LINBIT® has been dedicated to open source since its inception. All of LINBIT’s code is freely available on GitHub, as well as prepackaged downloads on LINBIT.com. However, being open source and freely available doesn’t always mean it’s easily installed.
Most of LINBIT’s software and solutions revolve around the DRBD® kernel module. Being a kernel module means DRBD has dependencies within the Linux kernel. Recompiling DRBD for every kernel update that gets installed might be something you’d rather not have to manage on your own, and that’s where a DRBD Starter subscription can help.
DRBD Starter is LINBIT’s entry-level customer subscription tier. It is designed for LINBIT’s users and customers who might not need or want support from the developers and experts at LINBIT, but do want the convenience of installing LINBIT’s software using LINBIT’s signed and certified RPM or deb package repositories for their two node high availability (HA) clusters.
If you’ve reached out to LINBIT in the past asking about a “download only” type of subscription, I hope you see this – because this is your tier. If you’re interested in learning more, don’t hesitate to contact us or visit the DRBD Starter page.
