draga79

Sure, but Anycast requires specific investments, ASN, IP blocks, etc. This solution can be implemented using cheap VPSes in a few minutes.

True - thank you for pointing out. I've modified the article, I think it's clearer now.

This article is part of a series, and the goal is to create content caching nodes on hosts scattered around the world. When a user connects, the DNS will return the closest active host to them. On a larger scale, it's not much different from what commercial CDNs do.

Escape the cloud: Own your e-mail.

NetBSD needs more consideration. It's fast, reliable, secure and stable. Sometimes we tend to forget about it, but it's a very good BSD.

After my post on why we’re migrating (many of) our servers to FreeBSD, I’ve received a lot of feedback. Many questions, many comments. Many e-mails from Linux users asking how we’re migrating, how jails can replace lxc or (in part) Docker, and how we’re monitoring and performing backups/restores.