Since Cloudflare has a paid service as well the working assumption is the 'free' service is more of a try before you buy and allows colleges and others to demonstrate the value of the service so budget can be requested. I'm sure the analytics are not as detailed as the paid version etc Another company with a similar model is Splunk which is a log analyzer and event correlation tool. The free version only handles 500 mb/day as opposed to terabytes per day for paid version Sent from my iPad > On Oct 1, 2014, at 8:03 AM, Chuck Harris <cfharris@erols.com> wrote: > > I guess the question that comes to me is why is cloudflare free? > > I understand why Didier does what he does for free, he's giving > back by serving a community to which he is a member. But what > is cloudflare getting in return for paying for the rent, hardware, > backbone, and electricity? > > -Chuck Harris > > Ryan Stasel wrote: >> All, >> >> There’s an apache plugin that allows you to get the statistics from cloudflare on >> each hit. Take a look at mod_cloudflare >> (https://www.cloudflare.com/resources-downloads) >> >> I use it, works great. AND, they just announced yesterday that they have free SSL >> now. =) >> >> I would imagine with your site, cloudflare will greatly reduce your bandwidth, and >> prevent other abusive behavior (like hotlinking). =) >> >> Let us know! >> >> -Ryan Stasel > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.

Yes, I saw that. I doubt that I would get as much info as I get now with my log files, but it is definitely worth a try. I will run the site from the new host for a month to see how it does then I will probably get Cloudflare. Thanks! Didier KO4BB On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Paul Alfille <paul.alfille@gmail.com> wrote: > Looking at Cloudflare's website, they claim they will collect usage > statistics for you. > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 8:55 PM, Didier Juges <shalimr9@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have looked at Cloudflare and as soon as my domain is transferred, I > will > > get the free account. > > It was already recommended by another user last week. Thanks! > > > > The only issue is that my server will not see that traffic, which will > > prevent me from having reliable statistics, but one cannot have > > everything.... > > > > Didier KO4BB > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Ryan Stasel <rstasel@uoregon.edu> > wrote: > > > > > Didier, > > > > > > I would look into just putting something like Cloudflare infront of > > > KO4BB... this should cache all your content relatively well, and > greatly > > > reduce the load on your provider. > > > > > > They have a free tier that works quite well, and even their paid tiers > > are > > > much cheaper than an ISP that would work for that kind of bandwidth (I > > had > > > no idea it was so high, but it is a great resource). > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > -Ryan Stasel > > > > > > On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:18 , Didier Juges <shalimr9@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Francesco, > > > > > > > > Thanks for the offer. I have been a Linux user since Slackware with > the > > > > 1.0.9 kernel. I know just enough to be really dangerous to myself, > > > > hopefully not to others... I may call on you on occasion. The new > > server > > > > runs on CentOS v6, not sure if there are any plans to upgrade to v7. > > > > Recently, my experience has been with Ubuntu and I would have > preferred > > > > staying with a Debian based distro for the familiarity, but MyHosting > > did > > > > not offer one. > > > > > > > > Poul, > > > > > > > > Thanks for the good words. Those words are what keeps me going at > this > > :) > > > > > > > > Didier KO4BB > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Francesco Messineo < > > > > francesco.messineo@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Didier Juges <shalimr9@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Thank you for your patience and your support. > > > >> > > > >> thank to you for your service! > > > >> I'm a *nix system administrator since 20 years (well, my job would > > > >> turn 20 next year actually). So if you ever need any support, just > > > >> ask. > > > >> > > > >> Frank > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > > >> To unsubscribe, go to > > > >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > > >> and follow the instructions there. > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > > > To unsubscribe, go to > > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > > To unsubscribe, go to > > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >

I plan to run the new site for about a month to see how it is doing (I have a 30 days try out period anyhow) and if all goes well, I will give Cloudflare a try. Just to let everyone know (it will be announced on the site), I will have a 50 files/day download limit initially to limit the rogue downloads which have been causing most of the problems. If that turns out to be a problem, I could have a limit based on file size instead, or a combination of the two. I would rather not go to a registration process, I want to keep the site as open and simple as possible. I have also opened a trial with Linode, on the suggestion of one time-nut and all the manuals are on that site too. In case MyHosting falls flat, I should be able to switch rapidly. Linode appears to be a little harder to setup, maybe due to their use of CentOS 7 versus version 6 for MyHosting. Anyhow, feel free to let me know how the new site (and the download limit) affects you via private message. Thanks in advance to all, particularly to those who already have or have proposed to help financially. There will be a Donate Paypal button on the new site. Use it often! (As soon as I get around to it, the donors will have their download limit waived :) Thanks again, Didier KO4BB On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 12:31 AM, Ryan Stasel <rstasel@uoregon.edu> wrote: > All, > > There’s an apache plugin that allows you to get the statistics from > cloudflare on each hit. Take a look at mod_cloudflare ( > https://www.cloudflare.com/resources-downloads) > > I use it, works great. AND, they just announced yesterday that they have > free SSL now. =) > > I would imagine with your site, cloudflare will greatly reduce your > bandwidth, and prevent other abusive behavior (like hotlinking). =) > > Let us know! > > -Ryan Stasel > > On Sep 30, 2014, at 6:42 PM, Paul Alfille <paul.alfille@gmail.com<mailto: > paul.alfille@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Looking at Cloudflare's website, they claim they will collect usage > statistics for you. > > On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 8:55 PM, Didier Juges <shalimr9@gmail.com<mailto: > shalimr9@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I have looked at Cloudflare and as soon as my domain is transferred, I will > get the free account. > It was already recommended by another user last week. Thanks! > > The only issue is that my server will not see that traffic, which will > prevent me from having reliable statistics, but one cannot have > everything.... > > Didier KO4BB > > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Ryan Stasel <rstasel@uoregon.edu<mailto: > rstasel@uoregon.edu>> wrote: > > Didier, > > I would look into just putting something like Cloudflare infront of > KO4BB... this should cache all your content relatively well, and greatly > reduce the load on your provider. > > They have a free tier that works quite well, and even their paid tiers > are > much cheaper than an ISP that would work for that kind of bandwidth (I > had > no idea it was so high, but it is a great resource). > > Thoughts? > > -Ryan Stasel > > On Sep 28, 2014, at 11:18 , Didier Juges <shalimr9@gmail.com<mailto: > shalimr9@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Francesco, > > Thanks for the offer. I have been a Linux user since Slackware with the > 1.0.9 kernel. I know just enough to be really dangerous to myself, > hopefully not to others... I may call on you on occasion. The new > server > runs on CentOS v6, not sure if there are any plans to upgrade to v7. > Recently, my experience has been with Ubuntu and I would have preferred > staying with a Debian based distro for the familiarity, but MyHosting > did > not offer one. > > Poul, > > Thanks for the good words. Those words are what keeps me going at this > :) > > Didier KO4BB > > > On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Francesco Messineo < > francesco.messineo@gmail.com<mailto:francesco.messineo@gmail.com>> wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Didier Juges <shalimr9@gmail.com<mailto: > shalimr9@gmail.com>> > wrote: > > Thank you for your patience and your support. > > thank to you for your service! > I'm a *nix system administrator since 20 years (well, my job would > turn 20 next year actually). So if you ever need any support, just > ask. > > Frank > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com<mailto:time-nuts@febo.com> > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com<mailto:time-nuts@febo.com> > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com<mailto:time-nuts@febo.com> > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com<mailto:time-nuts@febo.com> > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. >