

Your box has 1GB of RAM, which is plenty to run the free Web Windows.

However, I would still go with a Unix box if it was my choice, but there are some options you may wish to consider:

If you plan on using the box for a long time and putting lots of accounts there, your best management would be Windows and FireFox and leaving the sites logged in there and managing everything from there and just FTPing files back to your home PC.

If it is just a couple, or a small number, of sites you want to buffer only, and a short term solution, then unix would be your best to get maximum up & down in a short time.

[Aliyans]

hi
okey.. i'm not going to use it for long..first its my firsttime..i want to learn it..so i will be taking it for a month only..but i dont want to waste lot of time after getting box..to buffer up maximum..then if i think i would buy now n then..is there any other option other than ovh[they have limited countries they provide service..n also i have some problem in setting up an account with them..still not able to buy it..their customer service is[i mean mail i dont want to try over phone.no direct dealings i want] not working also..but i want with same price too

[dythim]

I would recommend starting out with ubuntu but debian is also a good starting point.