When it comes to hosting, I’ve found that cloud-powered virtual servers, dedicated servers, and web hosting packages are often the best options for different needs. Colocation is also a great solution for those looking to maintain their own hardware with enhanced security and performance. What’s your experience with these hosting options?
Yeah, I’ve had a great experience using DigitalOcean’s cloud-based hosting. It offers a lot of flexibility and scalability for different needs, whether you’re managing simple web applications or complex setups. The performance and support have been solid, and the pricing is transparent, which is a huge plus. How about your experiences with colocation or dedicated servers?
This topic is feeling kinda spammy or at least like engagement farming (and has been reported as such by a user).
I’m going to leave it up, I guess, since it’s gotten a thoughtful reply, but let’s not do LinkedIn style content marketing here. Keep it technical. We have a category for hosting provider offers, for providers that offer systems with Virtualmin to post about their products (at reasonable volume, once every month or two, perhaps).
Hi Joe, Thank you for bringing this to my attention. My goal is to add value to the community, not to game the system. If this seemed off, it was unintentional. I’ll be more mindful moving forward to ensure my posts stay within the forum guidelines and take extra care to avoid any misunderstandings in the future.
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Hi allannpottss, Thank you for sharing such valuable information!
You may find my experience to be interesting, as I have done a lot of research in finding a safe solution. I have posted a question about logs elsewhere which may have some bearing on the question here.
As I see it, it goes much farther than a good connection at a good price. There are also the issues of locations outside of governmental oversight, trust with the VPS provider to not use your personal information, the ability to pay anonymously and other similar considerations.
While I know of a good plain vanilla provider, the anonymity and privacy is not there.
Even in colocation, you must be able to lock your server down, have a camera on battery backup to track those who gain access and transmit that info to you, as well as the ability to wipe the RAM if someone takes over. These are all serious considerations that web server admins should consider for themselves as well as their visitors.
We are rapidly loosing control of our data, and it all begins at the server level. Just a word to the wise.
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This is great info; I appreciate the clarity and depth, KitchM!