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Really intro level hosting question



My suggestion is to colo. You can find a "virtual server" to rent. Or
build your own box, host it at home (btw, speakeasy doesn't care if you
run "servers") until you get the kinks worked out. Then, find a facility
to put the box in. For a 1U box it can be about 200 a month, but if you
already have some clients lined up for the hosting fees, combine that
with an all in one package where you also do the development, and you're
making something off of it, AND have your own server to do as you wish.

my 2 cents


On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 11:48:36PM -0400, Scott Prive wrote:
> Disclaimer: this suggestion plugs my employer's services, but it is on
> topic.
> 
> >I prefer to work in a
> >Linux/Tomcat/Java environment.  Does anybody have one they like that
> >particularly caters to small business (i.e. has really low startup cost)
> 
> No, I don't know of one. My employer tzo.com does offer webhosting that fits
> your profile, including Linux hosting.. but -not- the Tomcat/Java part.
> Sorry.
> 
> But there's another option... consider hosting your own server. A TZO
> dynamic DNS account could bind your domain name to your broadband
> connection's non-fixed IP address. Second-tier domains (like duane.com) are
> cheap, and third-tier (like duane.tzo.com) are still cheaper.
> 
> And if you don't have broadband, you might slap together a standalone server
> you could have someone (trusted) "colocate" in their home or apartment's
> connection. An almost-obsolete 300MHz box would run well enough, and you can
> configure Jakarta yourself since it's not a widely supported hosting option.
> Jakarta mailing lists might have small-business-friendly hosting ISP's you
> could work with, but I have a feeling there are not many. You might also
> consider PHP which has a little more support at the "small business" side of
> hosting.
> 
> You mentioned a pair of businesses willing to be "guinea pigs", so this
> would save them up-front money especially while the design is fluid.
> 
> -Scott
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Duane Morin" <dmorin at lear.morinfamily.com>
> To: <discuss at blu.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 10:27 PM
> Subject: Really intro level hosting question
> 
> 
> > Ok, I'm through hearing from friends "Hey I'm building a web site for this
> > guy I know and I don't know anything about how do to it except to whip
> > some stuff up in FrontPage for him."  The fact that these people are
> > getting paid gives me a migraine.
> >
> > The thing that's stopped me from doing this for anybody in the past is the
> > issue of finding a hosting provider.  I prefer to work in a
> > Linux/Tomcat/Java environment.  Does anybody have one they like that
> > particularly caters to small business (i.e. has really low startup cost)?
> >
> > I know of two small business owners who might be willing to be guinea pigs
> > to help me work the kinks out.  I'd do their sites for free, but they
> > would still have to pick up the hosting costs.
> >
> >  Duane
> >
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