I don't really need this (right now), but I'd like to commend you on using a sensible Captcha and not some ridiculous fuzzy image.
thank you :) it is a very easy one but sufficient for now and yeah we hate with a passion the fuzzy image chaptcha!
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Re: Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Free Hosting for geeks
#32Step 1. Attract geeks / nerds / hackers. Step 2. Get sourcecode Step 3. Win!
hello dlsym, well we have no secret plan for World domination through code if is what you meant :) on a serious note for very sensitive code (e.g. private) I would recommend a dedicated server or an instance. It goes without saying that we do not touch hosted code (beside a general, automated file check that ensure that there isn't anything malicious going on).
Re: Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Free Hosting for geeks
#33I don't really need this (right now), but I'd like to commend you on using a sensible Captcha and not some ridiculous fuzzy image.
I wonder if a captcha is really even necessary here considering that all users are reviewed?
Re: Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Free Hosting for geeks
#34Why there's no python?
mostly for our limited knowledge of python but we could certainly add it in the future if there is some interest ! While there is no official support we want to be able to fix things if they do not work. This said I had a look last night and we could probably add it soon as it seems simple enough
Considering Python is possibly the most popular web dev language at the moment, yes, I would suggest you consider it.
Re: Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Free Hosting for geeks
#35Why there's no python?
mostly for our limited knowledge of python but we could certainly add it in the future if there is some interest ! While there is no official support we want to be able to fix things if they do not work. This said I had a look last night and we could probably add it soon as it seems simple enough
+1 for python support
Re: Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Free Hosting for geeks
#36Any plans to support JVM based languages? I imagine something like Tomcat would work with your ideology of uploading a file (in this case a .jar) via FTP and being up and running. Adding JVM support would add many languages to your supported list quickly :)
Re: Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Free Hosting for geeks
#37Oh man, I remember using dotgeek a long time ago for some minor PHP stuff. Awesome to see it expand (and still exist).
Re: Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Free Hosting for geeks
#38The initial question that comes to mind is: how will this be sustainable? It's all well and good to offer this service, but will it be a drain on your finances 6 months down the road? Will it become a drain if more than 250 people sign up for it? I understand that one can get a server with 128GB of SSD storage, quad core, and 16GB of RAM for around $100/mo if one looks enough, but that would only serve 256 people at…
Sustainability of the service is a concern, so I wouldn't use it for anything mission-critical. Still, I applied mainly so I could have a place to host and stage a few different open source PHP and Rails projects I'm working on.
The application process should allow them to rate-limit new signups. And shut down new accounts if their infrastructure starts hitting limits. Also - Hopefully they're not afraid to slam down the ban hammer on abusive accounts.
Re: Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Free Hosting for geeks
#39Is it possible to point my own domain(s) at an instance, instead of having to use a 1.ai subdomain?
Re: Ruby, PHP, MySQL, Perl, Free Hosting for geeks
#40Oh man, I remember using dotgeek a long time ago for some minor PHP stuff. Awesome to see it expand (and still exist).
yeah it was in 2003! first to launch PHP 5 hosting with the nightly build! these were the days with no cloud and now everything has changed ... so yes we are back with a better service and more servers ! thanks for looking at this (I think I even remember your name from our old users !)