OVH Seedbox & Fedora

[dythim]

Use /home

[Coltarado]

I have a question , OVH can only be purchased by European countries? isnt there another way to order them

[mummysboy]

Method 1

To get a Linux Desktop Using Fedora Core 6 [Sexy GUI]
On this guide all commands are case sensitive]

Use putty to login to the server.

Type:

yum groupinstall "X Window System"

Then allow the transaction list to populate - allow the server to download and install then...
Type:

yum groupinstall "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"

Then allow the transaction list to populate - allow the server to download and install

Now the Fun Bits :S

Type:

nano /etc/sysconfig/vncservers

change VNCSERVERS="id:username" [ i use 5:root]
and ammend VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry <desired_resolution> -nolisten tcp -nohttpd -localhost" [again i used 800x600]

press [CTRL]&X then say y to save it.
then type :

vncpasswd

follow the on screen prompt and choose your password

Now The tricky bit no1
Type:

nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

You need to make that file look like this one:

# Xorg configuration created by pyxf86config

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "Default Layout"
        Screen      0  "Screen" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"

EndSection
Section "Module"
        Load "dbe"
        Load "extmod"
        Load "fbdevhw"
        Load "glx"
        Load "glx"
        Load "freetype"
        Load "type1"
        Load "dri"
        Load "vnc"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"
        Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "fr"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier  "Videocard0"
        Driver      "sis"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen"
        Device     "VideoCard0"
        SubSection "Display"
                Viewport   0 0
                Depth     4
                Modes  "640x480"
        EndSubSection
Option "SecurityTypes" "VncAuth"
Option "UserPasswdVerifier" "VncAuth"
Option "PasswordFile" "/root/.vnc/passwd"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
        Group   0
        Mode    0666
EndSection

Then:

nano /etc/inittab

Amend line to read:

id:5:initdefault:

Press [CTRL]&X and say "Y" to save changes

Then type

# init 5
# startx

Now you can logon to the server with VNC Viewer and it be {almost} like windows

Now just install rtorrent [the linux equivlant of utorrent] job done

Method 2

Connect via putty
type nano install.sh [this opens a text editor]
paste this:

#!/bin/sh

# Install crap (php, httpd, mysql)
echo "Running yum to install some programs... Might take a while"
yum install httpd gcc yum php pwgen php-devel php-gd php-imap php-ldap php-mysql php-odbc php-pear php-xml php-xmlrpc curl curl-devel perl-libwww-perl imagemagick libxml2 libxml2-devel mysql mysql-server xinetd transmission uudeview

echo "Yum Done"

# Start Mysql
/etc/init.d/mysqld start > /dev/null 

# Stop Iptables 
/etc/init.d/iptables stop 

/etc/init.d/xinetd start 

/etc/init.d/httpd restart 

# GlFtpd
echo "Going to install GLFTP"
cd ~root > /dev/null
mkdir installs > /dev/null
cd ~root/installs > /dev/null
wget http://www.glftpd.com/files/glftpd-LNX_2.01.tgz > /dev/null
tar xfz glftpd-LNX_2.01.tgz > /dev/null
cd ~root/installs/glftpd-LNX_2.01 > /dev/null
./installgl.sh

# Torrentflux
echo "Going to install torrentflux"
cd ~root/installs > /dev/null
wget http://www.torrentflux.com/torrentflux_2.3.tar.gz > /dev/null
tar xfz torrentflux_2.3.tar.gz > /dev/null
cd ~root/installs/torrentflux_2.3 > /dev/null
 
mysqladmin create torrentflux > /dev/null 
mysql torrentflux < ~root/installs/torrentflux_2.3/sql/mysql_torrentflux.sql  > /dev/null

# Generate a password for sql user
PASS=`pwgen -c -n -s 15 1`

echo "<?php" >> ~root/installs/torrentflux_2.3/html/config.php
echo '$cfg["db_type"] = "mysql";' >> ~root/installs/torrentflux_2.3/html/config.php
echo '$cfg["db_host"] = "localhost";' >> ~root/installs/torrentflux_2.3/html/config.php
echo '$cfg["db_name"] = "torrentflux";' >> ~root/installs/torrentflux_2.3/html/config.php
echo '$cfg["db_user"] = "root";' >> ~root/installs/torrentflux_2.3/html/config.php
echo '$cfg["db_pass"] = "'passw0rd'";' >> ~root/installs/torrentflux_2.3/html/config.php
echo '?>' >> ~root/installs/torrentflux_2.3/html/config.php

mkdir /var/www/html/torrentflux 
cp -r ~root/installs/torrentflux_2.3/html/* /var/www/html/torrentflux
chmod 777 /var/www/html/torrentflux/downloads/

# Set the mysql password to the first argument
mysqladmin -u root password passw0rd > /dev/null

# Restart mysql
echo "Restarting MySQL"
/etc/init.d/mysqld restart

# Restart xinetd
echo "Restarting Xinetd"
/etc/init.d/xinetd restart

Then press CTRL & X
Save it
then type:
chmod 777 install.sh
then type:
./install.sh
Now you should have Flux and FTP

BUT

The kimi installs a pathetic amount to the home folder soooooooo

Dont forget to change your download location via the admin page on flux

Not had a problem yet with my little kimi

Hope this helps someone

Also - Sarge - you went for the wine option - how is working out for you bud?

[koliber2]

Hi, Help! i try order new server via ovh.fr/ovh.co.uk and when i insert my nickhandle+pass i receive this:
The billing country for your order doesn't correspond to the country of your customer account.


i come from PL. I dont want order box via ovh.pl becouse they have stupid rules.. any idea?

[nbo]

Ok so i have a question, ive read this whole thread, tried some trix and yet i cant get past 60kbs upload!!! sometimes for an hour or 2 ill see close to 1mb but thats all, download speed is usually fine, i tried limiting it, played around with the cache but nothing seems to work.
ok, yes im running it on a windows 2003 server and as much as it sux, thats an excuse perhaps to get poor performances but not like the ones i get.
so what do i do (please dont say switch to linux, that is not an option for me ).

[fatcat69]

Hi, Help! i try order new server via ovh.fr/ovh.co.uk and when i insert my nickhandle+pass i receive this:
The billing country for your order doesn't correspond to the country of your customer account.


i come from PL. I dont want order box via ovh.pl becouse they have stupid rules.. any idea?

You dont have a choice.

I know people who have boxes from ovh.pl and have no issues at all

Ok so i have a question, ive read this whole thread, tried some trix and yet i cant get past 60kbs upload!!! sometimes for an hour or 2 ill see close to 1mb but thats all, download speed is usually fine, i tried limiting it, played around with the cache but nothing seems to work.
ok, yes im running it on a windows 2003 server and as much as it sux, thats an excuse perhaps to get poor performances but not like the ones i get.
so what do i do (please dont say switch to linux, that is not an option for me ).

Well, first make sure its not the following:

A. On your main seedbox sites (ScT and SCC) you will only see 1mb/s or higher for maybe a minute on tv shows, maybe 4-10minutes on movies etc etc. If you are grabbing the torrents way after pre...there are probably too many seeders already and you wont get faster. So try a site that doesnt have many seedboxes and lots of users (revtt and TL are best places to see) and just download a popular movie right after it is pre'd and see what speed you get there.

B. Have you verified all the settings are correct? IE, you have a good open port, torrents are all active. etc etc

C. Disk ovrerload might be screwing with you...check to see.

D. Seeding too many torrents? Try just seeding 1 torrent that you downloaded right after it pre'd to see what speeds you get. Too many torrents can mess with speeds.


If its not the above, then you might have an hardware issue.

Who is your provider, and what box do you have with them?

[nbo]

hey thanks for the response

A- ive tested all sites...
B- i think so, i dont know what a "good" port is, how do i check?
i figured if its running is opened...
C- ive changed it from 150 and down to 30, didnt seem to change a thing.
D- tried 1, and 2 and 3 and more...:\

I have the kimisurf of course...
thanks

[SgtMajor]

BUT

The kimi installs a pathetic amount to the home folder soooooooo

Dont forget to change your download location via the admin page on flux

Not had a problem yet with my little kimi

Hope this helps someone

Also - Sarge - you went for the wine option - how is working out for you bud?

Wine & utorrent webui works for me, I even got the free FTP client FileZilla to max out to my home connection and to my other seedbox, and seeing it fly at 11MB/S to Hosting.ie rocks

I might even give up my precious hosting.ie for another OVH product. this time paid for!

hey thanks for the response

A- ive tested all sites...
B- i think so, i dont know what a "good" port is, how do i check?
i figured if its running is opened...
C- ive changed it from 150 and down to 30, didnt seem to change a thing.
D- tried 1, and 2 and 3 and more...:\

I have the kimisurf of course...
thanks

Windows or nix box?

[fatcat69]

hey thanks for the response

A- ive tested all sites...
B- i think so, i dont know what a "good" port is, how do i check?
i figured if its running is opened...
C- ive changed it from 150 and down to 30, didnt seem to change a thing.
D- tried 1, and 2 and 3 and more...:\

I have the kimisurf of course...
thanks

To check, you can just go through utorrents speed guide thing, and it says test port...but it is probably open.


My guess is that either you got bad hardware...or you are trying to seed junk. its a little late to hit prime time...but id say if you grab ...for example...lost right after it pre's and you atleast dont get a 3-5 ratio on it...then its hardware related.

Might be that 256 ram just isnt enough for torrenting on windows..thats why i learned nix for this freebie.

[nbo]

ya, ports are ok, i actually grabbed a lost last week 4 minutes after it came out.
ended up with 350MB dl and 1.1GB upload after 4 days of slooooow ul speed that my home connection can beat...
i realize that the 256mb sux with windows but utorrent does not take up that much memory, and even when i try 1 torrent from TL which is new and has 1 seeder and 37 leechers i should still get at least a megabite and not the puny 12kps that i get...