From: Andy Stone <xsltguru@...>
Date: 2005-04-28T01:33:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Rails Hosting

Thanks for the info Ezra!  That may be the way go.  I was thinking
about growing into that type of setup. I'll just have to crunch some
numbers and see what is the best tact to take.

On 4/27/05, Ezra Zygmuntowicz <ezra@yakima-herald.com> wrote:
> Andy-
>         If you are going to need a larger host like it seems you are, you
> can't go wrong with a dedicated server. I have a dedicated Debian
> server with rackforce.com and I have been extremely happy with them.
> For $120/month I get a 3.2 Ghz pentium4 with a gig of ram qand its own
> dedicated T1 connection that has unlimited monthly bandwidth. You get
> root access to your server and you can install anything you want on it.
> I got my server there a few months ago and I have moved my 38 client
> web sites over already and it is not even loaded down at all yet. Most
> of these sites are in php but 5 of them are in rails with
> lighttp/fastcgi proxied from the apache front end. The best thing about
> this kind of set up is flexibility, I can do anything I want and set up
> any software I need at a moments notice. And the price is easy to
> justify if you have a few high volume sites or many smaller sites. I
> mean right now I am only paying around $3/month for all the sites I
> have hosted there and every site I add brings the unit price down.
> 
> Just my $0.02
> -Ezra
> On Apr 27, 2005, at 8:18 AM, Andy Stone wrote:
> 
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I've recently picked up a side gig I'm planning to write with Rails
> > and even though I have a spot reserved at TextDrive (haven't had the
> > time to do anything yet), I was looking at alternative hosting
> > solutions.  I came across a2webhosting.com and it seemed like a good
> > resource.  Like all projects that start out, I'm hoping this project
> > catches on and TextDrive doesn't seem to offer larger hosting
> > packages.  Anyone have anything good/bad to say about
> > a2webhosting.com?
> >
> > I have the choice of whatever language I wish to use and until seeing
> > a2webhosting I was thinking I would be stuck with PHP.  I don't know
> > either PHP or Ruby/Rails (JSP/JAVA programmer) but have been lurking
> > on the ruby-talk list for quite a while.  Funny thing is that even
> > though I have yet to write a line of Ruby code, I've read enough of
> > these message to start thinking in Ruby while I'm coding my JSPs.  Of
> > course, I say to myself "I could easily do this in just a couple of
> > lines in Ruby".
> >
> > I would like to use Ruby/Rails as I have already convinced my CTO to
> > eventually change all of our development over to Ruby.  It only took 3
> > page document touting the benefits of Ruby and how it could help us
> > and fits in with our future goals.
> >
> > So, if you have alternatives to a2webhosting, I'd love to hear them.
> >
> > thanks,
> > andy
> >
> >
> -Ezra Zygmuntowicz
> Yakima Herald-Republic
> WebMaster
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