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This seems like it could be useful for start up devs who can't afford to buy web hosting/aren't sure if they want to (at first).

by dbz 17y ago

aw3c2 17y ago
They could (and should) simply run a proper server like lighttpd or apache. It's not rocket-science.
mahmud 17y ago
Web hosting is $6/mo (for a VPS! not shared host) http://prgmr.com/ http://prgmr.com/ Ask any of your friends to give you an account on their servers. If you have a DSL line at home, use DynDNS or similar to run your own boxes from home. Or pay $10/yr for a static IP. (I ran an ISP off of two 56k modems and phone lines FFS) If all else fails, and you really have a kickass startup idea but can't afford hosting, I will give you a VPS. $20/mo value absolutely free (everything except SMTP; use google apps for that.) no strings attached. If you have a product with a market more than 10,000 people on earth, you will find a salesperson who is willing to foot the expenses for development, provided you give them a monopoly on distribution. If you're developing a B2B App, I will give you hosting, graphic designer, fax and phone line, but I will need 2 years of exclusive distribution license where I name the price (I will probably charge more than you ever would, but you will get your base fee.) I had an arrangement with someone where I used their entire office, and all I had to do was keep an eye on their mail server and do spam-fighting; 1 hour a week for a phone line, fax, copier machine, mailing address, water cooler, coffee pot, receptionist, friday donuts, friendship and companionship, you name it (I must say, my friend Greg is an exceptional guy; a hacker turned suit who wanted one of his kind around in an office full of marketing people. He would ultimately teach me so much as to give me the idea for my start up, and I am only venturing out with his blessing. This guy is my brother.) If you can't find anyone to spot you $20/mo, really, you have bigger problems than software development.
- dbz 17y ago
  Eeee. I didn't mean serious devs. If one is serious about an idea I am sure he or she would be able to find $6 a month. I was talking about the casual person who has other expenses and doesn't want to spend $72 a year on hosting to work on an idea that possibly will never turn into a reality- or end up making that money back. ^That's the kind of person I was talking about. Someone not completely serious about getting the programming done. On a side note, however, I did find your story slightly inspiring.

This seems like it could be useful for start up devs who can't afford to buy web hosting/aren't sure if they want to (at first).

by dbz 17y ago

This seems like it could be useful for start up devs who can't afford to buy web hosting/aren't sure if they want to (at first).

aw3c2 17y ago

They could (and should) simply run a proper server like lighttpd or apache. It's not rocket-science.

mahmud 17y ago

Web hosting is $6/mo (for a VPS! not shared host) http://prgmr.com/ http://prgmr.com/ Ask any of your friends to give you an account on their servers. If you have a DSL line at home, use DynDNS or similar to run your own boxes from home. Or pay $10/yr for a static IP. (I ran an ISP off of two 56k modems and phone lines FFS) If all else fails, and you really have a kickass startup idea but can't afford hosting, I will give you a VPS. $20/mo value absolutely free (everything except SMTP; use google apps for that.) no strings attached. If you have a product with a market more than 10,000 people on earth, you will find a salesperson who is willing to foot the expenses for development, provided you give them a monopoly on distribution. If you're developing a B2B App, I will give you hosting, graphic designer, fax and phone line, but I will need 2 years of exclusive distribution license where I name the price (I will probably charge more than you ever would, but you will get your base fee.) I had an arrangement with someone where I used their entire office, and all I had to do was keep an eye on their mail server and do spam-fighting; 1 hour a week for a phone line, fax, copier machine, mailing address, water cooler, coffee pot, receptionist, friday donuts, friendship and companionship, you name it (I must say, my friend Greg is an exceptional guy; a hacker turned suit who wanted one of his kind around in an office full of marketing people. He would ultimately teach me so much as to give me the idea for my start up, and I am only venturing out with his blessing. This guy is my brother.) If you can't find anyone to spot you $20/mo, really, you have bigger problems than software development.

dbz 17y ago
Eeee. I didn't mean serious devs. If one is serious about an idea I am sure he or she would be able to find $6 a month. I was talking about the casual person who has other expenses and doesn't want to spend $72 a year on hosting to work on an idea that possibly will never turn into a reality- or end up making that money back. ^That's the kind of person I was talking about. Someone not completely serious about getting the programming done. On a side note, however, I did find your story slightly inspiring.