Hi, OVH have a very cool plan with Debian7 or 8.
https://www.ovh.com/fr/vps/vps-ssd.xml Olivier ;-) 2015-10-15 17:40 GMT+02:00 Andres Fortier <andres.fort...@gmail.com>: > As an alternative, Openshift has a free plan that includes 3 small gears > (512RAM - 1GB storage IIRC). I've used to host different things (mostly RoR > apps) but I think there should be no problem on hosting a Pharo app with a > DIY cartridge. > > Just 2 cts. > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Mariano Martinez Peck < > marianop...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Jimmie Houchin <jlhouc...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I am exploring getting a VPS similar to the 1GB option. >>> https://www.linode.com/pricing >>> >>> I have not selected a company or service at this time so this is simply >>> an example and one of my options. >>> >>> I have not used such a service before. >>> >>> >> I am using Linode and running Pharo and GemStone there (CentOS 7). So far >> no problem and Linode seem very very cool. >> >> >>> How suitable is Pharo currently for such an use case? >>> Will Pharo and its polling and constant minimum cpu usage be a problem? >>> >> >> It's not in my case. Linode does invoice for cpu cycles, you simply has >> CPU assigned and you do not care if it is 100% 24 hours a day or 10% used. >> Other services like amazon etc do care about CPU cycles (the price is based >> somehow on that I think), but not in Linode or other VPS-like. >> >> >>> >>> I am wanting to learn to use VPS/Cloud services. I am wanting to play >>> with a web server, wiki, blog. I want control of my tools and not the >>> standard LAMP setup that so commonly offered. >>> >> >> I am very happy with Linode. It supports many nice things like having >> multiple virtual images, clone them, backups, etc. >> For example, I have a Linode template VM that is "ready to run my app" >> and then I can clone such VM for each site (app instance) we deploy. >> We have a daily backup, weekly, monthly and one more free slot. >> >> >>> Any wisdom on Pharo in such an environment, pros and cons, greatly >>> appreciated. >>> >>> >> I think it depends on the type of app. For my case, I do not want to host >> myself anymore. So I would go for cloud based for sure. Then, you have the >> VPS like or the amazon-like. Both allow you to grow. I guess you may choose >> this depending on your type of app. In any case, you end up having a OS >> where you simply install Pharo and that's it. >> >> >> >> -- >> Mariano >> http://marianopeck.wordpress.com >> > >
