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Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by gigawatt »

I have a VPS from WiredTree (wiredtree.com) and I can't recommend them highly enough. Good guys, great support. The only negative is that the intro VPS (with only 256MB of RAM) is a little weak, and can choke on cPanel. If you're looking for a fully-managed VPS, go with WiredTree.

For smaller-scale sites, Media Layer (medialayer.com) gets nothing but rave reviews on the webostingtalk.com forums, though I don't have any first-hand experience with them. I've used EngineHosting (enginehosting.com) for a couple ExpressionEngine based sites for clients, and they're great, too.

Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by pierrefar »

cjoh1111 wrote: post #7

Slicehost. Love them.

Seconded.

Just started with them too. Steep learning curve getting everything done myself (other hosts really pamper their customers!) but dang are the servers fast.

And besides, every true web hacker needs to know how to set up a server from scratch!

Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by vaksel »

I have a dedicated server from Liquid Web. I can't say enough good things about them. The service is really top notch.

a) Communication: they actually speak English, you aren't forwarded to some call center in India

b) Response: If you call someone, will pick up within 3 rings. If you email you'll get the first response after 5 minutes. They really are around 24/7. I once needed something done at 3:30 am, I got a reply to my email in less than 10 minutes.

c) Its all managed, you really don't need to know anything about servers. Need a library installed? Just drop them a line, Can't figure out how to setup your server? Drop them a line. And there are no support ticket fees or any other crap like that, that other managed hosts charge.

I mean honestly, if Rackspace is any better, there better be some sex involved while I wait for them to fix the server. And with the higher prices Rackspace has, that better be the case.

Note: You should really only be using them with dedicated servers, their shared/virtual is a little bit pricey

And to those that complain about prices, think to yourself, would you rather get a problem resolved in 20 minutes, or 20 hours.

Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by silencio »

mstefff wrote: post #3

http://www.liquidweb.com/?RID=mikestefff ">Liquidweb Yes it's an affiliate link but they are truly amazing. Prices are great and come with full support and management. Highly recommended. Have never had an easier experience.

Woah, expensive. I've had way better-priced dedicated servers from leaseweb, vectoral and layeredtech for the same price as some of those VPSs. Unmanaged, but still way cheaper. Think terabytes of transfer and better specs..hmm.

Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by silencio »

If you're looking for cheap dedicated hosting, I liked leaseweb, ovh and vectoral, and if a .us based host is okay, layeredtech and softlayer are excellent. Support ranges from amazing to nonexistant, but they're all _really_ cheap (except for softlayer, but you get what you pay for..) for lots and lots of transfer - I blow through a few terabytes a month on three servers, think $100/month for 3TB transfer, 250gb hdd, 1.5gb ram which slicehost can't compare to price-wise.

Otherwise for me it's a tie between slicehost, dreamhost (because i had a free promo code..) and asmallorange (i have a lifetime account). All of them meet different needs of mine, sooo.

Re: Ask YC: What web hosting service do you use?

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Post by ivey »

For Rails/Merb projects that can afford it, I love Engine Yard. They're way more expensive than VPS hosts, but you get a support team who specialize in Rails/Merb deployment. It's like outsourcing your sysadmin team, too.

For lower budget, I love Slicehost.

I either want full control, or someone I trust in control.

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