Migrate Bytemark services
We are planning to slowly move away from Bytemark.
The servers currently at Bytemark, and their replacements (or lack thereof), are:
| Bytemark server | service | replacement |
|---|---|---|
| ~~grisu~~ | Site gateway, Web server for planet.openstreetmap.org | ironbelly, norbert, horntail. No migration needed. Server to be scrapped. #828 |
| ~~katla~~ | Read only database mirror for www.openstreetmap.org | karm, snap-03. No migration needed. Server to be scrapped. #829 |
| shenron | Mail server, Mailing lists server, OSQA server for help.openstreetmap.org | fafnir for email (#782), jakelong for discourse (#149), mailman somewhere (#840), redirect service to be created somewhere. |
| ~~spike-04~~ | Frontend web server for www.openstreetmap.org | Spike 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8. No migration needed. Server to be scrapped. #791 |
| ~~spike-05~~ | Frontend web server for www.openstreetmap.org | Spike 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8. No migration needed. Server to be scrapped. #790 |
| ~~thorn-04~~ | Backend server for www.openstreetmap.org | No migration needed. Server to be scrapped. #710 |
| ~~thorn-05~~ | Backend server for www.openstreetmap.org | No migration needed. Server to be scrapped. #711 |
In reality it's only shenron as all the others can just be scrapped.
Spikes and thorns are ready to be deracked. Should we ask bytemark to scrap them, or wait until grisu and katla are also ready?
I'd prefer waiting until all is ready, otherwise there may be a risk something we are currently using gets accidentally turned off.
Blocked by #840 and #149
OSQA is now a static side. Only lists remain.
#1323 shenron is near death.