I bought several VPSes across different VPS providers. Although I chose Ubuntu 20.04 on all providers, I found they use different Linux kernels. There might be other differences as well. In order to keep my running environment stable, I want to use the same OS image in all VPSes. But I think it’s impossible, it seems, that every vendor has some modification on internet options at least.

  • ElevenNotes@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You can export VM’s and move them from provider to provider like that. How about switching everything to containers instead so the host OS does not matter?

  • WiseCookie69@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    If they’re VMs, just install the kernel you want - keeping them updated is your responsibility anyways. If they’re containers (Virtuozzo), you’re not gonna change the kernel anyways.

  • zoredache@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Some VPS will manage your kernel for you and use a ‘optimized’ kernel. You can often change it to what you want. But sometimes you have to go into the control panel to change it.