I love using EC2 for experimenting with software, which has included CouchDB recently. Slowly, I established a good procedure for running the Subversion HEAD on an EC2 Ubuntu 8.10 instance. So, I went ahead and posted it to the project’s wiki. If you have a spare $0.10 and want to take CouchDB for a spin without any hassle, check it out:
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For several years, my policy about obtaining computing hardware in Thailand was simple: avoid domestic vendors completely. Being dependent upon the domestic Thai service industry and supply chain is both more costly and less predictable than simply ordering everything from overseas. While this policy is quite prudent, I am very happy to say that I have discovered an exception to this rule: a shop called Protocol over in the IT Mall in Fortune Tower (4th floor, 4P41 to be exact).
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Time was, when you wanted to experiment or test something on Ubuntu, you needed a fresh install (best-case—a snapshotted virtual system). Nowadays, I myself prefer the convenience and negligible cost of simply firing up an Alestic community machine images. Once I’ve completed my work (perhaps pushing changes to a remote Git repository), I simply terminate the instance and call it a day.
Here is a comprehensive procedure detailing exactly the steps required to get an Ubuntu desktop running in a few minutes’ time. The tools used are Elasticfox to manage EC2, NoMachine’s NX client for remote login, and command-line SSH for odds and ends.
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