ca_aok
04-24-2010, 05:05 PM
I know several of you have boxes with full root access, and one of the advantages is that you can install any software you like. I'm curious as to whether any of you came up with creative uses for your box.
Currently mine has:
-rtorrent/libtorrent/rutorrent
-mktorrent
-Webhosting
-HTTP downloading
-ZNC (an IRC bouncer)
-a customized IRC bot
-irssi
-SSH tunneling
-OpenVPN
-full scripting functionality with perl, ruby, python, and java
-music transcoding FLAC/MP3
-at times I've used it to run dedicated gaming servers
I'm curious to see what others do with their dedicated servers.
Currently mine has:
-rtorrent/libtorrent/rutorrent
-mktorrent
-Webhosting
-HTTP downloading
-ZNC (an IRC bouncer)
-a customized IRC bot
-irssi
-SSH tunneling
-OpenVPN
-full scripting functionality with perl, ruby, python, and java
-music transcoding FLAC/MP3
-at times I've used it to run dedicated gaming servers
I'm curious to see what others do with their dedicated servers.