Hi guys! Welcome to Chuu Cloud. I will take you around!
Chuu Cloud can do a lot of things. It can run Minecraft servers. It can run Discord bots. It can serve any website and other custom code. If you want Chuu Cloud to host your data, it can do that too!
Chuu Cloud is for Chuu's friends and friends of Chuu's friends. There's no financial obligation to use its services. If you know Chuu and are a friend of Chuu, then Chuu can set up something for you. Just ask!
While Chuu Cloud services are freemium, it would be nice if you could contribute to Chuu's Ko-fi. Again, no obligation!
Data safety
The data on Chuu Cloud stays within Chuu Network. SSH access to the core servers is completely locked down, so hackers have no way to brute-force their way into the server.
The data is protected from hardware failure with drive redundancy using ZFS RAID1 and RAID10. This means two physical drives store the same data so that if one fails, the other can continue running until I can replace the failed drive.
As usual, the weakest link in the chain is the users. If someone's account gets compromised, Chuu Cloud would be at risk. Therefore, any critical Chuu Cloud account requires a setup of 2-factor authentication, single sign-on, an authorized key, or VPN access.
Chuu Cloud Services
Founded in 2020, Chuu Cloud's original goal was to run Port Chuu's Minecraft server network. Since then, it grew its service catalog:
- Chuu App, the gameserver, app, and bot hosting since 2020
- Chuu Host, the virtual machine and container hosting since 2021
- Chuu Mail, the email host since 2023
- Chuu Drive, the file and data storage since 2024
- Chuu Web, the web hosting since 2024
Chuu App: Gameservers, applications, and bots
Chuu App, the original Chuu Cloud, launched in 2020. It provides server hosting services by using Pterodactyl Panel. This software can host anything from resource-heavy games like Minecraft to light programs like Discord bots. It also comes with a simple-to-use web GUI! If you want to use my services to run game servers or applications, this will be the best answer for most of you.
Chuu Host: Linux containers and VM
If you have higher needs than a gameserver or bot/program hosting, then a Linux server can be set up for you. In most use cases, an LXC container is more than enough, but if your application requires more permissions, then it can be a whole virtual machine. Server OS options include Debian, Ubuntu, and much more.
Chuu Mail: Email Service
Chuu Mail has faced some hardships since its original launch. It faced data corruption when Chuu Cloud host had a failing SSD, specifically one of the two original Samsung 970 EVO Plus. Chuu Cloud was reinforced with additional data safety measures ever since.
Relaunched in 2023, Chuu Mail now serves more than just my endeavors. It has expanded to help a community grow.
Chuu Drive: File Storage
Chuu Drive launched in 2024 to solve my cloud storage needs. It also coincided with my local community's media storage needs, so I decided to invest further into this.
Chuu Web: Web Hosting
Chuu Web launched in 2024 to aid my friends and me with hosting a website. Before, web hosting was done through LXC containers. Now, all new web services will be hosted on Chuu Web.
(to be continued)