[aklug] Re: Webhosting

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On 08/23/2012 01:00 AM, mike figley wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:13:24 -0800, Jim MacDonald wrote:
>
>
> For misc low-traffic or non-critical websites, I've been playing
> with minimal VPS hosting at alienlayer.com -
>
> QpenVZ = $19/Year KVM = $45/Year
>
> You get to build your own host, with several OS choices
>
> Their minimal OpenVZ runs a small Rails app fine..
>
> Beware, if you run out of RAM on openvz, bad things happen (no
> swap)
>
>

I likewise am using alienlayer openvz: overall nice service for real
cheap. Downside is that the response to downtime is pretty slow. I had
a VPS go offline on a Friday night, and nobody looked at the ticket
until Monday. Once they installed a new kernel and forgot to include
an important iptables module, which caused some of my services to
become inaccessible for a little while. In summary: You have to be
willing to put up with a few days of downtime from time to time.

Their KVM service looked cool, but I wouldn't use it after I found out
that the only way to log in the first time is through a Java app on
their Web site. This is a problem for a purist like myself who refuses
to install a Java VM.

- --
frigidcode.com
indicium.us
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Received on Thu Aug 23 10:19:51 2012