TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A47   
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   On 14 Apr 2021, buanzo said the following...   
       
    bu> Is anyone running os/2 (virtualized I would assume) on dedicated or cloud   
    bu> servers?   
      
   i don't believe OS/2 plays nice with QEMU.. if you had a host you could upload   
   a custom image to, it would be unlikely to boot. (e.g. any host that uses KVM).   
      
   tbh i think the options are:   
      
   rent a dedicated server.. it'll come with some flavor of linux. install   
   VirtualBox on there, and run OS/2 under VirtualBox. use ssh to tunnel in to   
   use VNC, then you can control the machine as usual. i did some basic testing   
   running a BBS under OS/2 & VirtualBox and it was SLOW. (and on a Ryzen 7 2700x   
   host machine..)   
      
   OR go the whole way and build yourself a mid-tower OS/2 machine with the specs   
   you want and google "mid tower server hosting" to find someplace to ship it   
   off to. prices range from $50-99 a month. i wouldn't bother with anything more   
   expensive than that..   
      
   i have personal experience with this company that was positive:   
   https://managedway.com/colocation-facilities/single-server   
      
      
   if you do the VirtualBox thing.. i wrote some things down at some point:   
      
   Avoid versions other than Warp 4.52 CP2   
   Use default 2GB virtual disk drive size. Make other drives/partitions/whatever   
   for more   
   Don't use SVGA it defaults to. Select GENGRADD that doesn't mention VGA   
   Install additions from CD   
      
   things might have improved since then, but still a safe starting point.   
      
   --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/04/08 (Windows/32)   
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