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Bare Metal Server Setup

Get maximum performance with Lineserve Dedicated Bare Metal Servers - no virtualization overhead, complete hardware control.

Server Configurations​

Compute Optimized​

  • C5.large: 8 cores, 32GB RAM, 2x480GB SSD - $299/month
  • C5.xlarge: 16 cores, 64GB RAM, 2x960GB SSD - $499/month
  • C5.2xlarge: 32 cores, 128GB RAM, 2x1.9TB SSD - $899/month

Memory Optimized​

  • M5.large: 8 cores, 128GB RAM, 2x480GB SSD - $399/month
  • M5.xlarge: 16 cores, 256GB RAM, 2x960GB SSD - $699/month

Storage Optimized​

  • S5.large: 8 cores, 64GB RAM, 4x2TB NVMe - $449/month
  • S5.xlarge: 16 cores, 128GB RAM, 8x2TB NVMe - $799/month

Quick Start​

Order Server​

# Via CLI
lineserve compute order-bare-metal \
  --config c5.large \
  --os ubuntu-22.04 \
  --hostname web-server-01 \
  --ssh-key my-key \
  --region us-east-1

Initial Setup​

# Connect and secure
ssh root@server-ip

# Create admin user
adduser admin
usermod -aG sudo admin

# Configure SSH keys
mkdir -p /home/admin/.ssh
cp /root/.ssh/authorized_keys /home/admin/.ssh/
chown -R admin:admin /home/admin/.ssh

# Disable root login
sed -i 's/PermitRootLogin yes/PermitRootLogin no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
systemctl restart sshd

Storage Configuration​

RAID Setup​

# Create RAID 1
mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
mkfs.ext4 /dev/md0
mount /dev/md0 /mnt/raid1

Performance Optimization​

# CPU performance mode
echo performance | tee /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor

# Network optimization
echo 'net.core.rmem_max = 134217728' >> /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.core.wmem_max = 134217728' >> /etc/sysctl.conf
sysctl -p

Use Cases​

  • High-Performance Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL clusters
  • Container Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker Swarm
  • Big Data Processing: Hadoop, Spark clusters
  • Game Servers: Low-latency gaming applications
  • AI/ML Workloads: GPU-accelerated computing

Monitoring​

# Install monitoring tools
apt install htop iotop nethogs sysstat

# System health checks
htop           # CPU/Memory usage
iotop          # Disk I/O
nethogs        # Network usage
smartctl -a /dev/sda  # Disk health

Support Features​

  • 24/7 hardware monitoring
  • Proactive component replacement
  • IPMI/BMC remote management
  • Serial console access
  • On-site technician support

Provisioning time: 15-30 minutes