KYAU Network

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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.

2018-11-27 : Purchased 3 VPS servers off of VirMach's Black Friday specials.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Network Overview

Machine/VM	OS	Hostname	Location	IPv4	Description
SERVER	Arch Linux	neutron.wa	KYAULABS-42A	xx.x.xx.xx/32	Dual Xeon E5-2650v2
VM	Arch Linux	pulsar.wa	KYAULABS-42A	xx.x.xx.xx/32	Grafana/InfluxDB (Monitoring)
VM	Arch Linux	unifi.wa	KYAULABS-42A	xx.x.xx.xx/32	UniFi Controller
VM	Arch Linux	dragon.wa	KYAULABS-42A	xx.x.xx.xx/32	Minecraft Server / VPN Endpoint
VM	Arch Linux	void.wa	KYAULABS-42A	xx.x.xx.xx/32	Development
VM	Arch Linux	vpn.wa	KYAULABS-42A	xx.x.xx.xx/32	VPN Endpoint
VM	Arch Linux	voidbbs.wa	KYAULABS-42A	xx.x.xx.xx/32	VOID BBS
VM	Arch Linux	web.wa	KYAULABS-42A	xx.x.xx.xx/32	Web Server + VPN Endpoint

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.