[ale] ale.org is moving! DNS change needed.

Michael H. Warfield mhw at wittsend.com
Mon Mar 15 21:44:35 EDT 2021


On Mon, 2021-03-15 at 21:09 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
> If we need a DNS server, I run one and can be a primary or secondary.
> It's got v4 and v6. 

And...  That's the other 800lb gorilla in the room.  The ale.org IPv6
service is also from Hurricane Electric.  Does the new service provide
native IPv6, or do we need to move to tunnel endpoints.  Either way,
I'm going to need all the new addresses,

Regards,
Mike


> -derek
> Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos. 
> 
> On March 15, 2021 9:05:47 PM "Jeremy T. Bouse via Ale" <ale at ale.org>
> wrote:
> 
> > Mike,
> > 
> > Should definitely talk then... When wife I moved down to FL this
> > time last year and I shutdown my home network, I moved everything
> > into the cloud. All my domains are handled by Route53 and most of
> > them now have DNSSEC enabled as well. I've been slowly working to
> > limit the number of compute nodes I'm running and doing quite a bit
> > via serverless methods. I replaced Wordpress with Hugo and my GPG
> > key policy site that ran on PHP is now running as a Lambda function
> > behind API Gateway.
> > 
> > On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 8:44 PM Michael H. Warfield <
> > mhw at wittsend.com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2021-03-12 at 19:39 -0500, Jeremy T. Bouse via Ale wrote:
> > > > If I can be of any help in the future handling any of this let
> > > > me know. I would not be opposed to setting up a Route53 Hosted
> > > Zone
> > > > for ALE along with my other domains. Could potentially also
> > > help with
> > > > any other web hosting-related issues there as well. Would be
> > > nothing
> > > > to setup a separate AWS account under my multi-account
> > > structure
> > > > exclusively for ALE. I already have most of the setup process
> > > fully
> > > > automated using Terraform with changes as easy as pushing a
> > > commit to
> > > > a private git repository.
> > > 
> > > You and I need to talk.  I sold my Class B to AWS and have been
> > > considering some of their compute on demand and Route 53
> > > services.
> > > 
> > > Always include me explicitly in the Cc.  I don't check the lists
> > > as
> > > frequently any more.
> > > 
> > > Regard,
> > > Mike
> > > 
> > > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 9:12 AM Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org
> > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > As many know, the hosting of ale.org bits and services has
> > > been
> > > > > from my home on a VM for quite some time. The data connection
> > > was
> > > > > using Comcast Business class that while rock solid for years
> > > was
> > > > > certainly expensive.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I recently shifted my home networking to AT&T Gig Fiber for
> > > WAY
> > > > > less money. It's bandwidth is not as reliable, a few hiccups,
> > > and
> > > > > no one seems able to provide me the actual static IP
> > > addresses I
> > > > > pay extra for monthly. I want a credit for services not
> > > provided
> > > > > and I'm talking with clueless people. (I expected this but
> > > was
> > > > > hopeful it would work out. It's been 5 months....)
> > > > > 
> > > > > As the Comcast contract ended, the monthly cost exploded
> > > (x2!!!)
> > > > > with apparently no recourse but a new contract. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > So a new dedicated host is provisioned in Montreal with
> > > ServerMania
> > > > > for a really decent price and good bandwidth and capacity.
> > > ale.org
> > > > > will have a new VM with base OS easier to keep wordpress php
> > > > > upgraded than Centos 7.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Robert has worked to migrate existing content to the new
> > > hosting
> > > > > and we are ready to make the transition.
> > > > > 
> > > > > So.... It's time for a DNS party! Mike Warfield is the
> > > current DNS
> > > > > provider. I don't think anyone else needs to jump in unless
> > > there's
> > > > > a reason to change DNS hosting. But maybe a greybeard ale
> > > meeting
> > > > > is a good thing anyway. Probably virtual. Covid stinks.
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