SERVER NEEDED!!!

Looks like I may have to move server which will be the 2nd time in as many months....!!!

Pain in the arse big time.

So, any recommendations.

Been using dedicated, will need that again. Must be good speed, STABLE, and reliable, also good for support etc...

Suggestions?

How savvy are you server configuration?

rackspace.com has been awesome so far, lowest package is 512mb ram/20gb disk with their open cloud, 2.1ghz cpu & truly scalable as needed.

I think I'm paying $16/mo base price + $0.10/Gb bandwidth used (outgoing only, they don't charge for incoming).

It requires a great deal of setup, they will deploy whatever OS you want, but the rest is up to you (apache, mysql, ffmpeg etc).

have a look at http://www.boonex.com/m/paan-solution-systems-dolphin-hosting-plan

thanks!

I've been using Server Pronto unmanaged dedicated system with I think standard 10TB data transfer monthly.  Not sure what you'd want from Support but, they've been there when I needed a reboot or questions answered.

The only problem I'm not too fond of with them is that do not allow SMTP out on the box, you need to relay through their mail system which has a limit of 5k emails a day.

You can get them to enabled SMTP, you just need to provide them with more personal identification details, credit card info and sign a waiver or some sort.

Other then that... speed has been great and uptime has been nearly 99%.

My server was also provisioned in about 4 hours.

I highly recommend myhosting.com, it is where mynewbeetle.net is hosted.

USA phone tech's, main locations in 

 US

 Canada

 Mexico

 UK

 Australia

 Germany

 South Africa

 Turkey

best hosting company EVER!

Here's a question, interested in viewpoints as Im not sure a host will always give the right answer, other than a 'sales' answer!

What would be better suited specifically for dolphin, out of the following.

Intel Quad Core Q6600

2 cores 4 threads

2.4 Ghz

4M Cache 1066 MHz FSB

4GB RAM

or

Intel Xeon L5310

4 cores 4 threads

1.60 Ghz

8M Cache 1333 MHz FSB

8GB RAM

More the focus on the CPU... one with less cores but faster, the other - more cores but slower...

My bet would be this one.

Intel Xeon L5310

4 cores 4 threads

1.60 Ghz

8M Cache 1333 MHz FSB

8GB RAM

It may be a slower CPU, but not by much. It has a faster FSB and larger cache and the server has more memory. So the Operating system itself will perform much better on this, and thus the webserver will perform better, so dolphin will perform better.

host for web, STABLE, GREAT PRICES!!... im using their cloud server for http://thegettogether.net

their techs are very knowledgeable about dolphin and will migrate for you!

 RE:

 What do they charge for that? It seems as though I am in need of a server as well.

http://www.hostforweb.com/cloud/managed_cloud.html

here is a list of their prices for managed cloud services

 Have looked at HFW cloud, how easy is it to setup?

Can you use cpanel with it?

Im no server genius but the spec seems very low compared to a regular dedicated.

$100 will only get 4GB ram, 80GB harddrive (no good for me...) and 3TB bandwidth.

 they will do it all for you!!.. and yes the cloud services come with cpanel, they knwo what they are doing when it comes to dolphin too!

Yea, i don't think their cloud prices are very good.

wow, prices for cloud seems to be very high for me ... just my two cents!

What drives me nuts, is no one specifies the upstream and downstream connection speeds to the server environment you are buying.  I think a lot of these people will throttle your site by only giving you a 10mbps connection, which is a pretty useless environment for Dolphin site with more than a handful of active members.

 I'm with HFW. Works ok but I certainly intrigued by this idea. Seems like it could be a much more sustainable (cost wise) infrastructure.

the cost in this range is cause it is a CLOUD, which means you get all the benefits of running on a cloud environment. plus you will get a lifetime 20 percent discount just using the promo code "boonex" just the fact is comes with whm and cpanel is 30 bucks alone at most places

dont be confused, if you are looking for something that is just a good deal then go with one of their lower end deds or one of their vps's and again you will save 20 percent a month just use the boonex promo code

and the fact the techs there are knowledgeable of boonex always helps..

they also have cheaper clouds that are not managed http://www.hostforweb.com/cloud/cloud_vps.html

 mine is a 100mbit connected to a 250gbit backbone ...

I am also with HFW on a cloud - recently migrated. The server appears to be working ok. I have to admit though, I am no fan of HFW as a company. "fully managed" could not be further from the truth, and the cloud is way over priced for the spec.

When better value clouds start to appear I will be migrating.

40.00GB

2GB RAM

Virtual Processors 8

http://myhosting.com/cpanel-vps/

20 GB = 1$

512MB 1$

4 CPU's 1$

these are the upgrade, "instant" resource prices

Are we spamming here? lol

http://hostgator.com/dedicated.shtml

HostGator is where I've got my Dedicated. I've had great service from them. I've got a higher end one than this, Pro Dedicated, but for a 100mbps Connection, this is their cheapest one.

• Intel Xeon 3360* (Quad Core)
• 100 mbps Uplink
• 4 GB DDR3 Memory
• 2 X 250 GB Hard Drive
• 10 TB Bandwidth
• 5 Dedicated IPs

$219.00 Per Month

colocation is the way to go

oh men, thats very expensive!

 That's ridiculous! 

Server Specs cPanel / WHM 

1 mo 3 mo 6 mo 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr       Savings $61.82   TOTAL $978.58 (No setup fee!)

Save 20% Off VPS and Shared Hosting

With a 20% discount promo running..

• Intel® Core™ i7-2600 Quad-Core @ 3.40GHz
• 16 GB DDR 3 RAM
• 2 x 3 TB SATA 6 Gb/s HDD; 7200 rpm (Software-RAID 1)
• 100 Mbit connection
• unlimited traffic (after using 10TB/month the connection gets reduced to 10 MBit)
• 1 IPv4 address
• IPv6 subnet (/64)
• 250 GBit total bandwidth
• redundant connection
• 100 GB external backup space

$120/month

This is something I've always thought might be interesting,  Take a server setup like this:

sounds very good... unfortunately i dont know enough about servers to look after myself enough. Thats why i have to go managed...

I think the only issue I can see is that 10 people may all have different developers woking on the site and it may only take 1 person to hire an unscrupulous developer that does something to affect all sites on the server....

Would be very interested to see what others think though : )

 a WHM with multiple accounts for all?

Looks interesting.

Just set it up with WHM / cpanel, give each person their own cpanel access with a couple of 'head admin' sharing access to WHM and would be fine.

each person with a different cpanel wouldnt be a prob for developers to work on individual sites...

I would be up for this.

do they have an option for 100GB port instead of 10GBS? 

I guess anyone who would be in on this would be a fairly serious Dolphin user, so could end up with 10 busy Dolphin sites... what if each person then had 2-3 sites each that got busy? 

Ram, HD looks fine, but could soon start to strain the CPU and port?

 you can't host that on a single server and 10 GBPS is enough for what possible on a server.

Well I finally did it.. I got so tired of all the hosting headaches I have encountered so I now have my own dedicated server. Hell, I probably bought more than I needed.

AMD Athlon™ II X4 - 4x 2.3 GHz

2x - 1TB hard drives

8GB Memory

550 GigaBit external connections

Just to show a few specs. Even after this purchase and even the cPanel license, I think I am much better off. Yes its a little more money every month, but hey.. Its mine..

BTW, HL made a very valid point above.. but thank God I don't pay that kinda money :)

 RE:

 As far as I know, there is no such thing as a 100GB port.  Did you mean 100MBPS?   Half the cost for the server configuration I referenced is for the 10GBPS port... that's 100 times faster than a 100MBPS port that I think you are thinking about.  When I said split the cost between 10 people, I also meant 10 sites.  The idea here is to get adequate processing speed for 10 sites, plenty of memory, and a really fast 10 GBPS connection the internet for serving up media without the bottleneck you'd have with a 100MBPS port in the same situations.  Also.... the server configuration I mentioned includes hardware RAID.  Then for a few more bucks, you could add a few 120GB SSDs and use them to cache files.  I think you could have 10 pretty robust sites hosted on one server.

You can check out the various options here: http://fdcservers.net/dedicated_servers.php

yeah, my tech dyslexia stepping in there...!

Have booked a dedicated today with HFW as I need to get my RB sites backed up ASAP... 

my server seems to be one that is fortunately still online after the RB situation... have been told to set something else up asap and back it all up as it may go offline by end of this month.

Ive had a dedicated with HFW for a few years, all in all has been a good service. 

Support has always been helpful. Stick with what I know from now on!