On 1/15/2016 10:36 PM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> About how much would it cost to rent a server or cluster just for
> POV-Ray? Is the rate usually an hourly one? Does anyone have experience
> in this? Thanks.
>
>
> Mike

I got a email reply from FoxRenderfarm also. They do not support POV-Ray.


Mike

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I found this:

http://blog.megafaunasoft.com/2015/02/worlds-cheapest-render-farm.html

However, you are limited to 60 seconds of render time (or what happens?) 
and you have to use node.js (what is it?).

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On 01/15/2016 10:36 PM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> About how much would it cost to rent a server or cluster just for
> POV-Ray? Is the rate usually an hourly one? Does anyone have experience
> in this? Thanks.
>
>
> Mike
Hi Mike,

Have you seen this thread in the news group?

http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3Cweb.4fcd1a5e61bffe2de3f6250f0@news.povray.org%3E/

Here "cloud rendering" is not to be confused with POV-Ray's rendering of 
clouds. :-)

Folks have done it as you'll see in the thread. I have only a couple 
times started to investigate the possibility - always getting side 
tracked before trying. The Amazon web services spot prices look 
reasonably cheap to me, but they are variable.

Bill P.

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On 1/28/2016 10:40 PM, William F Pokorny wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Have you seen this thread in the news group?
>
>
http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3Cweb.4fcd1a5e61bffe2de3f6250f0@news.povray.org%3E/
>
>
> Here "cloud rendering" is not to be confused with POV-Ray's rendering of
> clouds. :-)
>
> Folks have done it as you'll see in the thread. I have only a couple
> times started to investigate the possibility - always getting side
> tracked before trying. The Amazon web services spot prices look
> reasonably cheap to me, but they are variable.
>
> Bill P.

Thanks for the tip. I read through the tutorial you linked to

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/better-together-amazon-ecs-and-aws-lambda/

and this:

https://github.com/awslabs/lambda-ecs-worker-pattern

but still don't understand what to do. For instance, the instructions 
don't mention whether you have to install POV-Ray on the VM yourself, or 
if it comes pre-installed.

It is all very complex.


Mike

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On 1/29/2016 12:33 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 1/28/2016 10:40 PM, William F Pokorny wrote:
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> Have you seen this thread in the news group?
>>
>>
http://news.povray.org/povray.general/thread/%3Cweb.4fcd1a5e61bffe2de3f6250f0@news.povray.org%3E/
>>
>>
>>
>> Here "cloud rendering" is not to be confused with POV-Ray's rendering of
>> clouds. :-)
>>
>> Folks have done it as you'll see in the thread. I have only a couple
>> times started to investigate the possibility - always getting side
>> tracked before trying. The Amazon web services spot prices look
>> reasonably cheap to me, but they are variable.
>>
>> Bill P.
>
> Thanks for the tip. I read through the tutorial you linked to
>
> https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/better-together-amazon-ecs-and-aws-lambda/
>
>
> and this:
>
> https://github.com/awslabs/lambda-ecs-worker-pattern
>
> but still don't understand what to do. For instance, the instructions
> don't mention whether you have to install POV-Ray on the VM yourself, or
> if it comes pre-installed.
>
> It is all very complex.
>
>
> Mike

Also, do I need to be running Linux on my local machine in order to 
follow the tutorial?


Mike

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On 01/29/2016 12:40 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 1/29/2016 12:33 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> On 1/28/2016 10:40 PM, William F Pokorny wrote:
 >>>...
>> Thanks for the tip. I read through the tutorial you linked to
>>
>> https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/better-together-amazon-ecs-and-aws-lambda/
>>
>> and this:
>>
>> https://github.com/awslabs/lambda-ecs-worker-pattern
>>
>> but still don't understand what to do. For instance, the instructions
>> don't mention whether you have to install POV-Ray on the VM yourself, or
>> if it comes pre-installed.
>>
>> It is all very complex.
>>
>> Mike
>
> Also, do I need to be running Linux on my local machine in order to
> follow the tutorial?
>
> Mike

:-) Please remember, in me, you are asking someone who hasn't yet done 
it himself.

Firstly, I am not aware of any canned, off the shelf, solution ready to 
run POV-Ray on a render farm / in the cloud. If that is what you want, 
the thread I pointed out isn't the path. If you find a canned solution, 
you are likely to pay extra for the work others have done to provide 
such a service.

Yes, a VM with POV-Ray installed would need to be created. The most 
useful part of the AWS article/tutorial - which is mostly about other 
AWS features - is the section showing how to do this VM set up for 
Ubuntu 14.04 with POV-Ray.

I don't believe you need to be running linux locally.

Bill P.

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On 1/29/2016 8:57 AM, William F Pokorny wrote:
>The most
> useful part of the AWS article/tutorial - which is mostly about other
> AWS features - is the section showing how to do this VM set up for
> Ubuntu 14.04 with POV-Ray.

Where does it say this? I must have overlooked it.


Mike

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On 1/29/2016 10:43 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 1/29/2016 8:57 AM, William F Pokorny wrote:
>> The most
>> useful part of the AWS article/tutorial - which is mostly about other
>> AWS features - is the section showing how to do this VM set up for
>> Ubuntu 14.04 with POV-Ray.
>
> Where does it say this? I must have overlooked it.
>
>
> Mike
>

Also, are you charged for the time it takes to set up the VM?

Mike

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On 01/29/2016 10:56 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 1/29/2016 10:43 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> On 1/29/2016 8:57 AM, William F Pokorny wrote:
>>> The most
>>> useful part of the AWS article/tutorial - which is mostly about other
>>> AWS features - is the section showing how to do this VM set up for
>>> Ubuntu 14.04 with POV-Ray.
>>
>> Where does it say this? I must have overlooked it.
>>
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
> Also, are you charged for the time it takes to set up the VM?
>
> Mike

I don't know. The answers are out there somewhere. :-)

If I again get interested & successfully work through it myself, I'll 
post my experience.

Likewise, if you get something going or find a ready cloud service for 
POV-Ray rendering, please let us know.

Bill P.

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I have contacted two render farm services and told them about POV-Ray.
They might install it, they say. Let's see.

But my advise is, to encourage any render farm you meet to enable
POV-Ray rendering, too.

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