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First site options
When thinking about first “real” hosting sites in Merri-bek, conversations are resolving into two different strategies, which have their own unique characteristics. They can be pursued concurrently at different sites.
Site Types
Super-site
This type of site is based on the idea that we will be serving open source apps in a centralised way, ones that are not compatible with LoRes. Although this site might *also* be a LoRes node, the fact that it serves important software (nextcloud, etc), means that if it is down, we lose access. In a sense, this is our local alternative to data-center use.
Required characteristics of this site are:
- Dedicated NBN line
- Room for several computers of various sizes, ideally secure
- Frequent access
Additional desirable characteristics would be:
- Existing solar setup
- Room for a few collaborators to tinker with with the servers
- Ability to tinker with battery and off-grid setup