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You want a virtual private server. Like another poster said, linode has a consistently good performance/cost. I'd highly recommend you host your own DNS (I use
by keefe 17y ago
You want a virtual private server. Like another poster said, linode has a consistently good performance/cost. I'd highly recommend you host your own DNS (I use dyndns).
- lsc 17y agoWith all VPS services, you are expected to be a SysAdmin. If this is impossible, stop. Do not buy a VPS. find a shared hosting provider that can meet your needs, something like google appengine or hiroku or engineyard, depending on what language you need.
- keefe 17y agoYou really only need basic linux shell skills to start. If this is impossible for you, database management and web dev is going to be... challenging...
- lsc 17y agoI'm just saying, there is a big niche for shared hosting providers. Setting up many modern webapp frameworks requires more than 'basic linux shell skills' and it requires sitting on several security mailing lists to watch for holes in the framework, etc...
- keefe 17y agoI dunno, I can't comment much outside of my basic skillset, which is java on the back and jquery or as3 in the front... Security is a whole different animal, one that imho has to be added from the beginning.