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Published by Tormod 01-07-2006
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Our forums are growing to a point where we are going to need a new hosting solution soon. We would like your input and possibly, your help.

Did you just receive 6 newsletters from us? It's a symptom of the times.

We are currently hosted on a shared plan at a reputable host. We are, however, experiencing technical difficulties and need to look at new options with more room to grow.

We can choose VPS (virtual private server) hosting, or a dedicated server.

Killean, our dev team leader, and I need your input on what we should do.

We also need to know if you have any experience in Linux administration and would be interested in helping out.

If you have recommendations for a host, please post them here, with links to the plan. If you'd like to help out, feel free to PM me. We are only looking for one or two more people (we already have a dev team who will be in charge of running this server, but we want to strengthen the team if we can).

Keep in mind that our hosting budget is not huge. We currently pay $25. We could stretch it to, say, $60 - but the point here is really to find out what options we have and then see how much money we need to be prepared to spend.

Since our forums is a community I feel it is important to hear what people here have to say! Please provide your feedback and thoughts.
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By Tormod on 01-07-2006
Re: New Server Needed: Input Wanted

And don't forget that we need to host our vBulletin forums first of all. So the hosting options need to reflect that.
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By armofreek on 01-07-2006
You should visit www.myhostpad.com. They have UNLIMITED web space with UNLIMITED storage for $10 dollars a month! I used to have it but i got suspended for putting a bunch of copyrighted stuff on it...

I'd also go with Globat. They have really good services for their price...
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By Tormod on 01-07-2006
Re: New Server Needed: Input Wanted

Thanks. Please only recommend VPS or dedicated hosting offers. The price point isn't the big issue - the reliability and quality of service is more important. Plus we need semi-management and also full root access.
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By armofreek on 01-07-2006
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i see.. im not one to use dedicated servers so my perspective must be bent for this subject. i dont even know where to start looking!
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By C1ay on 01-07-2006
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Spry seems to be number one when Googling linux hosting VPS root access.
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By Tormod on 01-07-2006
Re: New Server Needed: Input Wanted

Yes. Spry looks promising. They have offers now and then, too, and a strong reputation.
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By rockytriton on 01-10-2006
Re: New Server Needed: Input Wanted

Tormod, I do a lot of Unix administration type of stuff at work on AIX, Linux is pretty much the same. I'd be happy to help you out if you want scripts and stuff like that setup on the server. Just send me an email.
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By Tormod on 01-10-2006
Re: New Server Needed: Input Wanted

Noted, Rocky. Thanks!
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By Mercury on 01-28-2006
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I am not so sure about this, how about http://www.invisionpower.com/ip.dyna...ard/index.html?

But I think... it is too expensive. :P
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