Virtual machine host provider recommendations

Ray Cote rgacote at appropriatesolutions.com
Wed Jul 15 13:10:41 EDT 2015


I've always been a fan of Linode.com.

On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> GNHLUG's server is being kicked out of our long-time free hosting.  Rather
> than trying to find a new home for the box, I'm thinking I'll just buy an
> account on a virtual machine hosting company, install a new system, and
> transfer to there.  That is the quickest and easiest path, and we do not
> have a lot of time.  Our deadline is JUL 31, roughly two weeks from now.
>
> I'd like to hear people's experiences, good and bad, with service
> providers.  Who is good?  Who is bad?  What to look for, or avoid?
>
> Current requirements that I can think of are:
> - Run an SMTP listener on TCP port 25 (receive email directly)
> - Initiate outbound connections to TCP port 25 (send email directly)
> - Run an HTTP listener on TCP port 80 (web server)
> - Run an SSH listener on a non-standard port (SSH remote access)
> - Run a DNS listener on UDP and TCP port 53 (authoritative name server)
> - Install and run arbitrary Linux software
> - Fairly low mail volume,web traffic, and DNS traffic
> - Fairly low CPU, disk, and RAM usage
> - No need for "CPanel" or other hand-holding software, and prolly better
> if we don't have it
>
> Lower prices are good, but it has to be reliable, too.  I'd rather pay
> more for a provider that has less trouble, than have to tinker with it
> constantly.
>
> I think this has been discussed before, but not recently, and I can't find
> the thread.
>
> Suggestions welcome, but we don't have time for "you can put the server in
> my basement" or other detours.
>
> -- Ben
>
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