Ask HN: alternative to slicehost/linode? (need FreeBSD)

#1

Post by markup » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 3:29 PM UTC

I need a FreeBSD VPS, can anyone recommend a reliable hosting company with prices (and virtualized hardware) similar to slicehost/linode? I found rootbsd.net but don't know anyone who can relate on them.

Re: Ask HN: alternative to slicehost/linode? (need FreeBSD)

#2

Post by cperciva » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 3:32 PM UTC

I'm using RootBSD and I haven't run into any major problems.

Re: Ask HN: alternative to slicehost/linode? (need FreeBSD)

#3

Post by caker » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 3:33 PM UTC

You can run FreeBSD on Linode: http://www.linode.com/wiki/index.php/BSD_Howto - However, last I checked, FreeBSD under Xen didn't support SMP (or 64 bit).

Re: Ask HN: alternative to slicehost/linode? (need FreeBSD)

#4

Post by mbrubeck » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 3:35 PM UTC

http://johncompanies.com/ does FreeBSD VPS hosting. I haven't used them myself, but they've been around for years and years and seem to have a good reputation. Their prices are a bit higher than Slicehost/linode, though.

Re: Ask HN: alternative to slicehost/linode? (need FreeBSD)

#5

Post by whimsy » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 10:45 PM UTC

prgmr.com does VPS's also, and you should be able to install FreeBSD on their VPS

Re: Ask HN: alternative to slicehost/linode? (need FreeBSD)

#6

Post by hibiscus4 » Sat, Oct 03, 2009, 5:06 AM UTC

rackspace "cloud"?