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I guess the question was mostly theoretical -- then again, it's only theoretical for another month or so. To answer your questions: * Ruby on Rails, Apache wi
by catone 18y ago
I guess the question was mostly theoretical -- then again, it's only theoretical for another month or so.
To answer your questions:
* Ruby on Rails, Apache with Phusion Passenger for deployment. We've been using SQLite for development, but probably MySQL for deployment, and are not picky on the flavor of Linux, but like Debian.
* Tough to predict at this point. The software is fairly niche, but it's a large niche (freelance graphic and web designers).
* The plan right now is to start with one server (likely at Linode) and use S3 for file storage (perhaps also backing up to Mosso). But this is something we'd definitely be open to changing based on the recommendation of an expert.
* We're bootstrapping the app and have the biggest chunk of money set aside for legal fees (incorporation and making sure our TOS passes muster). In my head I was hoping this wouldn't cost more than $1000 as a one-off job, but, this is definitely not a place I want to be cheap. I'd rather spend more now than wake up one morning to a disaster because I tried to cut costs at the get go.
* We don't think it should be too heavy.
Planning to run a small closed beta in the next couple of weeks to get a better idea of things like that, though.
- knowtheory 18y agoThe way you find server guys to do contract work, is you put up a posting on the ruby and/or rails job boards. That's the way I found the backend/server guy (who is now a good friend of mine) for the company i contract with atm. Also remember contracting rates run like $60-100/hr (sometimes more!) for people who are competent.
- icey 18y agoIf you are doing RoR development and you don't feel like you have the sysadmin chops on hand, you should seriously consider Engine Yard. From what I've collected their hefty fees are offset by the fact that they solve almost all of these problems.
- menloparkbum 18y agoI used engine yard for a recent project. Great guys, but they don't solve the sysadmin problem unless you're a big client. They're also slightly behind the curve when it comes to Passenger. If the budget is less than $1000 I'd just find a good independent guy and get a server at Rimu (or similar host).
- menloparkbum 18y agoYou should be able to find a person to do this by posting the exact same information above to jobs.rubynow.com. If it's just setup it should take max of about a day and cost less than $1000.