MooseFS - POSIX Distributed File System

This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for cloudimg support services.

Overview

MooseFS is an open source, POSIX compliant distributed file system. It spreads files across a cluster of chunkservers, so a MooseFS volume behaves like an ordinary directory on every client while the data underneath is distributed and, once you add chunkservers, replicated. This image delivers a complete, self contained MooseFS starter node: a master server, one chunkserver and the MooseFS FUSE client all run on the single instance, and the MooseFS volume is mounted and ready at /srv/moosefs the moment first boot completes. The version currently available is MooseFS 4 Community Edition.

Single Node By Design, Cluster Ready

A single instance holds one copy of every chunk, so this image on its own is an evaluation and starter topology, not a redundant one. Real fault tolerance comes from adding chunkservers on separate instances and raising the goal, and the deployment guide walks through exactly how to do that.

Secure By Default

The master control port, the chunkserver port and the web monitor are all bound to the host and dropped on every other interface by an nftables guard, so nothing that speaks the MooseFS protocol is exposed to the network regardless of your security group. The only published endpoint is the web monitor, served over TLS by nginx behind HTTP Basic Auth. On first boot the image generates a per instance monitor password and a TLS certificate bound to the instance. No two instances share credentials and there is no default login.

Dedicated Data Volume

A dedicated data volume holds both the master metadata and the chunk storage, mounted before the software is installed and captured into the image, so every instance is re provisioned with storage separate from the operating system disk and independently resizable.

What Is Included

* MooseFS 4 Community Edition from the official MooseFS repository

* Master server, chunkserver, command line tools and the FUSE client, managed by systemd

* A dedicated data volume for the master metadata and the chunk storage

* nginx TLS front for the web monitor

* Latest security patches applied at build time

Licensing

MooseFS Community Edition is open source under the GNU General Public License, version 2. There is no per node or per capacity fee. The cloudimg charge covers packaging, security patching, image maintenance and 24/7 support.

cloudimg Support

24/7 technical support by email and chat, with a guaranteed 24 hour response. Help with deployment, adding chunkservers for redundancy, TLS and access configuration, storage and upgrade planning.

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