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I'm using Google Application Engine with a hacked version of Django (Django Nonrel). You get both App Engine Admin Console and Django Admin Module => Double Win! Worked pretty well so far.
I've also been waiting for prgmr.com to have more available slots so I can give them a try.
First, I'll mention what I no longer do: rent servers by the month from places like 1and1 or Rackspace. You probably get good value, but at an admin cost. What I do use: 1. VPS from a quality hosting company. I use RimuHosting and people I know also like Linode. I like the extra level of managed server support for backup, maintaining RAID devices, etc. 2. AWS - love AWS. Some people have problems with performance of…
Linode. The only issue is my app creates subdomains on signup, and it takes about 5 minutes on linode to become active.
Use wildcard cnames, and have your application handle them internally. You can even do this for MX records with Linode, thanks to their excellent support staff adding the functionality to their DNS interface when I asked for it. :)
First, I'll mention what I no longer do: rent servers by the month from places like 1and1 or Rackspace. You probably get good value, but at an admin cost. What I do use: 1. VPS from a quality hosting company. I use RimuHosting and people I know also like Linode. I like the extra level of managed server support for backup, maintaining RAID devices, etc. 2. AWS - love AWS. Some people have problems with performance of…
I'm using Google Application Engine with a hacked version of Django (Django Nonrel). You get both App Engine Admin Console and Django Admin Module => Double Win! Worked pretty well so far.
Agreed. I recently had to move away from AppEngine for a project that involved outbound connections and I KNOW I'm going to really miss the dashboard. Do you know of any third-party tools I could install to get anything even remotely similar?
Linode. Found their machines to be faster than Slicehost, the service to be superb, they have datacenters around the world that you can select to be your location (I chose London, UK as my users are here), and recently they upgraded the RAM for free in all VMs they run. Hosting with them has been a delight. Slicehost are a very close 2nd in my opinion, but Linode are #1 currently.
First, I'll mention what I no longer do: rent servers by the month from places like 1and1 or Rackspace. You probably get good value, but at an admin cost. What I do use: 1. VPS from a quality hosting company. I use RimuHosting and people I know also like Linode. I like the extra level of managed server support for backup, maintaining RAID devices, etc. 2. AWS - love AWS. Some people have problems with performance of…
Wow, Objectify's documentation manages to describe how the GAE datastore works and how to use it in a single wiki page which is much, much clearer than any of Google's many pages about it. Thanks for the recommendation.
App Engine, for everything. I've been using Unix for 3 decades and at this point I see any time spent administering or setting up servers as time wasted when I could be adding value to the product. App engine gives me all the administration and half of the scalability solution I need, so I spend my time adding value. I am amazed that so many of you have root. I'm guessing it comes because you value the control, and d…