BSDCan2016 - v1.1.24a
BSDCan 2016
The Technical BSD Conference
| Speakers | |
|---|---|
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Henning Brauer |
| Schedule | |
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| Day | Talks #1 - 10 June - 2016-06-10 |
| Room | DMS 1110 |
| Start time | 11:15 |
| Duration | 01:00 |
| Info | |
| ID | 684 |
| Event type | Lecture |
| Track | System Administration |
| Language used for presentation | English |
Running an ISP on OpenBSD
Why OpenBSD and several uncommon uses of it
My company, BS Web Services GmbH (BSWS) is a smaller hosting ISP in Hamburg. It is largely run on OpenBSD, and that includes some uncommon and probably unexpected uses that I frequently get asked about. I'll explain why we use OpenBSD, how we do so and how we automate management of a large number of OpenBSD servers.
In particular, we'll cover
-Benefits of using OpenBSD for mission critical, public internet services -how we manage a large number of OpenBSD servers in very different roles -automated installation / setup -the expected use: routers, firewalls -managing the layer 2 network components -using OpenBSD components for the shared webhosting platforms -a clustered mail system on OpenBSD, including the use of spamd -OpenBSD autoinstallation in a fully automated VM deployment scheme -secure the business: automated billing and bookkeeping, including largely automated payment systems and bank interfaces, all on OpenBSD -secure the site: physical access control using OpenBSD and arduinos -manually switching lights on and off is so last century -the environment: monitoring physical doors and temperatures with OpenBSD and arduinos
I will focus on the technical side; it will NOT be a sales pitch or advertising session.