Dedicated Server

[snaiker]

Does anyone know of a good and cheap dedicated server? or any suggestion of using your own PC as a server.
Was thinking of buying a high spec PC and installing wampserver on it, do you recon it will be a good idea? instead of buying expensive dedicated server
cheers

[CAlchin]

Depends on your own upload speed and the size of site you're trying to run. I personally would go in this order:

Small site -> shared hosting account
Medium -> VPS hosting
Large -> dedicated server

I would avoid your own pc as to be honest it would be crippled by your upload speed, plus you'll have to leave it on 24/7. You would also need to check if your provider provides a static IP (unless you plan to use a seperate application that updates a service online directing traffic to the dynamic ip adress) and by using your computer wouldnt be a break in their terms and conditions of service.

Best of luck!

[Jason]

Definitely not your own PC. Not only does it have to be on 24/7, but you'll have to rely on your power and internet company not going out which isn't good in my area. If you have a good dedicated server company, they will have things like anti-earthquake rooms, 24/7 monitoring, etc that you just can't do at home.

I wouldn't suggest a cheap dedicated server though, because you probably won't be happy with it. You get what you pay for. Look around for a nice dedicated server that is on sale. You can get something pretty good for $99/mo if it's on sale.

[snaiker]

Thanks guys,
Am currently on a shared hosting, my site is still under development phase. Guess when it starts to get its peak then will move to dedicated hosting.
Any reviews about godaddy?
thanks

[FNezovic]

Snaiker honestly mate I dont think you need a Dedicated server at all! Check out VPS's packages or the New Cloud packages offered at Krypt.com.

I am on Krypt Cloud 1000Mhz Burstable to 2Ghz, 4GB RAM Burstable 8GB for $80 per month running two highly trafficked forums.

[snaiker]

Thanks FNezovic,
Whats the total number of users on your site and how much bandwidth/disk space you using? Krypt seems like a good provider, how are they interms of support? and are you having cpanel?
Cheers
Snaiker

[ArrowFan]

http://nearlyfreespeech.net charges based on bandwidth, had good experience with them. No cpanel so make sure you know what you're doing if you use them.

[FNezovic]

Right now I have 405 users online at 8AM. Their support is unmatched. Their ticketing system is great and they always reply within 5 minutes, often sooner. The longest time I had to wait was 20 minutes but this was on New Years day last year.

[PBretz]

I'm running on a VPS with 512MB RAM and Drupal 6.20 installed. No problem with authenticating users when arrowchat is disabled. However, if I turn on arrowchat, then I top out at about 6 users before performance (drupal login and arrochat) becomes very sluggish (>30 seconds to login). Is there a minimum RAM config I should have with my VPS? I need to be able to support up to 100 simultaneous users.

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