[LRUG] Low usage production server options?

[Simon Tokumine]

Slicehost gets my vote. Excellent uptime and speed so far.

Si


On 1/9/08, Mark Blackman <mark at blackmans.org> wrote:
>
> Exonetric (www.exonetric.com) also do FreeBSD virtual private servers
> for 12.50/month.
>
> - Mark
>
> On 9 Jan 2008, at 16:42, Chris Parsons wrote:
>
> > Again for the record, Bytemark do a VM product for as little as £15/
> > month - you get your own 'virtual dedicated server' so you can play
> > around as much as you like with it.
> >
> > We're running a production website for a client on one of these £15
> > VMs and it's handling a surprising amount of load.
> >
> > They'll set up linux for you - you'd need to do the RoR specific
> > admin.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On 9 Jan 2008, at 16:26, Daniel Tenner wrote:
> >
> >> For the record, for £30-40 a month you can already get a dedicated
> >> server (e.g. from ServerBeach). You'll have to do all the admin and
> >> setup yourself, but they do provide ways to reinstall the server and
> >> reboot it via their panel... So you'll definitely learn how to do it.
> >>
> >> For learning how to work with linux, though, nothing beats installing
> >> it on a local machine (e.g. an old computer you had stuck in a corner
> >> somewhere). Ubuntu is, imho, the friendliest to beginners, and it's a
> >> good introduction to Debian, which is good for actual production
> >> servers.
> >>
> >> Daniel
> >>
> >> On 9 Jan 2008, at 15:29 9 Jan 2008, Andrew Stewart wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> On 9 Jan 2008, at 15:14, Simon Sebright wrote:
> >>>> So, can anyone offer and advice on getting my app running
> >>>> somewhere, either on a machine of my own or a hosting provider
> >>>> somewhere?  I don't mind installing Linux somewhere, but have
> >>>> really no clue how to administer it.  Speed is really not a problem
> >>>> - if so many people use the site, it becomes a problem, then I have
> >>>> a good problem!
> >>>
> >>> If you have a spare Linux box at home, you could get a simple
> >>> deployment working fairly easily.  Forget about a web server (e.g.
> >>> Apache, Nginx) initially; Mongrel (app server) will be fine on its
> >>> own.  So install Ruby on your Linux box, then Ruby gems, then use
> >>> the
> >>> gem system to install Mongrel and Rails.
> >>>
> >>> Alternatively you could use one of the many hosts out there.  They
> >>> cover the spectrum from cheap, mass market (~£3/month) packages to
> >>> dedicated VPSs (~£30-40/month) and beyond.
> >>>
> >>> I strongly recommend avoiding the mass market end.  These hosts
> >>> generally slap "We support Ruby on Rails" on their site because
> >>> Rails
> >>> is growing in popularity but they don't have any experience with it.
> >>> It always goes wrong.
> >>>
> >>> As for the rest, the trade-off of price, support and resources is up
> >>> to you.  Some are dearer but pretty much do everything for you (e.g.
> >>> Rails Machine) while some are cheaper but expect you to do more work
> >>> (e.g. Slicehost).
> >>>
> >>> One point to bear in mind is that a Rails stack is more akin to a
> >>> Java stack, in terms of server resources, than, say, a PHP one.
> >>> People coming from PHP are often surprised at Rails's memory
> >>> requirements.
> >>>
> >>> Personally I use Rails Machine because I'd rather pay somebody to do
> >>> what I'm not good at (server administration) and spend my time on
> >>> activities I am good at (e.g. application development).  But it's a
> >>> matter of personal preference.
> >>>
> >>> Good luck!
> >>>
> >>> Andy Stewart
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>
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