best web hosting provider?

[maclenin]

Best web hosting provider? I am mulling a switch.....

Thanks for any comments.

[Vegan]

I host my own, but I have had several technical problems this year.

[iponeverything]

I switched to lunarpages from a horrendous provider that was always "upgrading" me to more expensive packages without my permission and pulling other stuff.. Do your homework with Google before you signup with a new provider.

[BkkBonanza]

Go visit www.webhostingtalk.com forums.
There is heaps of info there and lots of feedback and reviews of hosts.

[toddedw]

I use http://www.linode.com/ for my hosting solution. I get full root access to a VPS with 2 ip addresses, 360mb of ram, 16gb of hdd space, quad core proc, and a pretty nice uplink for $19 a month. They also have a panel where I can manage all of my DNS stuff without having to mess with bind and I'm able to do reverse DNS on both of my IPs. For what I pay you can't beat it. I'm very happy.

[HighCommander540]

I hear a lot of good things about http://www.bluehost.com. I personally host my own stuff and just get a domain name.

[MerlinsLair]

Give Site5.com, Midphase.com or InMotionHosting.com a look see. All three are good web hosts. I'm presently at Site5 and very pleased. But to follow through with what BkkBonaza (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=550406) said, give webhostingtalk some time and see what others are saying there. They keep it straight there and don't tolerate smearing tactics. Just the straight scoop.

[Skidbladniir]

I heard DreamHost was pretty good (Coupon: HTMLSOURCE), also heard good things about HostGator (Coupon: ALAMO).

[aysiu]

I've used ICDSoft for years and have had nothing but good experiences with them.

[Frak]

Depends, I use Heroku (http://heroku.com/) because I'm heavy into Rails development. You may not use rails.

Be more specific.

[madnessjack]

Needed a basic PHP setup, http://34sp.com based in the UK. They do an amazing job. Never seen a glitch in 6 years.

[thetaylorbear]

It mainly begins with ,"WHo is the best hosting provider for your needs.
I roll with these guys TTCHost.com web hosting company on the rise they are just starting out & this is what they offer.
unlimited diskspace,bandwidth & websites with cpanel.
& they have templates.
That's all I need at abotu 5 bucks.
There are some others out there too, but cust. svc sucks .
Theirs is pretty good.

[Resu]

I've been hosted on ThisWebHost (http://www.thiswebhost.com/) for almost a year now and they have been the best. I highly recommend them.

[autonomy]

just host

[arvevans]

I used to use Yahoo free web hosting (geocities.com), but they went away unexpectedly and I lost everything.
Then I rebuilt everything on GooglePages, but now they are converting all our web pages into social networking sites.
As a result I have setup a URL translation with

http://www.dyndns.com
and installed a web server on my own auxiliary computer.

This raises questions regarding data rate. I use Qwest ADSL via Earthlink.net, which limits upload toward the Internet to around 256 Kb/s. Going to a higher speed ADSL link directly with Qwest will not solve this because my distance from the central office is the speed limiting factor (according to Qwest engineers).

Preliminary tests with my limited upload speed does seem to indicate that for a low-usage web site it is feasible to use 256 kb/s for the uplink toward the Internet. This is probably true unless you plan on a graphics intensive, music, or video site.

My ADSL modem does allow HTTP (port 80) through to my WiFi hub/router. At the Netgear WiFI hub/router I had to poke a hole in the firewall to direct HTTP port 80 traffic specifically to my local web server via it's static IP address.

While not ideal, this change to local web hosting does take control of my web server access away from private companies which have proven to be unreliable in the long-term. A for-pay web hosting service might be better, but they also go out of business, usually with little or no notice. If you want it done right, you just gotta do it yourself.
_._

[Project PWNED]

1and1.com

Unlimited transfer, reasonable amount of webspace, excellent tech support, and no - I do not work for them and I'm not posting a referral code so I can get a reward for having someone sign up. I was with them for 2 years back in the early 2000's and when unlimited transfer started to come back around, I signed back up with them to host sites for people.

If you just need basic hosting, without full control like with a VPS, go with them. VPS is headaches sometimes, because many providers (won't name names) oversell their VPS servers so you get random issues that are never fully addresses or disclosed to their customers. I host a irc server on a VPS for about 30 users and 2 weeks ago, the VPS was crashing left and right. Each time I asked the provider what was going on, they would reply "VPS back up". Nothing beyond that.

I looked at their packages recently and they recently doubled their prices compared to the price I'm locked in with currently, so I'm not really complaining if it goes down here and there. Someone on the network will just have to pay to link in another ircd from a shell provider or their own VPS/dedicated server.

[autonomy]

GooglePages... converting all our web pages into social networking sites.
As a result I have setup a URL translation with
http://www.dyndns.comand installed a web server on my own auxiliary computer.

limits upload toward the Internet to around 256 Kb/s. Going to a higher speed ADSL link directly with Qwest will not solve this because my distance from the central office is the speed limiting factor (according to Qwest engineers).

low-usage web site it is feasible to use 256 kb/s for the uplink toward the Internet. This is probably true unless you plan on a graphics intensive, music, or video site.

My ADSL modem does allow HTTP (port 80) through to my WiFi hub/router. At the Netgear WiFI hub/router I had to poke a hole in the firewall to direct HTTP port 80 traffic specifically to my local web server via it's static IP address.
This is incredible, something I might be able to pull off.

[futz]

I host one site at Hypermart (http://hypermart.com/) and a couple at Site5 (http://www.site5.com/). Both are decent, but Site5 has better pricing and services.

If I had to start again, knowing what I know now, I'd go with Site5 (http://www.site5.com/) for sure.

[HappinessNow]

I prefer Google's Partner eNom.

[tom66]

Dreamhost.

If you search around you can get a $97 or $103 off coupon, so the first year's hosting is only ~$20.

[autonomy]

I got the best hosting here http://www.tucktail.com/ It provides hosting,domain name register, domain appraisal, online file folder, ssl certificate etc...You can also try this one..
Om, judging from your registration date, this being your only post and the Web of Trust results on tucktail.com: trustworthiness very poor, vendor reliability very poor, privacy very poor and child safety very poor, I'd say you might be a phishing attacker.

[asddf]

For those who "Host your Own"

What kind of hardware do you use for a web server? could I get system Specs?

and how hard was it to set up?

Thanks!

[lisati]

For those who "Host your Own"

What kind of hardware do you use for a web server? could I get system Specs?

and how hard was it to set up?

Thanks!
Mine is described here (http://lisati.myftp.org/page5.html) and here (http://lisati.myftp.org/status/).
There are several good how-tos lurking around.

One thing to be aware of is that some ISPs block port 80 (required web pages) and/or port 25 (email).

[node8472]

http://truefreehost.com is what i use. great features for a free site.

[autonomy]

I just use an old computer for now. I haven't figured out the way to send out e-mail. (if anyone could help ;)

[lisati]

I just use an old computer for now. I haven't figured out the way to send out e-mail. (if anyone could help ;)

I use Postfix (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostfixBasicSetupHowto)


(edit: changed link)

[autonomy]

thx, got both links for reference at least. I'll try the 2nd one 1st.

[sandyd]

I also host my own, but I have everydns.com & afraid.org as my dns servers. also have a backup vps with webfusion.co.uk . Their really. really. fast.

[madjr]

am going to try http://www.limedomains.com/

they're the same guys from limewire

they offer test before you buy and the price is good

they are fairly new at providing hosting, but their limewire site gets tons of visits, so am sure they know how to handle big traffic bursts and keeping their servers stable

they're also committed to using open source

[BrokenKingpin]

I use GoDaddy, no major issues thus far.

[cb951303]

here is a benchmark for most popular VSPs: http://journal.uggedal.com/vps-performance-comparison

looks like linode aces them all.

[Warpnow]

Once my weshost contract is over I'm moving to fivebean.

Westhost's control panel is utter crap. It can only handle one instance of any CMS/Blog/Forum.

[Biochem]

I have a vps with fivebeans.com since january. No complaints so far except an invoice in my spam folder.

[Ctrl-Alt-F1]

I hear a lot of good things about http://www.bluehost.com. I personally host my own stuff and just get a domain name.
No! I've had a website with them for less than a month, and I cancelled their services today. I live like 10 minutes away from their headquarters and in my very first month I doubt I had a single day that didn't have downtime. Usually I had downtime every other time I checked on my site. Just no.

[linuxforartists]

Go visit www.webhostingtalk.com (http://www.webhostingtalk.com) forums.
There is heaps of info there and lots of feedback and reviews of hosts.

This is the best advice. Spend a few days cruising the forums. You'll start to see the same web hosts recommended (and criticized), so you'll get a good feel for what the scene is like.

When I was looking for a web host a year ago, this was my short list for shared hosting:

HostGator (http://www.hostgator.com)

A Small Orange (http://www.asmallorange.com/)

HawkHost (http://www.hawkhost.com) - FYI: This is the one I went with. So far, no complaints.

Another person mentioned choosing Heroku because they were building Ruby on Rails apps. If you want to use specialized software like Ruby on Rails or Python/Django, that will narrow your choices for hosting. I've heard Webfaction (http://www.webfaction.com/) gets positive reviews from programmers, because they allow more access in a shared hosting environment, compared to competitors.

For common things like WordPress and PHP, pretty much every company will support them. Good luck!

[CharlesA]

Hmm I coulda sworn I posted in here. I'm using Justhost, but only cuz I got a hell of a deal for shared hosting. It's not the "best" but it'll do for now.

Oh nevermind, I posted in the thread here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=713970&highlight=justhost).

*headdesk*

[bruiz]

I looked into a few of the above mention webhosts as well when I had to decide which host to go with. In the end IX webhosting (http://www.ixwebhosting.com/) won me over becuase their offer just suited my needs exactly. So far I have no complaints.

[wizard10000]

I hosted my own until my site outgrew my internet connection, then I moved to a VPS at A Small Orange and have been happy with them for years. Extremely responsive support staff.