We started out on a VPS, but I also knew enough about Linux to host what we needed to host (mail, LAMP, RoR, svn, etc). It doesn't take too much effort to get

We started out on a VPS, but I also knew enough about Linux to host what we needed to host (mail, LAMP, RoR, svn, etc). It doesn't take too much effort to get Debian working if you don't need too complex of a configuration, and unless you have 10k users it's relatively easy to learn as you go.