Skip to end of metadata
Go to start of metadata

You are viewing an old version of this page. View the current version.

Compare with Current View Page History

« Previous Version 13 Next »

Servers

  • Dedicated servers with full administrator access and private IP on the Yale network
  • Hosted on AWS EC2 and scheduled to update monthly
  • Automatic daily snapshots are kept for 14 days
  • Manual snapshots can be created by users on demand
  • Prices will vary based on disk size and number of hours per month the servers are running


AlmaLinux 8

  • Login authentication using SSH key
  • Security updates provided until April 2029

Amazon Linux 2

  • Login authentication using SSH key
  • Security updates provided until June 2025

Research Linux Server

  • Login authentication using SSH key
  • Security updates provided until April 2025
  • Includes the following software by default:
    • Deep Learning frameworks (with CUDA 8.0, 9.0, 9.2, 10.0 , 10.1 and cuDNN, NCCL):
    • Apache MXNet with Gluon
    • TensorFlow
    • Caffe2
    • PyTorch
    • Chainer
    • CNTK
    • Theano
    • Keras
    • GPU Drivers: NVIDIA Driver 418.87
    • Anaconda3
    • Go
    • GCC
    • CMake
    • Docker
    • Singularity
    • Database clients: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite3
    • Editors: Vim, Emacs
    • Mate Desktop environment
    • X2Go
    • Firefox

Ubuntu 20.04

  • Login authentication using SSH key
  • Security updates provided until April 2025

Ubuntu 22.04

  • Login authentication using SSH key
  • Security updates provided until April 2027

Windows 2019

  • Integrated with the Yale Active Directory for authentication
  • Security updates provided until January 1, 2024

Library & GIS Statistical (Windows 2019)

  • This is a custom Windows image which includes additional pre-installed software packages to accommodate GIS and data analysis at Yale Library.
  • Integrated with the Yale Active Directory for authentication
  • Security updates provided until January 1, 2024
  • Included Software:
    • ArcGIS Pro
    • Jupyter Notebook
    • Python 3
    • Google Earth Pro
    • GeoDa
    • QGIS
    • RStudio Desktop
    • Microsoft Edge

Windows 2022

  • Integrated with the Yale Active Directory for authentication
  • Security updates provided until January 1, 2027



Databases

Shared MySQL

  • Database on a MySQL (5.7) instance shared with other Spinup users
  • Instance is hosted on AWS RDS and automatically updated
  • Data is replicated between two servers in two different data centers
  • Restricted number of client connections and limited database size
  • Suitable for development work with databases smaller than 1 GB
  • Users need to schedule their own database dumps if backups are required
  • This offering is currently free

Dedicated MySQL

  • Dedicated MySQL instance that can host multiple databases
  • Instance is hosted on AWS Aurora and automatically updated
  • Data is encrypted at rest and replicated across 3 different data centers
  • Disk size expands automatically as more data is added, up to 64 TiB
  • Automatic daily snapshots are kept for 7 days
  • Users should schedule their own database dumps depending on RPO requirements
  • Suitable for production use
  • Price will vary depending on the disk size

Dedicated PostgreSQL

  • Dedicated PostgreSQL instance that can host multiple databases
  • Instance is hosted on AWS RDS and is automatically updated
  • Data is encrypted at rest
  • Automatic daily snapshots are kept for 7 days
  • High-availability can be enabled to create a standby replica in another data center
  • Users should schedule their own database dumps depending on RPO requirements
  • Suitable for production use
  • Price will vary depending on the disk size

Dedicated SQL Server

  • Dedicated SQL Server (Standard Edition) instance that can host multiple databases
  • Instance is hosted on AWS RDS and is automatically updated
  • Data is encrypted at rest
  • Automatic daily snapshots are kept for 7 days
  • High-availability can be enabled to create a standby replica in another data center
  • Users should schedule their own database dumps depending on RPO requirements
  • Suitable for production use
  • Price will vary depending on the disk size


Containers

Container Service

  • Containers hosted on AWS Fargate with a service endpoint on the Yale network
  • Multiple containers can run inside a service, those containers can communicate with each other on the loopback interface (localhost/127.0.0.1)
  • Private images can be pulled from authenticated Docker repositories by specifying the login credentials
  • Container services will automatically restart failed or stopped container instances
  • Environment variables can be set for each container and will be passed to the container at runtime
  • Secret variables can be created in the space and shared among multiple containers - those will be passed as encrypted variables into each container

Known Limitations

  • Persistent storage volumes are not supported, all container storage is ephemeral and limited to 10 GB for docker image layers and 4 GB for each volume mount


Storage

S3 bucket

  • Object store hosted on AWS S3
  • Redundant storage across multiple data centers with 99.99% availability
  • Data transfer over SSL and automatic encryption
  • Unlimited space
  • Pricing details

Static website

  • Combines AWS S3, CloudFront and Route53 to provide a quick and inexpensive way to host a static public web site
  • Redundant storage across multiple data centers with 99.99% availability and unlimited space
  • Automatic caching to scale and serve millions of requests per second
  • DNS name of your choice on one of our domains (yalepages.org, yalespace.org)
  • Automatic configuration of SSL certificate
  • Only supports static content, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images
  • Only available in low-risk spaces


  • No labels