From: Viaduct Productions <lists@...>
Date: 2011-10-06T22:58:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Cheapest way to host low-traffic small-footprint Rails app?

What do people consider "cheap"?  You want scalability?  Support?  

Dreamhost and similar hosting providers come with a price of things going down from time to time.  You get what you pay for.  

Cheers


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Rich in Toronto

On 2011-10-06, at 9:55 AM, Dan Nachbar wrote:

>> 
>> ...
>> 2) Take a look at Dreamhost's offerings.
> 
> +1 for Dreamhost
> 
> Unlimited sites, users, mysql databases, etc for under $10/month.
> They are a substantial operation. Last I heard: 300,000 customers
> on 4,000 servers.  But don't expect any hand-holding from their staff.
> Given the low rent, you are essentially on your own.
> They have a wiki and a set of forums.  But both are pretty weak.