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KYAU Network

KYAU Network is powered by Arch Linux and KYAU Labs. While once utilizing dedicated servers to power, everything is now located on-site via the local KYAU Labs datacenter with external access being routed through a VPS using a Wireguard VPN. KYAU Labs chiefly utilizes Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVM) to separate services onto separate virtual machines (VMs). Each VM and/or VPS is setup using kyaulabs/aarch.

Security & Reliability

Our network has been setup with security and reliability as our two primary focus points. Our DNS server has been setup to achieve an A+ with 100% in all four categories on DNS Spy. Our web server, running nginx with Let's Encrypt SSL certificates, has been setup to achieve an A+ rating with 100 points in every category on SSL Labs.

We are currently looking for a low-end, multiple IPv4, VPS provider on a separate network/continent for our slave DNS server

Arch Linux x64_86

NEUTRON
Supermicro X9DR3-F ATX Server Board
2x Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2; (20M Cache, 2.6GHz, 8.0 GT/s QPI)
2x Noctua NH-U9DX i4 CPU Fan 2x Noctua NF-R8 redux Case Fan
6x SAMSUNG 8GB PC3L-10600R (2Rx4, 1.35V, ECC Registered) 4x SAMSUNG 4GB PC3L-10600R (2Rx4, 1.5V, ECC Registered)
EVGA GeForce GTX 960
LSI 9207-8i SAS Host Bus Adapter
SAMSUNG SSD 830 Series 128GB
2x HGST Ultrastar C10K900 600GB 2.5" SAS2 10000RPM 2x Seagate Barracuda 5TB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s
InWin R400-03N Open-Bay 4U Server Case
1Gb/s (unmetered)

Why Arch Linux?

Arch Linux was an in-house decision not taken lightly, in 2013 the switch from FreeBSD to Arch Linux was made without regret. Running Arch Linux on a server in a production environment is very feasible, provided you know a bit about security and keep on top of advisories. That being said we do not live in a perfect world, and server logs are proof of that.

History

 

2020-03-03 : KYAU Labs main server rebuild.

2018-04-25 : Services have been relocated to KYAU Labs.

2017-08-15 : Migration to E5v2-SAT-1-16 complete.

2017-08-13 : E5v2-SAT-1-16 setup complete: OVH: Custom Installation, Hardening Arch Linux, KVM on Arch Linux

2017-07-29 : E5v2-SAT-1-16 purchased from OVH SYS in their BHS datacenter to replace the KS-8G.

2017-07-24 : VPS-SSD1 purchased from OVH in their BHS datacenter for the creation of tutorials.

2013-12-10 : KS-8G dedicated server purchased from OVH in their BHS datacenter. Terminated

2013-05-31 : SP 16G dedicated server purchased from OVH in their BHS datacenter. Terminated

2013-01-13 : KS1 dedicated server purchased from OVH in their BHS datacenter. Terminated

Network

 

WARNING: This table urgently needs updating

The following is the complete network setup for everything that the KYAU Network is currently running.

Network Overview

Machine/VM	OS	Hostname	vMAC	Location	IPv4	IPv6
E5v2-SAT-1-16	Arch Linux	neutron.kyau.net	∞	OVH.CA	158.69.253.213/32	2607:5300:120:dd5::/64
bind	Arch Linux	dwarf.kyau.net	02:00:00:72:47:2b	OVH.CA	142.44.172.223/32 142.44.169.173/32	2607:5300:120:dd5::1/64
sql	Arch Linux	nova.kyau.net	02:00:00:4d:3b:3b	OVH.CA	142.44.152.32/32	2607:5300:120:dd5::2/64
nginx	Arch Linux	pulsar.kyau.net	02:00:00:bc:c2:b7	OVH.CA	142.44.172.255/32	2607:5300:120:dd5::3/64
backup	Arch Linux	blackhole.kyau.net	02:00:00:2a:70:29	OVH.CA	142.44.179.213/32	2607:5300:120:dd5::4/64
shell	OpenBSD	raptr.kyaulabs.com	02:00:00:6a:8a:64	OVH.CA	167.114.151.176/29	2607:5300:120:dd5::5/64
devel	Arch Linux	dev.kyau.net	??	OVH.CA	??	??
512MB SKVMS	Arch Linux	ecko.kyaulabs.com	00:16:3c:c9:e4:db	RamNode (SEA)	107.191.104.151/32	2604:180:1:447::2/64

Shell Box

The shell box was decommissioned on April 25th, 2018 when all of our services were brought in-house. It is possible that it might be revived at a later date, but don't count on it.