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Ask HN: Best Web Hosts (2012 Edition)

13 points by taphangum 14y ago

Hi guys, I'm looking to move one of my sites from a shared host to something a little more professional. What's a service i can start with and stay with for a while. Without having to worry about moving again? I appreciate any help. Cheers, Tapha.

cjoh 14y ago
Linode or Appfog.
jameswyse 14y ago
Really depends on what kind of site you want to host, if it's just static you could use Amazon S3 & Cloudfront, there's even a free usage tier: https://aws.amazon.com/free/ https://aws.amazon.com/free/
dataminer 14y ago
I use hetzner, they are based in Germany. The customer service is stellar and servers are priced very competitively. You can check them out at www.hetzner.de
- jel 14y ago
  I second Hetzner. Moved back/forth between a number of hosts but always (ultimately) hosted my projects on a Hetzner VPS. http://www.hetzner.de/en/ http://www.hetzner.de/en/ (English)
ksec 14y ago
Since you manage to survive using shared host, your proberly dont need a "best" host as most of the host ( VPS ) will be good enough for you. Check out Linode or Dediserve.
dholowiski 14y ago
I've been very happy with Liquidweb vps. High quality, excellent support, semi managed (fully managed available). Not super cheap, but not really expensive either.
rc4algorithm 14y ago
The only experience I have to offer is at the bottom rung, the smallest possible servers. The one's you use for sandboxes or low-traffic personal sites. I made my decision a week ago, and landed on Rackspace. Their cheapest option is about $12 a month, compared to Linode's $20. Also, if you're new to web administration you'll be helped tremendously by all of the accurate and thorough tutorials they host. However, the two or three people that I know that administer larger sites suggested Linode, so as always your choice should probably depend on your individual needs.
orangethirty 14y ago
Any good Windows web hosts?
- jordhy 14y ago
  Hostway.com. For nearly 10 years they've given me great servers on dedicated and shared servers.
  - orangethirty 14y ago
    Thank you. I will check them out.
brandoncordell 14y ago
I absolutely love Linode. They have a fantastic service, amazing support, and they're cheap.
ra 14y ago
Am very happy with my VPS from prgmr.com which I've had for just over a year now. I also have VPSs with Linode, Slicehost and Amazon ... but honestly prgmr is just excellent value.
Neelix 14y ago
I use Linode and prgmr. Both are excellent services, though I would slighly favor Linode.

13 points by taphangum 14y ago

cjoh 14y ago

Linode or Appfog.

jameswyse 14y ago

Really depends on what kind of site you want to host, if it's just static you could use Amazon S3 & Cloudfront, there's even a free usage tier: https://aws.amazon.com/free/ https://aws.amazon.com/free/

dataminer 14y ago

I use hetzner, they are based in Germany. The customer service is stellar and servers are priced very competitively. You can check them out at www.hetzner.de

jel 14y ago
I second Hetzner. Moved back/forth between a number of hosts but always (ultimately) hosted my projects on a Hetzner VPS. http://www.hetzner.de/en/ http://www.hetzner.de/en/ (English)

ksec 14y ago

Since you manage to survive using shared host, your proberly dont need a "best" host as most of the host ( VPS ) will be good enough for you. Check out Linode or Dediserve.

dholowiski 14y ago

I've been very happy with Liquidweb vps. High quality, excellent support, semi managed (fully managed available). Not super cheap, but not really expensive either.

rc4algorithm 14y ago

The only experience I have to offer is at the bottom rung, the smallest possible servers. The one's you use for sandboxes or low-traffic personal sites. I made my decision a week ago, and landed on Rackspace. Their cheapest option is about $12 a month, compared to Linode's $20. Also, if you're new to web administration you'll be helped tremendously by all of the accurate and thorough tutorials they host. However, the two or three people that I know that administer larger sites suggested Linode, so as always your choice should probably depend on your individual needs.

orangethirty 14y ago

Any good Windows web hosts?

jordhy 14y ago
Hostway.com. For nearly 10 years they've given me great servers on dedicated and shared servers.
- orangethirty 14y ago
  Thank you. I will check them out.

brandoncordell 14y ago

I absolutely love Linode. They have a fantastic service, amazing support, and they're cheap.

ra 14y ago

Am very happy with my VPS from prgmr.com which I've had for just over a year now. I also have VPSs with Linode, Slicehost and Amazon ... but honestly prgmr is just excellent value.

Neelix 14y ago

I use Linode and prgmr. Both are excellent services, though I would slighly favor Linode.