Hosting Questions

As premature as it is right now, I'd still like to ask for your recommendation for a good scalable LAMP deployment. I will probably launch the beta with a single box, or a web server and a database...

Hosting

asked Jan 4 '10 at 12:12

Ron M.
4,224 points

As a quick prologue: a client is setting up a corporation in the BVI for tax / legal purposes. Due to this, I'm currently searching for a hosting company located in BVI to run their website from....

Hosting Offshore

asked Feb 16 '11 at 05:03

Brent Lachman
41 points

For a new startup with limited funds and a single developer, would you recommend PaaS platforms like Heroku or self-managed server instances like Digital Ocean?Also, is it just me or does AWS seems...

Hosting Cloud Aws Heroku Digital Ocean

asked Jun 12 '15 at 11:40

Chester Davis
11 points

Every time I have new idea I usually have a to build a small website as a prototype to pitch it. Every time I wonder what hoster to use and it seems that every time I change hoster for various...

Hosting

asked Feb 23 '11 at 04:39

Antony P.
714 points

I have a Social Networking site for a niche market I need members to be able to view and upload content My members content is copyrighted therefore in no way can the content be available to the...

Video Hosting

asked Apr 27 '11 at 11:41

Jodi W Von Oettingen
19 points

Why are services like Heroku so popular when all they really do is set up AWS servers (which is fairly easy) and significantly markup the price? You could easily setup the servers yourself and pay...

Hosting Server Paas Amazon Aws

asked May 27 '14 at 13:43

George Hughes
9 points

Which of the following should I go with for a new startup that is just getting off the ground? Amazon EC2 VPS provider like Digital Ocean or Heroku Dedicated server Colocate my own hardware My...

Hosting Amazon Colocation

asked Feb 23 '14 at 15:02

Randy Monk
110 points

I have read that for open source software developers, 3 common ways to make money are hosting, consulting, and support. I understand support and consulting but what is hosting? When I read...

Open Source Hosting

asked Oct 14 '13 at 03:25

Victor
137 points

Im a web developer, and I've been asked to provide a quote on a small ecommerce website. Part of the quote includes domain setup and monthly fees, and by this Im presuming domain name registration...

Hosting

asked Jun 12 '13 at 15:43

Digiwig
6 points

I own a small website hosting and services company. Most of my clients make automatic payments for recurring hosting services. However, what is the appropriate way to handle customers that have...

Hosting Customer Service Billing

asked Jan 30 '13 at 08:43

Matt Beckman
132 points

I noticed that sites like StackOverflow host user-submitted images outside their site, (in the SO case, at imgur). I've also seen forums do the same thing. Are there advantages to taking this...

Website SEO Hosting Forum

asked Oct 30 '12 at 03:49

Martin's
121 points

We build an application that uses Java's Servlet 3.0 features. Among others, we use heavily its Non-blocking IO support therefore a high CPU requirement should be expected. Furthermore, we use...

Hosting

asked Oct 9 '12 at 08:08

Ionut
109 points

I already publish apps for the major platforms but our mobile development has lagged behind. I have my developers working on enhancements to our mobile site functionality, but I'm not sure whether...

Software Development Hosting Platforms Mobile

asked Jan 25 '12 at 02:51

Nicko
840 points

These days, obtaining managed hosting is very easy. You can get a reliable managed dedicated server from a reputable host for just a couple hundred of dollars per month. Is it possible with the...

Hosting Server

asked Jan 12 '12 at 05:30

Sk24iam
344 points

I have an unlimited webhosting plan from http://www.domainindia.org/web_site_hosting_india.php. I want to give my users a registered domain name like: usersite.com and provide a cpanel to them...

Legal Hosting

asked Jan 15 '12 at 19:58

Sunil Kumar
1 point

We have a small business that needs a webhosting solution. We will probably be able to support the following: Login to set up a shopping cart software (Magento most likely). Unlimited...

Website Web Services Hosting Retail

asked Dec 30 '11 at 01:31

Karlson
1,779 points

We would like to understand the kind of tools which are used by other startup(s) for maintaining their projects. Project hosting (SVN or Git) - We have finalized on using Git. Email collaboration...

Project Management Lean Hosting Project

asked Dec 8 '11 at 17:33

Priya
111 points

I've checked out Amazon EC2, RackSpace, And Linode, They're great actually but each has its pros and cons. EC2 offers 5 IP's already without request, but it's impossible to associate multiple IP's...

Hosting

asked Nov 28 '11 at 05:31

Ryan
139 points

I'm thinking of building a django application which is like an online shopping mall similar to eBay and Amazon. My business model is somewhat like that of Shopify or Volusion, which means I will...

Ecommerce Saas Hosting Server

asked Nov 14 '11 at 11:48

User14412
1 point

Does anyone know of benchmarks or comparisons for hosting/software/infrastucture costs for a SaaS startup? We are running at about 3.2% of Gross Revenue and 11% of net revenue. We feel like we are...

Saas Costs Hosting

asked Sep 15 '11 at 03:15

Boom Town Tech
101 points