[SLUG] VPS hosting
Can anyone recommend a good, cost effective, virtual hosting provider? I'm unhappy with the host I'm using now charging to reboot the server and for data transfers in and out. Basically what I'm looking for is a server I can reboot myself (I accidently flushed iptables twice Any help is appreciated. Ashley -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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I really recommend vpslink.com There's a range of the latest Linux OS's on XEN (and OpenVZ) that you can get hosted starting from US$7.95 per month. I'm on Link 2 (5 GB Disk, 150GB Bandwidth 128MB RAM) for US$13.95 and it's been able to run Ubuntu 9.04 server and anything I throw at it. The service is good; after reinstalling the OS multiple times I came across a problem, but logging a support ticket got it fixed in less than a couple of hours. Upgrading the plan, I was able to use the same server with the upgraded specs the next day. http://www.vpslink.com/ Or for something more robust, try the parent company, Spry. http://www.spry.com/ For your local Australian option, I'd recommend MDwebhosting. I've used them for webhosting and I've heard good for the VPS vslice. http://mdwebhosting.com.au/virtual-dedicated-server-plans.html On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 7:52 PM, Ashley Glenday ash...@mobileitdept.com.au wrote: Can anyone recommend a good, cost effective, virtual hosting provider? I'm unhappy with the host I'm using now charging to reboot the server and for data transfers in and out. Basically what I'm looking for is a server I can reboot myself (I accidently flushed iptables twice Any help is appreciated. Ashley -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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quote who=Ashley Glenday Can anyone recommend a good, cost effective, virtual hosting provider? I'm unhappy with the host I'm using now charging to reboot the server and for data transfers in and out. Basically what I'm looking for is a server I can reboot myself (I accidently flushed iptables twice Any help is appreciated. Linode is WONDERFUL, and I recommend it wholeheartedly. Fantastic staff, very reliable and speedy servers, awesome support (the staff hang out on #linode on OFTC)... I've been using it for years now. http://www.linode.com/ If you sign up and want to give me love: http://www.linode.com/?r=600aec6926074d180920749bd113dff2016a650f :-) - Jeff -- linux.conf.au 2010: Wellington, NZhttp://www.lca2010.org.nz/ There, I did it... I defiled a timeless piece of ART! - Jim Carrey, covering I Am The Walrus -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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2009/10/1 Jamie Powell corresponde...@jpowell.com.au Ashley, I've been using ATU's $13.20/month mini VPShttp://www.atu.net.au/?section=pricingfor a little testbed project and so far it's going very well (OK their web ordering system is a little clunky but you can certainly start and stop the VPS from it, and service talking to them is great). This VPS is decidedly a 'mini' size allocation, but if you want something much bigger they're got the capacity on hand and I reckon they would do you a sensible deal (It's not my place to say more than that). They've been around in one form or another for at least 8 years. Their servers are in equinix and have a fair bit of good peering. hmm... just realised that doesn't read informatively. I meant to say Equinix in Sydney, in that there are Equinix data centres in other places too :) uh.. also meant to reply to list On data transfer, if you want quality in Australia, you should expect to pay for it. I've worked in the wholesale/infrastructure level hosting industry and unless things have changed a lot in the last 3 years or so, data links here cost probably about 10x what they do in many other countries (however an Australian IP address, lower latency and less bandwidth bottlenecks from your customers' ISPs can offset the cost issue). On structure, I think you'll find most hosting providers charge for IN+OUT these days. Those that don't will have to have some sort of ratio and pricing to effectively charge in both directions anyway - either explicitly in their terms, or done quietly in the background. Otherwise they risk running highly congested traffic in one direction and/or running at a big loss, as they'd get clients taking massive arbitrage advantage of the situation. After all, at some level their is a wholesale provision of links and peering, which cost money to build, power and/or rent, and have a finite bandwidth capacity in each direction. 2009/10/1 Ashley Glenday ash...@mobileitdept.com.au Can anyone recommend a good, cost effective, virtual hosting provider? I'm unhappy with the host I'm using now charging to reboot the server and for data transfers in and out. Basically what I'm looking for is a server I can reboot myself (I accidently flushed iptables twice Any help is appreciated. Ashley -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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2009/10/1 Armin Marth arminma...@gmail.com: I really recommend vpslink.com If services in the US are relevant for the OP then I'd second that. --Amos -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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http://www.crucial.com.au/ Dean Ashley Glenday wrote: Can anyone recommend a good, cost effective, virtual hosting provider? I'm unhappy with the host I'm using now charging to reboot the server and for data transfers in and out. Basically what I'm looking for is a server I can reboot myself (I accidently flushed iptables twice Any help is appreciated. Ashley -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 09:49:33PM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=Ashley Glenday Can anyone recommend a good, cost effective, virtual hosting provider? Linode is WONDERFUL, and I recommend it wholeheartedly. Fantastic staff, I'll second that. I've been using them for about 18 months now and they've been great. John -- You've heard of social networking? Well, this is antisocial networking. -- Anthony de Boer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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Jeff Waugh wrote: Linode is WONDERFUL, and I recommend it wholeheartedly. I'll back that up as well. The thing that impressed me was that I was able to do an upgrade from Hardy - Intrepid - Jaunty and the whole process to about 15 minutes. I've never seen an upgrade go that fast on real hardware even with a local deb mirror. Erik -- -- Erik de Castro Lopo http://www.mega-nerd.com/ -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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The best VPS pricing I have seen is at http://www.thenynoc.com/vps.htm: $US10 per month 10GB disk space 1TB data transfer 512MB RAM Extra IPs $US1 per month. Their upgrade path to dedicated servers seems to be good value too. Regards, Troy Rollo Solicitor Parry Carroll Commercial Lawyers Direct: (02) 8257 3177 Fax: (02) 9221 1375 Switch: (02) 9221 3899 E-mail: t...@parrycarroll.com.au Web: www.parrycarroll.com.au http://www.parrycarroll.com.au Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation This message and any attachments are confidential to Parry Carroll. If you have received it my mistake, please let us know by reply and then delete it from your system. You must not copy the message, alter it or disclose its contents to anyone. Thank you. smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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Dean == Dean Hamstead d...@fragfest.com.au writes: Dean http://www.crucial.com.au/ Dean I use OpenHosting.com and have been happy. They host using openVZ (wlthough KVM options are now available). I've had about ten minutes downtime in the last three years. PeterC -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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Thank you for your help guys. I am trying to keep the business in Australia and so far This: http://www.austdomains.com.au/australia_dedicated_servers.html seems to be the best option for me. It's only a small web/mail server but the last few months the usage has been 32GB and can no longer keep it with my current host at their price. Does anyone have any experiance with Austdomains VPS servers? Thanks again, Ashley Dean Hamstead wrote: http://www.crucial.com.au/ Dean Ashley Glenday wrote: Can anyone recommend a good, cost effective, virtual hosting provider? I'm unhappy with the host I'm using now charging to reboot the server and for data transfers in and out. Basically what I'm looking for is a server I can reboot myself (I accidently flushed iptables twice Any help is appreciated. Ashley -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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Hi, Ashley I do like http://www.ausweb.com.au/ It's Australian, fast services, good support, reasonable prices and they also have OpenVZ. Dmitry. 2009/10/1 Ashley Glenday ash...@mobileitdept.com.au: Can anyone recommend a good, cost effective, virtual hosting provider? I'm unhappy with the host I'm using now charging to reboot the server and for data transfers in and out. Basically what I'm looking for is a server I can reboot myself (I accidently flushed iptables twice Any help is appreciated. Ashley -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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Ashley Glenday wrote: Thank you for your help guys. I am trying to keep the business in Australia and so far This: http://www.austdomains.com.au/australia_dedicated_servers.html seems to be the best option for me. It's only a small web/mail server but the last few months the usage has been 32GB and can no longer keep it with my current host at their price. Does anyone have any experiance with Austdomains VPS servers? Thanks again, Ashley Dean Hamstead wrote: http://www.crucial.com.au/ Dean Ashley Glenday wrote: Can anyone recommend a good, cost effective, virtual hosting provider? I'm unhappy with the host I'm using now charging to reboot the server and for data transfers in and out. Basically what I'm looking for is a server I can reboot myself (I accidently flushed iptables twice Any help is appreciated. Ashley -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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Ashley Glenday wrote: Thank you for your help guys. I am trying to keep the business in Australia We migrated to Bullet Proof Networks earlier this year from another provider, have been very happy with the service, support, monitoring. They're a commercial setup, so not as cheap as some of the others quoted. They have an impressive client list. http://www.bulletproof.net.au -- Regards, Bernie. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
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$quoted_author = Bernie Pannell ; We migrated to Bullet Proof Networks earlier this year from another provider, have been very happy with the service, support, monitoring. They're a commercial setup, so not as cheap as some of the others quoted. They have an impressive client list. http://www.bulletproof.net.au You will find that the higher prices are reflected in a different kind of service. They run it on VMware and your server can migrate to a different host during maintenance or if a physical host fails. This also means it's running off a FC SAN. Most VPS are run off a single server, local disk. If something happens to it you are down. You get what you pay for basically. I personally use Linode because my priorities are cheap then quality. If I was running a business off it, the extra cost would probably be worth it. cheers marty -- nfgaida - I want an America that isn't full of easily amused idiots watching crap on TV. [1] Anon Coward - Yeah? Well, I want an America full of nymphomaniac supermodels who own breweries. Deal. [2] [1] - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=108411cid=9215217 [2] - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=108411cid=9215314 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
