You didn't say what you're hosting. So... - If compatible with your app, Heroku. Eliminates entire categories of tedium and stress. Otherwise: - Shared: I gi

You didn't say what you're hosting. So... - If compatible with your app, Heroku. Eliminates entire categories of tedium and stress. Otherwise: - Shared: I give a big "meh" to shared hosting in general, but if you must, then try DreamHost. (BTW, my impression is that you'll get locked to a server that doesn't get upgraded for years, but if you cared that much about performance, you probably wouldn't be on shared hosting.) - Virtual: Linode or Slicehost (or Rackspace cloud, which is essentially Slicehost). They all seem to "just work", and feature smart responsive people. - Dedicated: I've had good experiences with Softlayer. Very flexible system and responsive support. I don't do anything with dedicated nowadays, though. For the registrar, I like Dynadot. Simple, fast, cheap, works. Do consider an independent DNS provider as well (e.g., dnsmadeeasy).