[Hidden-tech] Alternative to SiteGround?

[Sam McClellan]

Hi Bram,

Yes, we actually use Digital Ocean for prototyping more complex systems 
we're developing before moving them to a dedicated server. The main 
problem I have with Digital Ocean, and based on reviews it's the same 
for all those instant VPS systems, is that we have no access to their 
infrastructure and so are completely dependent on their level of 
support. We've had instances where we've gone several hours without a 
response, which is untenable. With a server, we have very quick access 
to the infrastructure. Also, the storage space is expensive compared to 
SSD's on a server.

Sam



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On 3/24/2021 1:57 PM, Bram Moreinis via Hidden-discuss wrote:
>
> Recommendation:
>
> Use Linode instead of AWS.  It isn't managed, but they provide great 
> service: https://www.linode.com/
>
> It's similar to Digital Ocean in that you can duplicate and engineer 
> different server configurations.
>
> If all you want is a command line without the GUI, Linode gives you 
> that too.
>
> You can buy Linode time by the day.
>
> -Bram
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> On 3/24/2021 12:56 PM, Sam McClellan via Hidden-discuss wrote:
>>> I try not to give Jeff Bezos even one more dime, so will likely 
>>> never wind up on AWS.
>> That is the issue I face as a host. I know a cloud format is better 
>> than the single server format for hosting for several reasons, 
>> principally redundancy, management and distributed content. But in my 
>> experience, we're in a transition time when all the clouds that are 
>> affordable enough and could be used for shared hosting are owned by 
>> the same big companies that are trying to get our information and 
>> that I don't want to support.
>>
>> I do believe private clouds will become more affordable and usable 
>> over time. In the meantime we do our best -- our servers are hosted 
>> in relatively green colo's that have direct access to the internet 
>> backbone, we back up every day and, for any sites that need it for 
>> bandwidth and global distribution, use a CDN - mainly Cloudflare, or 
>> Sucuri if they need a firewall too. Love Sucuri.
>>
>> Sam
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>>
>>
>> *Sam McClellan*
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>> *sam at itabix.com*
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