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Ask HN: Which web hosting provider should I use?
I have a site that has around 500MB of static HTML files and a 400MB database.
What recommendations does HN have for:
1. Hosting providers
2. Large database hosting
- benologist 14y agoHivelocity has great prices + cloud (http://hivelocity.net/ http://hivelocity.net/ and http://hivelocity.net/specials http://hivelocity.net/specials for dedicated server bargains) Softlayer has great support + cloud (http://softlayer.com http://softlayer.com) Heroku has a ton of convenience (http://heroku.com http://heroku.com) They can all easily provide the hardware etc necessary.
- cyphersanctus 14y agoA very inexpensive and reliable option is Bluehost.com Their support is quite good. Have used them for 7 years. I handle a lot of traffic, more than 500k page views per month.
- dylanhassinger 14y agoI love Dreamhost for bulk hosting. Here's why: http://dylanized.com/the-dreamhost-control-panel-is-made-for-digital-entrepreneurs/ http://dylanized.com/the-dreamhost-control-panel-is-made-for... Not sure about database size.