QEMU hosting

QEMU hosting

[Stefan Hajnoczi]

Hi Thomas,
In November you emailed qemu-devel asking if the QEMU project was
interested in exploring hosting with Fosshost.org. I think my reply
may have gotten lost so I wanted to check if you have time to discuss
this again.

The main hosting need that QEMU has is for continuous integration
system runners. We are particularly interested in non-x86/non-Linux
build machines and a dedicated server for reproducible performance
tests. Just today there was discussion on #qemu IRC about how to go
about adding a macOS build machine, for example.

It would be great to find out more about Fosshost.org and whether we
can work together.

Thanks,
Stefan

Re: QEMU hosting

[Fosshost]

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Hi Stefan

Thank you for your email.


  1.  We do not offer MacOS hosting
  2.  We can provide virtual machines with full KVM virt on x86 architecture and soon arm64 v8
  3.  We do not provide dedicated servers.

If you would like to apply, you can do so at https://fosshost.org/apply

Feel free to join our IRC channel on freenode #fosshost if you have any questions regarding our work and service

Kind regards,
Thomas
Fosshost


________________________________
From: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com>
Sent: 05 January 2021 14:21
To: Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org>
Cc: qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
Subject: QEMU hosting

Hi Thomas,
In November you emailed qemu-devel asking if the QEMU project was
interested in exploring hosting with Fosshost.org. I think my reply
may have gotten lost so I wanted to check if you have time to discuss
this again.

The main hosting need that QEMU has is for continuous integration
system runners. We are particularly interested in non-x86/non-Linux
build machines and a dedicated server for reproducible performance
tests. Just today there was discussion on #qemu IRC about how to go
about adding a macOS build machine, for example.

It would be great to find out more about Fosshost.org and whether we
can work together.

Thanks,
Stefan

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Re: QEMU hosting

[Stefan Hajnoczi]

On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 6:55 PM Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org> wrote:

> If you would like to apply, you can do so at https://fosshost.org/apply
>
> Feel free to join our IRC channel on freenode #fosshost if you have any questions regarding our work and service

Hi Thomas,
Thanks for the reply! I have forwarded the information to Cleber Rosa,
who is working on QEMU's CI system.

Stefan

Re: QEMU hosting

[Cleber Rosa]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stefan Hajnoczi" <stefanha@gmail.com>
> To: "Fosshost" <admin@fosshost.org>
> Cc: "qemu-devel" <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>, "Cleber Rosa" <cleber@redhat.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 9:28:29 AM
> Subject: Re: QEMU hosting
> 
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 6:55 PM Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org> wrote:
> 
> > If you would like to apply, you can do so at https://fosshost.org/apply
> >

Hi Stefan,

I've made an application for one x86 virtual machine on behalf of the QEMU
project.  It's not clear to me if the VMs, in addition to being powered by
KVM according to the docs, if they offer (nested) KVM.

That would be an improvement from what we get from the GitLab shared runners.

Thomas,

Would you be able to tell if nested KVM is available for the x86 VMs?

Thanks,
- Cleber.

> > Feel free to join our IRC channel on freenode #fosshost if you have any
> > questions regarding our work and service
> 
> Hi Thomas,
> Thanks for the reply! I have forwarded the information to Cleber Rosa,
> who is working on QEMU's CI system.
> 
> Stefan
> 
> 

Re: QEMU hosting

[Fosshost]

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Hi Cleber

Nested KVM is not currently supported, apologies.

We are looking to change this in the future.

We use KVM to power the VMs (qemu).

Kind regards,
Thomas Markey
Chief Executive & Founder
Fosshost.org

Tel: +44 (0) 208 154 4278


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________________________________
From: Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
Sent: 10 February 2021 15:15
To: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com>
Cc: Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org>; qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Cleber Rosa <cleber@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: QEMU hosting



----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stefan Hajnoczi" <stefanha@gmail.com>
> To: "Fosshost" <admin@fosshost.org>
> Cc: "qemu-devel" <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>, "Cleber Rosa" <cleber@redhat.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 9:28:29 AM
> Subject: Re: QEMU hosting
>
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 6:55 PM Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org> wrote:
>
> > If you would like to apply, you can do so at https://fosshost.org/apply
> >

Hi Stefan,

I've made an application for one x86 virtual machine on behalf of the QEMU
project.  It's not clear to me if the VMs, in addition to being powered by
KVM according to the docs, if they offer (nested) KVM.

That would be an improvement from what we get from the GitLab shared runners.

Thomas,

Would you be able to tell if nested KVM is available for the x86 VMs?

Thanks,
- Cleber.

> > Feel free to join our IRC channel on freenode #fosshost if you have any
> > questions regarding our work and service
>
> Hi Thomas,
> Thanks for the reply! I have forwarded the information to Cleber Rosa,
> who is working on QEMU's CI system.
>
> Stefan
>
>


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Re: QEMU hosting

[Philippe Mathieu-Daudé]

Hi Thomas and Stefan,

On 1/5/21 7:55 PM, Fosshost wrote:
> Hi Stefan
> 
> Thank you for your email.
> 
>  1. We do not offer MacOS hosting
>  2. We can provide virtual machines with full KVM virt on x86
>     architecture and soon arm64 v8
>  3. We do not provide dedicated servers.

Would it be possible to have a dedicated VM for a git LFS server [*]?

If so, what storage is usable? Are there network traffic limits?

Thanks,

Phil.

[*] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/git/lfs/

> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* 05 January 2021 14:21
> *To:* Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org>
> *Cc:* qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
> *Subject:* QEMU hosting
>  
> Hi Thomas,
> In November you emailed qemu-devel asking if the QEMU project was
> interested in exploring hosting with Fosshost.org. I think my reply
> may have gotten lost so I wanted to check if you have time to discuss
> this again.
> 
> The main hosting need that QEMU has is for continuous integration
> system runners. We are particularly interested in non-x86/non-Linux
> build machines and a dedicated server for reproducible performance
> tests. Just today there was discussion on #qemu IRC about how to go
> about adding a macOS build machine, for example.
> 
> It would be great to find out more about Fosshost.org and whether we
> can work together.
> 
> Thanks,
> Stefan

Re: QEMU hosting

[Philippe Mathieu-Daudé]

On 2/22/21 4:56 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> Hi Thomas and Stefan,
> 
> On 1/5/21 7:55 PM, Fosshost wrote:
>> Hi Stefan
>>
>> Thank you for your email.
>>
>>  1. We do not offer MacOS hosting
>>  2. We can provide virtual machines with full KVM virt on x86
>>     architecture and soon arm64 v8
>>  3. We do not provide dedicated servers.
> 
> Would it be possible to have a dedicated VM for a git LFS server [*]?

Just noticed the Mirrors-as-a-Service option "(available for package
mirrors, operating systems, repositories, documentation, static assets,
etc)":

https://docs.fosshost.org/en/home/getting-started#production-services
https://docs.fosshost.org/en/home/mirrors-as-a-service

> If so, what storage is usable? Are there network traffic limits?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Phil.
> 
> [*] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/git/lfs/
> 
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* 05 January 2021 14:21
>> *To:* Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org>
>> *Cc:* qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
>> *Subject:* QEMU hosting
>>  
>> Hi Thomas,
>> In November you emailed qemu-devel asking if the QEMU project was
>> interested in exploring hosting with Fosshost.org. I think my reply
>> may have gotten lost so I wanted to check if you have time to discuss
>> this again.
>>
>> The main hosting need that QEMU has is for continuous integration
>> system runners. We are particularly interested in non-x86/non-Linux
>> build machines and a dedicated server for reproducible performance
>> tests. Just today there was discussion on #qemu IRC about how to go
>> about adding a macOS build machine, for example.
>>
>> It would be great to find out more about Fosshost.org and whether we
>> can work together.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Stefan
> 

Re: QEMU hosting

[Philippe Mathieu-Daudé]

On 2/22/21 5:07 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> On 2/22/21 4:56 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
>> Hi Thomas and Stefan,
>>
>> On 1/5/21 7:55 PM, Fosshost wrote:
>>> Hi Stefan
>>>
>>> Thank you for your email.
>>>
>>>  1. We do not offer MacOS hosting
>>>  2. We can provide virtual machines with full KVM virt on x86
>>>     architecture and soon arm64 v8

And from https://fosshost.org/about:
"We support most operating systems including CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu,
ArchLinux and FreeBSD and custom OS."

Eventually we could add a pair of FreeBSD runners to our Gitlab CI?
https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/freebsd.html

>>>  3. We do not provide dedicated servers.
>>
>> Would it be possible to have a dedicated VM for a git LFS server [*]?
> 
> Just noticed the Mirrors-as-a-Service option "(available for package
> mirrors, operating systems, repositories, documentation, static assets,
> etc)":
> 
> https://docs.fosshost.org/en/home/getting-started#production-services
> https://docs.fosshost.org/en/home/mirrors-as-a-service
> 
>> If so, what storage is usable? Are there network traffic limits?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Phil.
>>
>> [*] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/git/lfs/
>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* 05 January 2021 14:21
>>> *To:* Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org>
>>> *Cc:* qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
>>> *Subject:* QEMU hosting
>>>  
>>> Hi Thomas,
>>> In November you emailed qemu-devel asking if the QEMU project was
>>> interested in exploring hosting with Fosshost.org. I think my reply
>>> may have gotten lost so I wanted to check if you have time to discuss
>>> this again.
>>>
>>> The main hosting need that QEMU has is for continuous integration
>>> system runners. We are particularly interested in non-x86/non-Linux
>>> build machines and a dedicated server for reproducible performance
>>> tests. Just today there was discussion on #qemu IRC about how to go
>>> about adding a macOS build machine, for example.
>>>
>>> It would be great to find out more about Fosshost.org and whether we
>>> can work together.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Stefan
>>
> 

Re: QEMU hosting

[Philippe Mathieu-Daudé]

Updating this thread for the list, I have been told that
Cleber is looking at all these options for mainstream CI,
and is already in contact with fosshost.org.

I'll let him follow these ideas.

Regards,

Phil.

On 2/22/21 5:11 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> On 2/22/21 5:07 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
>> On 2/22/21 4:56 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
>>> Hi Thomas and Stefan,
>>>
>>> On 1/5/21 7:55 PM, Fosshost wrote:
>>>> Hi Stefan
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your email.
>>>>
>>>>  1. We do not offer MacOS hosting
>>>>  2. We can provide virtual machines with full KVM virt on x86
>>>>     architecture and soon arm64 v8
> 
> And from https://fosshost.org/about:
> "We support most operating systems including CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu,
> ArchLinux and FreeBSD and custom OS."
> 
> Eventually we could add a pair of FreeBSD runners to our Gitlab CI?
> https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/freebsd.html
>
>>>>  3. We do not provide dedicated servers.
>>>
>>> Would it be possible to have a dedicated VM for a git LFS server [*]?
>>
>> Just noticed the Mirrors-as-a-Service option "(available for package
>> mirrors, operating systems, repositories, documentation, static assets,
>> etc)":
>>
>> https://docs.fosshost.org/en/home/getting-started#production-services
>> https://docs.fosshost.org/en/home/mirrors-as-a-service
>>
>>> If so, what storage is usable? Are there network traffic limits?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Phil.
>>>
>>> [*] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/git/lfs/
>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* 05 January 2021 14:21
>>>> *To:* Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org>
>>>> *Cc:* qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
>>>> *Subject:* QEMU hosting
>>>>  
>>>> Hi Thomas,
>>>> In November you emailed qemu-devel asking if the QEMU project was
>>>> interested in exploring hosting with Fosshost.org. I think my reply
>>>> may have gotten lost so I wanted to check if you have time to discuss
>>>> this again.
>>>>
>>>> The main hosting need that QEMU has is for continuous integration
>>>> system runners. We are particularly interested in non-x86/non-Linux
>>>> build machines and a dedicated server for reproducible performance
>>>> tests. Just today there was discussion on #qemu IRC about how to go
>>>> about adding a macOS build machine, for example.
>>>>
>>>> It would be great to find out more about Fosshost.org and whether we
>>>> can work together.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Stefan
>>>
>>
> 

Re: QEMU hosting

[Thomas Markey]

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Dear all

Would it be possible, may I ask, for the QEMU website to be updated to show that Fosshost is supporting the project?

The fosshost logo with a link back to https://fosshost.org will be more than sufficient, or just a link in footer / sponsor's page (if you have one).

In addition, we're currently experiencing significant growth and are looking at the more established/larger projects we work with, to understand whether there may be an opportunity for financial donation.  In short, we need to take on full time members of staff in order to run our service.  Your time and attention in this would be greatly appreciated if you could afford it to us.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Thomas Markey
Chief Executive & Founder

To go further, together.

[cid:7890ea8e-31b1-4b77-bfd7-d3e2f8270a17]

Tel: +44 (0) 208 154 4278


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________________________________
From: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com>
Sent: 23 February 2021 11:41
To: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>; Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>; Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org>
Cc: qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com>; Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: QEMU hosting

Updating this thread for the list, I have been told that
Cleber is looking at all these options for mainstream CI,
and is already in contact with fosshost.org.

I'll let him follow these ideas.

Regards,

Phil.

On 2/22/21 5:11 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> On 2/22/21 5:07 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
>> On 2/22/21 4:56 PM, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
>>> Hi Thomas and Stefan,
>>>
>>> On 1/5/21 7:55 PM, Fosshost wrote:
>>>> Hi Stefan
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your email.
>>>>
>>>>  1. We do not offer MacOS hosting
>>>>  2. We can provide virtual machines with full KVM virt on x86
>>>>     architecture and soon arm64 v8
>
> And from https://fosshost.org/about:
> "We support most operating systems including CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu,
> ArchLinux and FreeBSD and custom OS."
>
> Eventually we could add a pair of FreeBSD runners to our Gitlab CI?
> https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/install/freebsd.html
>
>>>>  3. We do not provide dedicated servers.
>>>
>>> Would it be possible to have a dedicated VM for a git LFS server [*]?
>>
>> Just noticed the Mirrors-as-a-Service option "(available for package
>> mirrors, operating systems, repositories, documentation, static assets,
>> etc)":
>>
>> https://docs.fosshost.org/en/home/getting-started#production-services
>> https://docs.fosshost.org/en/home/mirrors-as-a-service
>>
>>> If so, what storage is usable? Are there network traffic limits?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Phil.
>>>
>>> [*] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/topics/git/lfs/
>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* 05 January 2021 14:21
>>>> *To:* Fosshost <admin@fosshost.org>
>>>> *Cc:* qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
>>>> *Subject:* QEMU hosting
>>>>
>>>> Hi Thomas,
>>>> In November you emailed qemu-devel asking if the QEMU project was
>>>> interested in exploring hosting with Fosshost.org. I think my reply
>>>> may have gotten lost so I wanted to check if you have time to discuss
>>>> this again.
>>>>
>>>> The main hosting need that QEMU has is for continuous integration
>>>> system runners. We are particularly interested in non-x86/non-Linux
>>>> build machines and a dedicated server for reproducible performance
>>>> tests. Just today there was discussion on #qemu IRC about how to go
>>>> about adding a macOS build machine, for example.
>>>>
>>>> It would be great to find out more about Fosshost.org and whether we
>>>> can work together.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Stefan
>>>
>>
>


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Re: QEMU hosting

[Cleber Rosa]

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On 6/20/21 12:14 PM, Thomas Markey wrote:
> Dear all
>
> Would it be possible, may I ask, for the QEMU website to be updated to 
> show that Fosshost is supporting the project?
>
> The fosshost logo with a link back to https://fosshost.org 
> <https://fosshost.org> will be more than sufficient, or just a link in 
> footer / sponsor's page (if you have one).
>
> In addition, we're currently experiencing significant growth and are 
> looking at the more established/larger projects we work with, to 
> understand whether there may be an opportunity for financial 
> donation.  In short, we need to take on full time members of staff in 
> order to run our service.  Your time and attention in this would be 
> greatly appreciated if you could afford it to us.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> Kind regards,
>

Hi Thomas,


I don't see why not.  In any case, I've opened an issue:


https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-web/-/issues/2


To keep track of the resolution of your request.


Thanks,

- Cleber.



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