khagimoto: Another +1 for Slicehost. On Jun 22, 1:16 pm, khagimoto <kumi.hagim...@gmail.com> wrote: > I know similar topics have been covered before, but I'd like to get a > more up-to-date Ruby developer's opinions. (Please note that I've > read similar threads in this group and read a lot of hosting > comparison sites, even contacted both companies and am still having a > hard time making decisions. ) > > After reading about limitations with shared hosting plans, I decided > that VPS is the way to go for me. I've narrowed it down to Slicehost > and Rimuhosting after reading other threads in this forum. (If anyone > thinks other VPS is way better, I'd like to hear about it!) > > Here are my questions. > (1) What are your more recent experiences with these two hosting > companies, support-wise? (Were they helpful when you needed > installation/configuration help? How was the response time?)
My experience with Slicehost has been really great. Support (what little I needed) was prompt and courteous. The staff are all top-notch and their articles cover just about anything you would need to do with their service. > (2) Which plan do you use? (MiroVS2 from rimuhosting, 256 slices from > slicehost ...etc.) I have several slices; four 256 slices, a single 512 slice, and a single 1GB slice. > (3) What's your skill level (if you don't mind)? (developer, developer > +a bit of system admin, expert system admin..., etc. I'm a developer > with a bit of system admin experience by necessity.) Same. I am an experienced developer, mostly PHP, Ruby, and Java, with enough sysadmin skills to set up and run my apps. The Slicehost articles base covers just about every topic that you would need help or a refresher with: http://articles.slicehost.com/ > (4) How easy was it to get your rails app up and running? How long > did it take? Any major hiccups? Once you get the server-side stuff set up it is typically an easy task to get your Rails app up-and-running. I use Capistrano now, but I do have a couple of apps hosted with Slicehost where I am simply updating a working copy from an SVN repo. Shell into your account, update to the latest SVN version, and restart your Mongrel pack or Thin server. > (5) Anything else you can think of that may help a newbie make a > decision? I've heard some great things about Rimuhosting, but I have never used their service, so it wouldn't be fair for me to compare them with Slicehost. But, if you consider that Slicehost is backed by Rackspace it may help you to make a better decision. It's a matter of taste and preference, I think. Good luck with your decision! BD > > Thanks a lot in advance! > Kumi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
