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If you're willing to handle the stuff yourself, and it isn't that bad, SliceHost is a charm. I've hosted my django based blog (600-1000 uniques per day, ~6000 s

by lethain 18y ago

If you're willing to handle the stuff yourself, and it isn't that bad, SliceHost is a charm. I've hosted my django based blog (600-1000 uniques per day, ~6000 some peak days) on a 512 megabyte vps (Apache2 with mod_python, nginx for static files and proxying other requests to the Apache2, memcached instances with maybe 32 megs (not a lot of content to cache), and postgres) for the past 8 or 9 months and it's been great. On a 256 meg vps it used to crash, but 512 has been golden with my traffic levels. Oh, and its $38/month for 516 meg slice. Can't say enough kind words about 'em (if you're willing to fire up SSH yourself:).

brandnewlow 18y ago
That's the problem with Slicehost for me. I did sign up for a Slice, about a month ago, based on the reviews here. I spent three days trying to learn how to "make it go" and after some thought and cost/benefit analysis, decided against migrating over. Perhaps I should bite the bullet and spend a month learning sysadmin basics...
- bazookaaa 18y ago
  http://articles.slicehost.com http://articles.slicehost.com. A godsend.
- 0x44 18y ago
  We have a lot of articles at http://articles.slicehost.com http://articles.slicehost.com which will walk you through a lot of typical server installations. Additionally, even though our service is unmanaged, we're usually in a campfire chat and will answer questions if we're able (and direct you toward the answer if we're not).
  - plusbryan 18y ago
    Slicehost is amazing. I wish they had pre-built LAMP stack images ready, but it's not that hard to set up (esp if you follow their tutorials)
- mseebach 18y ago
  How about asking here if anyone is a Drupal/apache shark and is willing to help you tune your site and migrate to Slicehost? You could maybe offer to pay for (some of) the help with a sponsored link on your site. That could be reasonably attractive to a Chicago-based contractor with a low pipeline.
  - brandnewlow 18y ago
    Ok. ahem Is anyone a Drupal/apache shark and willing to help me tune my site and migrate to Slicehost? We were featured on the HuffingtonPost, the Freakonomics blog, Playboy.com and numerous other "name" sites last week. Would be happy to discuss price or a link.
    - 0x44 18y ago
      We've also got a great community of people on our forums (http://forum.slicehost.com http://forum.slicehost.com) and our IRC channel #slicehost on Freenode.
- lsc 18y ago
  You need a SysAdmin. Now, this SysAdmin can be you (really, knowing the basics of server janitoring helps you as a developer and as a web designer, and as the guy who makes hosting decisions. Learning at least the basics of Linux is a good career move for almost everyone) but if not, you need to find someone you can depend on. The other option is to find a host that specializes in hosting drupal sites and is willing to take care of all that for you. The biggest problem with this is that you can only use the features they install for you. Of course, they will also charge more than generic hosting, but it's still cheaper than getting a SysAdmin.

by lethain 18y ago

brandnewlow 18y ago

That's the problem with Slicehost for me. I did sign up for a Slice, about a month ago, based on the reviews here. I spent three days trying to learn how to "make it go" and after some thought and cost/benefit analysis, decided against migrating over. Perhaps I should bite the bullet and spend a month learning sysadmin basics...

bazookaaa 18y ago
http://articles.slicehost.com http://articles.slicehost.com. A godsend.
0x44 18y ago
We have a lot of articles at http://articles.slicehost.com http://articles.slicehost.com which will walk you through a lot of typical server installations. Additionally, even though our service is unmanaged, we're usually in a campfire chat and will answer questions if we're able (and direct you toward the answer if we're not).
- plusbryan 18y ago
  Slicehost is amazing. I wish they had pre-built LAMP stack images ready, but it's not that hard to set up (esp if you follow their tutorials)
mseebach 18y ago
How about asking here if anyone is a Drupal/apache shark and is willing to help you tune your site and migrate to Slicehost? You could maybe offer to pay for (some of) the help with a sponsored link on your site. That could be reasonably attractive to a Chicago-based contractor with a low pipeline.
- brandnewlow 18y ago
  Ok. ahem Is anyone a Drupal/apache shark and willing to help me tune my site and migrate to Slicehost? We were featured on the HuffingtonPost, the Freakonomics blog, Playboy.com and numerous other "name" sites last week. Would be happy to discuss price or a link.
  - 0x44 18y ago
    We've also got a great community of people on our forums (http://forum.slicehost.com http://forum.slicehost.com) and our IRC channel #slicehost on Freenode.
lsc 18y ago
You need a SysAdmin. Now, this SysAdmin can be you (really, knowing the basics of server janitoring helps you as a developer and as a web designer, and as the guy who makes hosting decisions. Learning at least the basics of Linux is a good career move for almost everyone) but if not, you need to find someone you can depend on. The other option is to find a host that specializes in hosting drupal sites and is willing to take care of all that for you. The biggest problem with this is that you can only use the features they install for you. Of course, they will also charge more than generic hosting, but it's still cheaper than getting a SysAdmin.