Need some recommendations for managed VPS hosting for someone who is n00b in linux administration.
Something like linode 512 but managed. Budget is less than $50/month.
Ask HN: Which managed VPS will you recommend?
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#2If you're noob in linux administration, look for a host who offers cPanel.
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#3servint.com is pretty good.
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#4Linode is great. Even if you don't use them (you should), their docs are definitely worth looking at, as they have tutorials on most of the setup and config stuff you'll want to do.
Re: Ask HN: Which managed VPS will you recommend?
#5If you're noob in linux administration, look for a host who offers cPanel.
Any specific recommendations?
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#6Linode is great. Even if you don't use them (you should), their docs are definitely worth looking at, as they have tutorials on most of the setup and config stuff you'll want to do.
I personally use and like linode but this is for a friend who has no experience with linux. He develops on WAMP and till date has been using shared hosting. Linode library has good documentation but I doubt Linode is for someone like him.
What he needs is better performance than shared hosting( specifically in terms of handling high traffic) and ease of use.
Ideally, a preconfigured VPS with a control panel.
Re: Ask HN: Which managed VPS will you recommend?
#7If you're noob in linux administration, look for a host who offers cPanel.
Any specific recommendations?
Re: Ask HN: Which managed VPS will you recommend?
#8Linode is great. Even if you don't use them (you should), their docs are definitely worth looking at, as they have tutorials on most of the setup and config stuff you'll want to do.
I personally use and like linode but this is for a friend who has no experience with linux. He develops on WAMP and till date has been using shared hosting. Linode library has good documentation but I doubt Linode is for someone like him. What he needs is better performance than shared hosting( specifically in terms of handling high traffic) and ease of use. Ideally, a preconfigured VPS with a control panel.
http://www.webfaction.com/ might be a good choice. I used it two years ago for a while and was very satisfied with performance and their (custom) control panel. Also, I remember they had very good docs and support staff that actually knew what they were doing.
Highly recommended based on my two years old experience.
edit: It's not a VPS, but based on your description, you should check it out.
Re: Ask HN: Which managed VPS will you recommend?
#9If you're noob in linux administration, look for a host who offers cPanel.
a control panel without a sysadmin is /not/ a substitute for a managed service.
Now, I have something of a vested interest in saying this, so make of it what you will, but /someone/ needs to know how to fix it when it breaks. My opinion is that a control panel does not make a managed service. I mean, a control panel is a great addition to a managed service, but a control panel without someone who actually understands how things work who is willing to clean up the mess when something happens that the control panel can't fix is a time bomb.
I think that if you don't want to learn how it actually works, you should find someone else who is willing to help you clean up when your system breaks. These things happen from time to time. Now, if that person or business that has agreed to help you out wants to give you a control panel so that you can do administrative tasks yourself? That's great! that's exactly what control panels are for, and some of them perform admirably in that role.
This entity who agrees to help clean up your mess? This computer janitor? This could be a friend who owes you big time, or it could be a consultant, or it could be your service provider. But you want to make this agreement ahead of time. You don't want to be posting desperate ads on craigslist while your system is down. And this person, the one who will be picking up the pieces when it breaks, should help you pick out an appropriate control panel. It is important that this person understands how that control panel modifies the configuration of the system. How well this person understands the internal workings of that control panel is going to be more important than how "good" the control panel is in the general case.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I personally use and like linode but this is for a friend who has no experience with linux. He develops on WAMP and till date has been using shared hosting. Linode library has good documentation but I doubt Linode is for someone like him. What he needs is better performance than shared hosting( specifically in terms of handling high traffic) and ease of use. Ideally, a preconfigured VPS with a control panel.
http://www.webfaction.com/ might be a good choice. I used it two years ago for a while and was very satisfied with performance and their (custom) control panel. Also, I remember they had very good docs and support staff that actually knew what they were doing. Highly recommended based on my two years old experience. edit: It's not a VPS, but based on your description, you should check it out.
Second this! I have a linode (use for OpenVPN) and a webfaction (personal websites). The nice thing about webfaction is that its kind of a cross between VPS and a shared hosting. You get shell access (i.e. you get to learn SSH on Red Hat Linux) and makes spawning off as many websites as you want extremely easy to do. Also, is probably the best place to host a django site, the support is amazing.
Shameless plug: my webfaction affiliate link is in my profile.