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There are different levels and different plans and different qualities and costs for each type of hosting plan.

How are you setup?

Small site? Trying to hold down the costs? Maybe you got shared hosting :)

A successful site that requires more resources? Maybe you have managed or dedicated hosting. :)

Oh my, you are the direct competition of google.com and require at least one of your own hardware placed on location in the hosting provider, with sponsors and all. Co-location is your thing :)


Please let us know :)
(I have made the poll Multiple choice, because I understand there are users with more then one setup).

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Good thread — the short answer is that the “right” plan depends on three things: how much traffic and storage you expect, how much uptime and support you need, and how much time you want to spend managing the box. set the stage with the usual categories (shared/reseller, managed/dedicated, colo, self-hosting). The replies here show the tradeoffs: low cost and low maintenance on shared/reseller, full control on dedicated/colo, and steep learning (but freedom) when hosting at home like .

A few practical decision points to use when picking or changing plans: if uptime and predictable performance matter, pick a host with an SLA and offsite backups; if you’re experimenting or learning, a home or managed box is fine but expect limits (power, bandwidth, ISP rules). For database-heavy sites consider separating web and DB roles rather than stuffing both on one small box — something was planning for. Resellers are great for multiple low-traffic sites, but watch quotas and overselling.

A short checklist for anyone thinking of self-hosting or moving between plans:

  • Confirm ISP terms and whether you can run servers or need a static IP.
  • Arrange reliable power (UPS) and cooling; test recovery procedures.
  • Put a firewall/upstream filtering in place and keep packages updated.
  • Use offsite backups (RAID helps uptime, not backups).
  • Monitor resources and set alerts for disk, CPU, and network.
  • Test mail/forwarding and reverse DNS if you run SMTP.
  • If migrating, lower DNS TTLs first, migrate, then monitor logs closely.

Finally: don’t conflate redundancy with backup. As and ’s posts imply, mirrored disks reduce hardware-failure downtime but won’t save you from accidental deletion or corruption. Start with a plan that matches your risk tolerance; instrument the server so you know when it’s time to upgrade.

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Managed dedicated hosting on a P4 2.4 ghz with a gig of RAM and a 40 gig IDE hdd.

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I host myself, out of my living room :confused:

It's a lot of fun, and I learn more everyday about the server I built.

I'm now to the point where I can host others (at least those I trust) for various things.

Right now, I host a website for a Christian rock band in Oklahoma, I host the BlackClaw DC++ opensource client (BCDC++), and then I host a couple people who just wanted a bit of space to play on that actually had a CLI and no ads.

I'd love to get the box co-located at some point, but $$$ is tight, and that makes co-location an unnecessary luxury.


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I use a resellers plan with ~ 100 GB of transfer every month. It suffices for the 10 or so sites that I host on it.

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runs on a dedicated box from RuptermHost.

Specs:
Pentium 4 2.66ghz
1gb of RAM
2x40gb HD's (in some type of RAID, not sure though)
100mbit internet connection from a datacenter
250gb Monthly BW (I think.. might be a little less.. might be a little more)

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runs on a dedicated box from RuptermHost.

Specs:
Pentium 4 2.66ghz
1gb of RAM
2x40gb HD's (in some type of RAID, not sure though)
100mbit internet connection from a datacenter
250gb Monthly BW (I think.. might be a little less.. might be a little more)

If you have 80GB of space, you're using RAID-0. If you only have 40GB, you're using RAID-1.


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40gb available :-)

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So that means that the content is mirrored :)

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how would I go about setting up my own server?

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So that means that the content is mirrored :)

Sherlock

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It's kinda wierd but my friend hosts it for me, lol, for free.

i have managed hosting

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I have shared, but i hope to get Dedicated soon.

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Dedicated 2.8 Ghz P4 with 512mb RAM. Server is running Windows Server 2003 Standard.

I'm planning to get a secondary server to use as a dedicated Microsoft SQL Server 2000 machine.

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