Cloud-init for Virtual Machines

Bit by bit, we're increasing our cloud security. Now, we've revamped how we handle your service passwords with a new encrypted format. There's a myriad of encryption methods out there, but we've settled on RSA asymmetric encryption, widely recognized as one of the most robust options available today. Here's the rundown: You generate a password for your server or DBaaS, which then gets securely stored in an encrypted state within a dedicated database. This password gets encrypted using a public key, neatly stores in container A. Accessing the data requires decryption, for which a private key, securely stored in container B, is necessary. So, your password resides in one spot, the public key in another, and the private key in yet another. This setup reduces the chances of any successful hacking attempts to virtually zero. And as per usual, here are some handy links for you to create a new server or database.

Everything you need to configure network settings, control traffic and load is now in the overall "Networks" section. How it was Private networks, firewall and load balancers were located in different places in the panel. You had to navigate through the menu looking for the necessary features. It was awkward! How it is now But now you can switch between the services in a single window making it much easier to work with them. Soon we will add Floating IPs—the IPs that can be transferred between services in the same availability zone. Cool, I'm going to check it out →

We continue to fill the Marketplace with useful builds. Now you can quickly deploy object storage on a server in the cloud. This is a credit to MinIO and ours, of course ;) A few facts about MinIO → Takes 5-10 minutes to install → Easy to configure and manage → Storage is resource-hungry on large amounts of data, but it's worth it What you can store Anything you want, including: → Photos and videos → Log files → Backups → Virtual machine and container images What else you need to know → Built on Open Source → Compatible with Amazon S3, Azure, GCS → Released under Apache v2 license A few words about reliability MinIO uses the Erasure Coding mechanism - a software-based method for protecting data from corruption. If classic RAID 6 can afford to lose two disks, MinIO will easily survive the loss of half of them. Deploy MinIO on your server →