I created some docs how to build a few different setups, but mine always
include encryption or raid that most don't do.  I can forward some snippets
to help if you like, I've done this on ubuntu for some 10+ years, later
arch, but vm's I just do a base lvm setup for running atop this.

I don't know the list is dying other than folks don't have anything to
say.  I always feel like I'm doing crazy sh!t, people look at my setups
like I have 3 heads like running raid+encryption+lvm, but it usually works,
until some bug hits and it doesn't.  Most folks have little to say other
than "good luck".

I joined the plugaz libera.chat irc lately to check it out, but mostly
crickets there too.  I guess social communication these days only means
tweeting with twits on twitter or fakebooking with daddy zuck, neither of
which I've ever partaken.  I almost miss aol/yahoo of old.

-mb


On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 3:13 PM <techlists@phpcoderusa.com> wrote:

> Thank you for your feedback Michael.
>
> Seems like the list might be dying off.
>
> On 2021-05-26 17:32, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> > I run everything through LVM after about the second time I crashed my
> > root partition on plain ext2 by filling it entirely, at least probably
> > 10-12 years now.  LVM2 doesn't crash it like that even if filled, or
> > cause a full fsck of fscking time and other weird catastrophic
> > restoration of services.
> >
> > If no encryption, you can set lvm2 to pass through ssd trim, or setup
> > your own periodic trim jobs.  I'd love to hear reasons not to use lvm,
> > as it's dated, and looked at things like zfs and btrfs to replace 1)
> > raid, 2) encryption. and 3) logical volumes, but without these all
> > wasn't really an option.  Curious if anyone's using any one native
> > solution for all three yet.  Using mdraid+luks+lvm+ext4 is still my
> > general go-to.
> >
> > -mb
> >
> > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 2:24 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
> > <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I've installed Linux many times.  For the last few times I just
> >> chose
> >> the defaults for configuring the HD.
> >>
> >> I am running a 250GB SSD. It will be entirely dedicated to the
> >> server.
> >>
> >> In reading the docs there is an option of using the entire disk for
> >> LVM
> >> and there will be two partitions, one for /boot and one for
> >> everything
> >> else.
> >>
> >> Any thoughts on using the default HD configuration?
> >>
> >> Thanks!!
> >> Keith
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