[mdlug] Questions about Hosting services

[Carl T. Miller]

I haven't used Dreamhost or DigitalOcean, so I can't
comment on them.  However I do use Rackspace and I
recommended it to my students.

The main advantage is that you can set up and run
a server for as long or short of a time as you desire,
and you're only charged for when it's running.  You
could also create several servers for testing, then
delete them when done.

They are very good for either transient or permanent
servers, and their price isn't bad.

c


Mathew May wrote:
> Hey gang,
>
> Does anyone have any experience with Dreamhost (dreamhost.com) and
> DigitalOcean for hosting?
>
> I am looking to try a new project to further my education a bit and have
> been recommended both sites from a few people that I know.  I am looking
> to
> build / maintain a server from the ground up in an environment that is a
> little forgiving so I don't get hacked to hell and back until I can get
> some more knowledge under my belt.
>
>>From what I have read so far on each service, it sounds like Dreamhost is
> basically only hosting my web site/application whereas DigitalOcean gives
> me a VM and I take care of the entire thing.
>
> I don't have a ton of experience with firewalls or security, but I do like
> the idea of having total control over the server, and not just my
> application.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts or lessons learned that they would like to share?
>
> Thanks,
> Mat
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