[SAC] [Urgent] Proposal for new OSGeo site hosting

[Jeff McKenna]

It still needs SAC to agree on where it would live exactly, and give me 
permissions there.   (it could be this weekend project, for example - 
diving into this this weekend)  for kickoff next week?  But again, maybe 
this is serious enough to treat as a contract, with a task list and 
effort/cost outlined on a wiki page, was my thinking (then we don't 
abuse our volunteers).

I was also thinking of creating a team for this, and listing on the 
proposal wiki.  For example, the site maintenance team could be a team 
such as the 2 jeffs, Nicolas Bozon (master interface dev), and Vicky 
Vergara (I love her passion and commitment to OSGeo).   note - I haven't 
even asked them yet!  But I will.  And will include on the wiki.

-jeff



On 2017-08-30 5:50 PM, Jeffrey Johnson wrote:
> +1 from me (not a member of SAC though).
> 
> Jeff how quickly do you think you could get stuff stood up? We are
> supposed to be closing out the contract with GET as quickly as we can.
> 
> Also, Ill be happy to help you with this longer term.
> 
> On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 1:46 PM, Jeff McKenna
> <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> wrote:
>> Hi Alex,
>>
>> I wonder if I am too late, but I'd like to officially respond to your
>> earlier thread calling for "volunteers" to maintain the new Wordpress
>> install.
>>
>> To be honest, as you had said in the OSGeo AGM, in this case for this
>> ongoing task, I would not use the word volunteer either; as you know, or for
>> background, I've been quietly maintaining the old osgeo.org site for a very
>> long time.  This has had me dealing with backend MySQL issues, PHP issues,
>> server config, you name it over the years.
>>
>> I would like to officially answer your request for help, or a lead, for the
>> new WordPress install & maintenance.
>>
>> This means I am offering to install WordPress on the OSGeo infrastructure,
>> install the custom template provided by GetInteractive, lead/care for
>> maintaining backups, security, PHP issues (there will be lots), and
>> answer/watch for any server issues daily (I bet I am the only person in
>> OSGeo that has bots to check OSGeo services running every 2 hours now).
>>
>> I have experience, and most importantly, I have the proven passion to care
>> and be there to help when others cannot.  Where I sometimes can lack the
>> deep server skills, I dig, I try, I ask, I learn, and I eventually fix.
>>
>> My plan is to provide a proposal to SAC on this, on the wiki, in the form of
>> a quote/contract for this effort.
>>
>> So, is the request for help, still valid?
>>
>> If so, I will begin work on the wiki draft, and provide it to SAC here, so
>> you can make a decision.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2017-08-30 2:38 PM, Alex M wrote:
>>>
>>> SAC Members,
>>>
>>> GetInteractive has proposed a solution for our immediate hosting needs
>>> to take ownership of the site they've built for us.
>>>
>>> It includes setting up a host, giving us full admin, and the providing
>>> monthly updates.
>>>
>>>> For the new website I expect that the following configuration will be
>>>> more
>>>> then enough:
>>>> - CPU 4
>>>> - RAM GB 8
>>>> - HDD GB 160
>>>> Price € 34,95 ex. VAT. (Pricing information can be found on
>>>> https://www.cloudvps.com/openstack/compute)
>>>>
>>>> If we need more resources we can easily upgrade the VPS.
>>>> We can order the VPS on our name and charge you the price that is charged
>>>> by the hosting provider.
>>>>
>>>> For the installation and configuration of the server and required
>>>> software
>>>> we'll charge 4 hours.
>>>> This gives us a total of € 320,- ex. VAT.
>>>>
>>>> For performing updates and upgrades on server software, WordPress website
>>>> and WordPress plugins we'll charge 1 hour a month.
>>>> This gives us at total of € 80,- ex. VAT a month.
>>>
>>>
>>> Summary
>>> * ~$500 (USD)/yr for the hosting
>>> * $381.68 (USD) one time for the setup
>>> * ~ $100 USD/month for the monthly maintenance
>>>
>>> Note the board allocated $3000 USD for this project, separate from the
>>> SAC budget.
>>>
>>> ==========
>>> We need input from members in the next 24 hours on this.
>>>
>>> I have already supplied a list of clarification questions and expect
>>> answers today.
>>> 1. What's the exact stack: I suggested our preferred stack was Debian,
>>> Apache, Mysql/Maria, Php7
>>> 2. I asked for clarification that the service contract would be for
>>> doing critical security patches in a timely manner.
>>>
>>> I will send a separate email with my opinions on the matter.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Alex
>>> Sys Admin Chair
>>>