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Some VPS providers are starting to do just that [1] with the theoretical goal of making it just a couple clicks to deploy web applications and provide automated
by LinuxBender 4y ago
Some VPS providers are starting to do just that [1] with the theoretical goal of making it just a couple clicks to deploy web applications and provide automated backups. I have not personally used these services because I like to tinker and add things myself but I know that isn't for everyone.
[1] - https://www.linode.com/marketplace/category/website/ https://www.linode.com/marketplace/category/website/
- wahnfrieden 4y agoThanks. I'm particularly interested in providers that I can easily resell / affiliate refer through my own software products, to let casual users self-host their UGC. Bunny.net CDN (I have no association, yet anyway) is one great example of that - prepaid (so no runaway bill risk with metered services), generous referral program ($20 on first spend), and low barrier to entry ($1 minimum spend, one time, which is plenty for many UGC use cases). But their services are still limited, no compute besides DNS scripting. Linode has a nice referral program at $20 per paid signup (90 day+) and fixed prepaid cost (though recurring, unlike Bunny). Cost of entry could be lower but not bad at $5/mo. However the onboarding experience is likely still bad for all these for casual b2c users.
- joshspankit 4y agoWe had cPanel years ago
- LinuxBender 4y agoThese are indeed similar in spirit to cPanel, only difference being a tighter integration to VM/app deployment and the whole stack being tested. It's probably a little closer to a pre-configured cloud formation and cloud-init.