Re: VPS recommendations?
"Erik Klein" <[email protected]> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 06:47:39 -0700
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--===============1369516790== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=37f4641bd3c64830a4a565d6ee7744dc --37f4641bd3c64830a4a565d6ee7744dc Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've used both digital ocean and linode for 15 years or so. Both are quite good. I've had a few linode servers that have been up and running for years with no unplanned outages. One recommendation is don't use the VPS company to host the DNS. Find a different company for that so you have easy portability. Best of luck. Erik On Thu, Oct 17, 2024, at 6:39 AM, Zack Zatkin-Gold wrote: > DigitalOcean is an excellent provider for a VPS. I also used to run my own e-mail server with them, but fighting the spam with Postfix + Dovecot + other software's configuration tweaks started to get taxxing after ten years. So I moved my e-mail to Fastmail and I've enjoyed it ever since. > > So all in all i would recommend doing DigitalOcean for a shell/files/web service, and Fastmail for e-mail. > > Best of luck, > Zack > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2024, at 01:51, [email protected] wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> Can anyone recommend a good VPS, a virtual private server, for my domain? >> >> ixian.com has been hosted at sonic.net for maybe 20 years now, but hosting is now a legacy service to them. They took shell access away earlier this year (2024), and their help desk tells me they no longer offer a secure way for domain holders to copy files up to them, only insecure FTP. Ridiculous and disappointing. >> >> So I'm looking for a (BSD or Linux) server where I can: >> >> - host my domain >> - receive domain email (to *@ixian.com) >> - from which I download email to home with IMAP or what have you (I don't possess the expertise or inclination to run my own mail server) >> - have shell access >> - host a simple, basically static web site >> - keep some files (less than 1 GB) >> >> I (presently, sadly) get Internet connectivity via Comcast, so I don't need a connectivity solution. >> >> Thank you in advance for your thoughts (or clarifying questions), >> Eric >> -- >> No man is an island if he's >> on at least one mailing list. >> >> Eric De Mund >> email ......... [email protected] >> Google Chat ... [email protected] >> voice ......... 650.303.4336 >> fax ........... 425.491.4517 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> svlug mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/svlug >> > > _______________________________________________ > svlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/svlug > --37f4641bd3c64830a4a565d6ee7744dc Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type=3D"text/css">=0Ap.= MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>I've used bo= th digital ocean and linode for 15 years or so. Both are quite good. I'v= e had a few linode servers that have been up and running for years with = no unplanned outages. One recommendation is don't use the VPS company to= host the DNS. Find a different company for that so you have easy portab= ility. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Best of luck. <br><= /div><div>Erik</div><div><br></div><div>On Thu, Oct 17, 2024, at 6:39 AM= , Zack Zatkin-Gold wrote:<br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" id=3D"qt" s= tyle=3D""><div>DigitalOcean is an excellent provider for a VPS. I = also used to run my own e-mail server with them, but fighting the spam w= ith Postfix + Dovecot + other software's configuration tweaks started to= get taxxing after ten years. So I moved my e-mail to Fastmail and= I've enjoyed it ever since.<br></div><div><br></div><div>So all in all = i would recommend doing DigitalOcean for a shell/files/web service, and = Fastmail for e-mail.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best of luck,<br></div= ><div>Zack<br></div><div><br></div><div>On Thu, Oct 17, 2024, at 01:51,&= nbsp;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> wrot= e:<br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" id=3D"qt-qt" style=3D""><div>Hello= all,<br></div><div><br></div><div>Can anyone recommend a good VPS, a vi= rtual private server, for my domain?<br></div><div><br></div><div>ixian.= com has been hosted at sonic.net for maybe 20 years now, but hosting is = now a legacy service to them. They took shell access away earlier this y= ear (2024), and their help desk tells me they no longer offer a secure w= ay for domain holders to copy files up to them, only insecure FTP. Ridic= ulous and disappointing.<br></div><div><br></div><div>So I'm looking for= a (BSD or Linux) server where I can:<br></div><div><br></div><div> = ; - host my domain<br></div><div>&nb= sp; - receive domain email (to *@ixi= an.com)<br></div><div> - from = which I download email to home with IMAP or what have you (I don't posse= ss the expertise or inclination to run my own mail server)<br></div><div= > - have shell access<br></div= ><div> - host a simple, basica= lly static web site<br></div><div> &n= bsp; - keep some files (less than 1 GB)<br></div><div><br></div><div>I (= presently, sadly) get Internet connectivity via Comcast, so I don't need= a connectivity solution.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you in adva= nce for your thoughts (or clarifying questions),<br></div><div>Eric<br><= /div><div>--<br></div><div> &nb= sp; &nb= sp; &nb= sp; No man i= s an island if he's<br></div><div> &n= bsp; &n= bsp; &n= bsp; o= n at least one mailing list.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Eric De Mund<b= r></div><div> email .........&= nbsp;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br><= /div><div> Google Chat ...&nbs= p;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br></di= v><div> voice ......... 650.30= 3.4336<br></div><div> fax ....= ....... 425.491.4517<br></div><div><br></div><div>______________________= _________________________<br></div><div>svlug mailing list<br></div><div= ><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br><= /div><div><a href=3D"http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/svlug">http:/= /lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/svlug</a><br></div><div><br></div></bloc= kquote><div><br></div><div>_____________________________________________= __<br></div><div>svlug mailing list<br></div><div><a href=3D"mailto:svlu= [email protected]">[email protected]</a><br></div><div><a href=3D"ht= tp://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/svlug">http://lists.svlug.org/lists/= listinfo/svlug</a><br></div><div><br></div></blockquote></body></html> --37f4641bd3c64830a4a565d6ee7744dc-- --===============1369516790== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ svlug mailing list [email protected] http://lists.svlug.org/lists/listinfo/svlug --===============1369516790==--