This project provisions and operates a public Ubuntu server in Oracle Cloud's Johannesburg region. It automates the network, retries instance creation when capacity is unavailable, and serves this project page from nginx over HTTPS. The goal is a small, reproducible home for experiments, services, and infrastructure work.
[2026-09-21 08:27:03] Launch error: InternalError: Out of host capacity. [2026-09-21 08:27:03] >>> Attempt 373: launch failed. Retrying in 600s [2026-09-21 08:37:06] >>> Attempt 374: launching linux-server [2026-09-21 08:38:44] Launch error: InternalError: Out of host capacity. [2026-09-21 08:38:44] >>> Attempt 374: launch failed. Retrying in 600s [2026-09-21 08:48:47] >>> Attempt 375: launching linux-server [2026-09-21 08:50:24] Launch error: InternalError: Out of host capacity. [2026-09-21 08:50:24] >>> Attempt 375: launch failed. Retrying in 600s [2026-09-21 09:00:27] >>> Attempt 376: launching linux-server [2026-09-21 09:02:05] Launch error: InternalError: Out of host capacity. [2026-09-21 09:02:05] >>> Attempt 376: launch failed. Retrying in 600s [2026-09-21 09:12:09] >>> Attempt 377: launching linux-server [2026-09-21 09:13:46] Launch error: InternalError: Out of host capacity. [2026-09-21 09:13:46] >>> Attempt 377: launch failed. Retrying in 600s [2026-09-21 09:23:49] >>> Attempt 378: launching linux-server [2026-09-21 09:25:27] Launch error: InternalError: Out of host capacity. [2026-09-21 09:25:27] >>> Attempt 378: launch failed. Retrying in 600s [2026-09-21 09:35:30] >>> Attempt 379: launching linux-server
{ "provider": "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure", "region": "af-johannesburg-1", "compute": "VM.Standard.A1.Flex / 4 OCPUs / 24 GB", "network": "VCN / subnet / internet gateway / route table", "delivery": "Ubuntu / nginx / Cloudflare HTTPS" }
The provisioner reuses existing OCI resources when possible, launches the latest compatible Ubuntu image, waits for a running instance, and prints the SSH connection details. The current public page is served by nginx; Coolify was tested and removed after resource pressure on the smaller AMD host made a lightweight static setup the better fit.
An automated GitHub Actions workflow can keep the capture process moving: it serializes retries, stores the provisioning log, and sends an optional webhook notification when the Flex instance is confirmed running. For continuous execution beyond a GitHub runner's time limit, the project also documents an always-on systemd service.