Hosting on the cloud?

[Sweatyboi]

As the title suggests, would I be able to host hex on a cloud server to play around with until I (one day) build a server for myself?

[Midnight2ss]

Doesn’t truly support running as a VM found in the FAQ page

hexos.com/early-access-faq

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Can I install HexOS in a virtual machine?

While HexOS is meant to be installed on physical hardware, it is based on TrueNAS SCALE, which does support use in a virtualized environment. For additional details on how to install HexOS in a VM, please see the TrueNAS SCALE documentation.

 

Edited November 29, 2024 by Midnight2ss
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[Sweatyboi]

1 minute ago, Midnight2ss said:

Doesn’t truly support running as a VM found in the FAQ page

hexos.com/early-access-faq

 

Hmmm maybe I rent a bare metal server then? Should be fine id imagine?

[Midnight2ss]

You may be better off checking Facebook marketplace or something for an older used pc to test/play around with. But this is just a guess. As it’s in beta so having it hosted elsewhere may or may not cause further issues.

[Sweatyboi]

8 minutes ago, Midnight2ss said:

You may be better off checking Facebook marketplace or something for an older used pc to test/play around with. But this is just a guess. As it’s in beta so having it hosted elsewhere may or may not cause further issues.

That’s not a bad idea actually 

[Midnight2ss]

you can occasionally visit a local computer store. They might be willing to let you have a computer they were planning to recycle. However, they might remove the hard drive. It would be more advisable to obtain fresh, unused drives for the computer. 

[Sweatyboi]

11 minutes ago, Midnight2ss said:

you can occasionally visit a local computer store. They might be willing to let you have a computer they were planning to recycle. However, they might remove the hard drive. It would be more advisable to obtain fresh, unused drives for the computer. 

I have 4 500GB SSDs I could use, main thing for me is I need to have the server be as power efficient as possible while still being able to run the occasional game servers and downloading Linux isos