Re: [OT] Java hosting USB stick deployment

2009-02-10 Thread Philip A. Chapman
As far as the OS is concerned, the USB stick is just another volume, so you can run it from jetty or any other container stored on the USB stick. The trick is, of course, size, and the fact that the stick can be removed. Another thing to consider is that a java runtime will be required. I

[OT] Java hosting USB stick deployment

2009-02-05 Thread Kaspar Fischer
I am in the midst of deciding on the technology to use for an application that must be (i) cheap to host and (ii) must be deployable on USB sticks (Windows/Mac), for use in ad hoc networks. Options include Wicket/Hibernate/Spring or a PHP framework like Drupal, in some web container like

Re: [OT] Java hosting USB stick deployment

2009-02-05 Thread Nick Heudecker
I use eapps.com for hosting. Not sure what the problem is with USB drives, since you can get a 2GB drive for $6. On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 1:29 PM, Kaspar Fischer fisch...@inf.ethz.ch wrote: I am in the midst of deciding on the technology to use for an application that must be (i) cheap to

Re: [OT] Java hosting USB stick deployment

2009-02-05 Thread Ryan Gravener
I use slicehost. $20 a month 10gb/100gb + 250mb.. You have to set up everything yourself except dns. On 2/5/09, Nick Heudecker nheudec...@gmail.com wrote: I use eapps.com for hosting. Not sure what the problem is with USB drives, since you can get a 2GB drive for $6. On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at

Re: [OT] Java hosting USB stick deployment

2009-02-05 Thread John Armstrong
I did a test deploy on slicehost an it was great outside of disk space issues. Ultimately it was cheaper for me to pay ~$70 a month to cari.net for a dedicated server. Slicehost is great though, highly recommended if you have data storage requirements. J On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Ryan

Re: [OT] Java hosting USB stick deployment

2009-02-05 Thread John Armstrong
I meant 'if you have low data storage requirements'. The bump from 10GB to 20GB starts to erode the price competitiveness pretty quickly. J On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 3:05 PM, John Armstrong siber...@siberian.orgwrote: I did a test deploy on slicehost an it was great outside of disk space issues.

Re: [OT] Java hosting USB stick deployment

2009-02-05 Thread Andrew Lombardi
slicehost.com. easy. and at Mystic we've had several web applications written in Wicket deployed on external media, with a running system behind it of course :) On Feb 5, 2009, at 1:29 PM, Kaspar Fischer wrote: I am in the midst of deciding on the technology to use for an application