Post #417,956
4/30/17 10:34:14 AM
4/30/17 10:34:14 AM
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1u server recommendations?
So I just read AScott's link about website bloat, and it occurs to me I haven't priced options for colocation for a while. If I wanted to host my own server, what's a good starting point for the hardware?
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Post #417,957
4/30/17 12:33:59 PM
4/30/17 12:33:59 PM
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Not the question you asked, but...
Digital Ocean and ilk are so cheap and convenient these days that I would never bother with a colocated server again.
Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #417,958
4/30/17 1:16:41 PM
4/30/17 1:16:42 PM
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Agreed
You really, really want to make the actual physical hardware be someone else's problem.
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Post #417,962
4/30/17 9:22:49 PM
4/30/17 9:22:49 PM
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Damn, know what I'm doing nights this week
Linode $20 package smokes my current hosting. Need to figure out how to transfer my mail.
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Post #417,963
4/30/17 11:50:30 PM
4/30/17 11:50:30 PM
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Look into Digital Ocean too.
This is a DO server. I moved from Linode and haven't regretted the change.
Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #417,965
4/30/17 11:55:34 PM
4/30/17 11:55:34 PM
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Just on price and specs Linode beats it
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Post #417,969
5/1/17 9:55:59 AM
5/1/17 9:55:59 AM
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That wasn't always the case.
DO has a lot of other services as well. It's worth a comparison.
I've not had any issues with DO going down either, but that was a problem for a while with Linode.
This node is $6/mo including backups.
Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #417,970
5/1/17 11:00:13 AM
5/1/17 11:00:13 AM
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Zooks!
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Post #417,971
5/1/17 11:53:24 AM
5/1/17 11:53:24 AM
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Do you get shell access?
Do you even need it with the dashboard they provide?
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Post #417,972
5/1/17 12:10:07 PM
5/1/17 12:10:07 PM
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I only use shell access.
So I can't comment on the dashboard.
Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #417,973
5/1/17 12:18:41 PM
5/1/17 12:18:41 PM
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Then yes, they have shell access :)
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Post #417,966
5/1/17 5:19:59 AM
5/1/17 5:19:59 AM
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IMAP to IMAP is how I last moved my email.
I moved my mail from a dedicated (but failing) server to an AWS EC2 instance a couple of years ago. Since I use an IMAP server, it was dead easy to make another connection from my client, then it was a moderately careful drag-and-drop. Walk away and come back in an hour or so.
(Don't use MS's Email clients - they don't like large IMAP mailboxes. I used Opera Mail which copes with mailboxes in the tens of thousands of messages - and likely way beyond.)
Wade.
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Post #417,968
5/1/17 8:33:43 AM
5/1/17 8:33:43 AM
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Been using their webmail interface
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