Updates about Bytemark’s cloud servers and automated platform (formerly called BigV).
« Back to all postsIn our latest update, we’ve made changes on a platform level to allow primary IPs to be swapped between powered off Bytemark Cloud VMs in the same zone. The ability to redirect network traffic between any of your VMs enables: Application Upgrades – Upgrade your application on a duplicate of your live VM, then swap […]
Read moreWe’re committed to making Bytemark Cloud the best choice for your cloud hosting needs. This means developing Bytemark Cloud with new features and enhancements based upon your feedback. New features including the best of Docker Hosting functionality and simple billing.
Read moreIn this ‘What We’ve Shipped’, we’re proud to announce that we’ve added load balancers to Bytemark Cloud, enabling you to build scalable websites and applications easily, increase the performance of your existing infrastructure and add redundancy to critical services. Update: Bytemark load balancers have since been improved by the addition of ‘Sticky Session’ support. Our […]
Read moreWe love Docker, as it makes deploying web-based applications much simpler by packaging them (and all the libraries and dependencies they need) in containers. We’re in the process of rebuilding many of our internal systems to use Docker and other cloud-native technologies, as well as using it for our own self-hosting requirements. To enable you […]
Read moreThink of how often you’ve been asked these two questions in quick succession at a party. “What’s your name?” “What do you do?” These two questions give us a quick snapshot of a person and a brief story of who they are, what they are doing and where they are going next. “Peter – I’m […]
Read moreWe’re excited to announce that an update to Symbiosis is now available as an update on Bytemark Cloud. This update updates Symbiosis to the latest stable Debian version (Stretch) and adds many general fixes to improve reliability and increase performance. Whats New We’ve updated the Debian base from Jessie to Stretch. This brings extensive benefits, […]
Read moreWe’re constantly developing Bytemark Cloud with new features and enhancements based upon your feedback. In the last month, we’ve made a wide range of changes, including some new features and some major changes behind the scenes to continue to improve reliability and performance. I’m excited to share 2 major updates with you today, as well […]
Read moreEarlier this year, we released the ability to image a new Cloud Server with a custom ISO directly from the Panel. What is a Custom ISO? An ISO image is an archive file used to distribute operating systems, or other large programs. They are useful because they can store everything included in the operating system […]
Read moreWe’re excited to announce that two-factor authentication can now be set up on all Bytemark accounts. What is Two Factor Authentication? Two-factor authentication (also known as 2FA) is a method of confirming a user’s claimed identity by utilising a combination of two different unique identification mechanisms. Typically these mechanisms fall into at least two of […]
Read moreWe are delighted to announce that Backups for Cloud Servers based in York are available from today in the Bytemark Panel and in version 2.4 of the Command Line Client. This means that you can now take a backup of your root disc and restore your Cloud Server from a backup at any time. You […]
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