Really intro level hosting question

[Jack Coats]

my friend run mylinuxisp.com and they does fairly cheap virtual sites.
$20/mo or so ... there are probably some cheaper (if you do get one,
tell 'em I sent you) -- it is a mom and pop shop, but better service
than I've seen from some big guys.

another friend rents entire Sun RAQ server at rackspace.com for less
than the price of most colo's I've seen.

-----Original Message-----
From: discuss-admin at blu.org [mailto:discuss-admin at blu.org]On Behalf Of
Clint M. Sand
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 9:22 AM
To: discuss at blu.org
Subject: Re: Really intro level hosting question



My suggestion is to colo. You can find a "virtual server" to rent. Or
build your own box, host it at home (btw, speakeasy doesn't care if you
run "servers") until you get the kinks worked out. Then, find a facility
to put the box in. For a 1U box it can be about 200 a month, but if you
already have some clients lined up for the hosting fees, combine that
with an all in one package where you also do the development, and you're
making something off of it, AND have your own server to do as you wish.

my 2 cents


On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 11:48:36PM -0400, Scott Prive wrote:
> Disclaimer: this suggestion plugs my employer's services, but it is on
> topic.
>
> >I prefer to work in a
> >Linux/Tomcat/Java environment.  Does anybody have one they like that
> >particularly caters to small business (i.e. has really low startup cost)
>
> No, I don't know of one. My employer tzo.com does offer webhosting that
fits
> your profile, including Linux hosting.. but -not- the Tomcat/Java part.
> Sorry.
>
> But there's another option... consider hosting your own server. A TZO
> dynamic DNS account could bind your domain name to your broadband
> connection's non-fixed IP address. Second-tier domains (like duane.com)
are
> cheap, and third-tier (like duane.tzo.com) are still cheaper.
>
> And if you don't have broadband, you might slap together a standalone
server
> you could have someone (trusted) "colocate" in their home or apartment's
> connection. An almost-obsolete 300MHz box would run well enough, and you
can
> configure Jakarta yourself since it's not a widely supported hosting
option.
> Jakarta mailing lists might have small-business-friendly hosting ISP's you
> could work with, but I have a feeling there are not many. You might also
> consider PHP which has a little more support at the "small business" side
of
> hosting.
>
> You mentioned a pair of businesses willing to be "guinea pigs", so this
> would save them up-front money especially while the design is fluid.
>
> -Scott
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Duane Morin" <dmorin at lear.morinfamily.com>
> To: <discuss at blu.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 10:27 PM
> Subject: Really intro level hosting question
>
>
> > Ok, I'm through hearing from friends "Hey I'm building a web site for
this
> > guy I know and I don't know anything about how do to it except to whip
> > some stuff up in FrontPage for him."  The fact that these people are
> > getting paid gives me a migraine.
> >
> > The thing that's stopped me from doing this for anybody in the past is
the
> > issue of finding a hosting provider.  I prefer to work in a
> > Linux/Tomcat/Java environment.  Does anybody have one they like that
> > particularly caters to small business (i.e. has really low startup
cost)?
> >
> > I know of two small business owners who might be willing to be guinea
pigs
> > to help me work the kinks out.  I'd do their sites for free, but they
> > would still have to pick up the hosting costs.
> >
> >  Duane
> >
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