Ask HN: Django hosting

#1

Post by tertius » Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 2:27 PM UTC

I'm fiddling with django and I'd like to find some inexpensive hosts that'll get me going - testing wise. Hosts where I can upgrade if need be, i.e. my app becomes popular.

Where do I look?

Re: Ask HN: Django hosting

#2

Post by robg » Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 2:32 PM UTC

I found webfaction.com from recommendations here, and I haven't been disappointed.

Re: Ask HN: Django hosting

#3

Post by bockris » Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 2:37 PM UTC

Google.

Re: Ask HN: Django hosting

#4

Post by tertius » Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 2:41 PM UTC

robg wrote: post #2

I found webfaction.com from recommendations here, and I haven't been disappointed.

As far as I've looked I've found webfaction and these guys - http://machine.kerplunc.com/ . Don't know if they're any good though.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Re: Ask HN: Django hosting

#5

Post by callmeed » Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 3:40 PM UTC

MediaTemple has Django grid containers now. Starts at $20/mo.

http://mediatemple.net/webhosting/gs/features/containers.php...

Re: Ask HN: Django hosting

#6

Post by ynd » Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 3:47 PM UTC

I recommend a VPS with slicehost.com at 20$ month, with Nginx to serve static files and fastcgi for Django. Nginx+FastCGI is the answer to the memory constraints(256mb).

There are multiple plan you can update to. And since it's a VPS, updating is painless.

Re: Ask HN: Django hosting

#7

Post by bcater » Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 3:51 PM UTC

robg wrote: post #2

I found webfaction.com from recommendations here, and I haven't been disappointed.

WebFaction blows me away. They are, quite simply, awesome.

Re: Ask HN: Django hosting

#8

Post by arien » Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 4:10 PM UTC

I'm using cheapish shared hosting Site5, which supports PHP, Django and Rails. The Django instalation wasn't exactly easy, but it worked (if you need help I can give a hand).

However you might prefer going for a more Django focused host, you can find a few @ http://djangofriendly.com/hosts/.

Re: Ask HN: Django hosting

#9

Post by jaskew » Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 9:10 PM UTC

Dreamhost, install is manual, but works fine for me.

Hosting is dirt cheap and there are all sorts of deals out there for them.

Customer service and the way they run the place seems to have gotten better lately, too.

Re: Ask HN: Django hosting

#10

Post by nated » Fri, Oct 17, 2008, 12:37 AM UTC

I rarely see them mentioned but linode is probably the best deal I have seen. 19.95/month you get a VPS solution, full root access, 360mb ram, 200GB Transfer and they have awesome customer service. And no, I am not affiliated, its just nice to see a hosting company that serves its customers well @ Linode.com