[LRUG] Low usage production server options?

[Chris Parsons]

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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