Hosting that can handle a lot of traffic for Prosper202
- Thread starter veneficus
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Dedicated. I can hook you up with a great deal. PM me and I'll get you a discount since you're from this forum and not some random. Canada based
Intel over AMD. Screw 4GB of RAM, go as high as you can. Liquidweb because they have good equipment and will do anything you want them to... and they'll answer your ticket in under 5 minutes.
Depending on which version of the x6 it is, they are pretty much similar in benchmarks. And your main concern with prosper202 will always be RAM.
Well if you're lucky you can try to twist a Core2 Quad or i7 out of WholesaleInternet.com - Kansas City Colocation and Dedicated Servers , assuming they even have em yet (I was lucky that I got a i7 920 when I did, they sold out fast)
But basically the usual "deal" with WSI according to their webhostingtalk thread is an i7 with 8GB rams, 500GB hdd, and unmetered 100mbit bandwidth would run you around 199$/month, however knock that down to unmetered 10mbit (which I wouldn't do), or 2TB @ 100mbit, you'd shave off 50$, which you could use for a ram upgrade.
But basically if you can't get an i7 or equiv, aim for a core2 quad core.
Keep in mind, that WHOLESALE does NOT offer fully managed boxes. So you need to hire someone to do management for you, like Karl, or do it yourself. This is something to keep in mind if you are not tech savy, do not want to do the server side stuff yourself, or need to budget accordingly for a Karl.
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That's gonna be completely unmanaged obviously... know anyone/company that has decent monthly management service? You might even do it yourself, you have any admin packages? Cost?
No but he's being cheap...
Well thrifty can be good. However, I know many clients of mine who need help for almost every little thing. Which is fine, that's fully managed hosting. Just submit a ticket and we'll handle it.
But for those who need help, whether occasionally or more often, they need a Karl on the case. So just pointing out you were for hire.
Been considering it, but finding a price that seemed justifiably reasonable while at the same time not costing as much as the difference between a unmanaged and managed solution, especially when people who may need the service are already being too cheap for the managed solutions. There's of course the idea of one-time setups, but then you'd be screwed on emergency issues. Right now everything is a case-by-case basis.