Best Place to get a server?

jane118 · 02-07-2004, 09:53 AM

What is the best place to get a server....
let me rephrase.

what is the best place to get a server for less.!!

OxDomains · 02-07-2004, 09:54 AM

What kind of server are you looking for? (i.e. specs, OS...)
Are you looking for managed or unmanaged?

do you have a budget in mind?

jane118 · 02-07-2004, 09:58 AM

i want a redhat linux server with cpanel
i have one with ensim right now but wanna change
it doesnt matter if it celeron or p4 as long as it works

i want it as less as possible

oh yes Unmanaged..managed are out of my range

Elefekt · 02-07-2004, 10:04 AM

ev1servers.net is probably the most used, but they run out quick

try managed.com or servermatrix.com

Anthony · 02-07-2004, 01:49 PM

Let us know who you choose and how they are, please.

slipondajimmy · 02-07-2004, 03:36 PM

www.servermatrix.com is a good deal ...it is "managed" well i guess more like semi managed

example of a celeron package

Server Configuration

Base Price: $99 per month
Processor: Celeron 2.4GHz: add $0.00
Primary IDE Drive: 80 GB : add $0.00
Secondary IDE Drive: none: add $0.00
RAM Slot 1: 512MB: add $0.00
Number of ips: 5: add $0.00
Bandwidth: 1000 GB of Premium Bandwidth: add $0.00
Uplink Speed: 10Mbps: add $0.00
Web Analytics: Urchin 100 profiles (Free): add $0.00
FloodGuard: None: add $0.00
Shared SQL Server: None: add $0.00
Backup Service: None: add $0.00
Operating System: Redhat Enterprise 3.0 (Recommended): add $0.00
Server Management Plan: Silver: add $0.00
Control Panel: CPanel/WHM: add $20.00
Internal Firewall: None: add $0.00
Hostname:
Promotional Code:
Special Requests or Comments:

Number of servers: 1
Monthly Charge: $119
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/the-break-room/19775-best-place-to-get-a-server.html
Monthly Charge Sales Tax will be added for Texas residents
Pro-rated Monthly Charge (the rest of February): $86.17
Setup Fee: Month to Month Contract - $49
Setup Fee Sales Tax will be added for Texas residents
Total Initial Charge: $135.17

i would spend another 20 a month and upgrade to 1gig of ram . But it is a great deal still

As far as managed.com i suggest you stay away from them

InteractAsia · 02-07-2004, 04:29 PM

have a look at these

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumd....php?forumid=2

http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumd...?s=&forumid=36

OxDomains · 02-07-2004, 05:47 PM

http://theplanet.com

http://ev1servers.net

That's whom I reccommend

teammobot · 02-07-2004, 05:57 PM

http://www.servintservers.com
http://www.rackspace.com

Oh wait...

Crusader · 02-07-2004, 06:29 PM

Managed.com ran out of the cheaper servers I believe.

dnslife · 02-07-2004, 06:30 PM

try hosting your own server at home. PM me if you're interested.

gbcarter4103 · 02-08-2004, 07:38 AM

I agree, to save you a lot of money, try to setup your box at your house. One, it will give you the expirience needed, and two you will save a lot of money. Once you start hitting the jackpot on your e-business then think about moving to a company, for the answer of the question, I would def. go with ev1servers.net , They are fast, reliable, auto setup, and the people there are just very nice. 24/7 support is always a good thing! Good luck!

Elefekt · 02-08-2004, 11:33 AM

i think running a box from your house isnt such a good idea unless you know what youre doing and have the money to run a fast line into your house in addition to your regular internet. I have a windows server set up at my uncle's house but much rather just rent one out or get it colocated. You dont save much money because a server is expensive. If you run from your regular computer then look at slowness. Plus you have to know all the technical make sure your line is always up and everything its just not worth the hassle.

Just from my experience.

dnslife · 02-08-2004, 10:24 PM

I paid about $300.00 for my server. It's been really rewarding for the last few years. I'm running a 1.1 megabit line. It's also cool getting to keep all of the monthly revenue. Expenses are low since I pass the expenses off to the customers. It's not for everybody though...

Elefekt · 02-08-2004, 11:00 PM

Yea i can see that you know what you are doing, that is great but for someone who hasnt done anything dedicated is best.

OxDomains · 02-09-2004, 05:32 AM

Home Server Vs. Provider (i.e. ev1; rackspace or other)

If you are going to use your "home server" for yourself and not customers- it's the way to go from a finantial standpoint.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=19775

If you are going to sell hosting services web-design or other web services use a provider go co-lo or month to month box. Customers like to know information even if they don't ask- multiple oc-12 contections, redundant power back-up, fire-suppression system...blah-blah-blah. Dual Pentium Xeon... stuff along those lines.

Dedicated unmanaged boxes are fairly cheap these days- along with the low cost is limited availability- ev1 usually gets new servers available fairly quickly you just have to keep checking there site...

If you are interested in an unmanaged box, use a web based control panel like plesk or Cpanel (my preference), they can execute many prefered commands/functions through a user friendly interface. Which is great for the novice admin...

Darkfire001 · 02-09-2004, 06:29 AM

Is Rackshack (ev1servers.net) good for just a standard web server? Like what is a low-cost server solution that is managed to the degree that server is patched by their techs fairly often.

GCgirl4ever · 02-10-2004, 11:53 AM

ev1servers.net
^^ My 2nd try.. and I finally got it right

That's probably one of the most highly recommended for unmanaged.

aww · 02-10-2004, 12:22 PM

I believe ev1 with cpanel comes with free fantastico too

dawg · 02-10-2004, 07:19 PM

I run my own server at home. http://www.marknewman.biz/

You are right though you must know what you are doing. dns is the biggest issue. Of course there are alot of ddns companies out there for free. but it is much more fun to set up your own dns servers at home.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=19775

Of course I have been in the networking field for 5 years working on servers and building networks. I also went to college before that to learn all i could.

My suggestion to anyone that wants to learn networking is:

1. Go to school!

2. practice practice practice (Break things till you learn)

3. Reasearch all you can at networking forums.

Well you get the idea

Aka Tolken · 02-11-2004, 02:32 PM

A question if I may:

Where would you recommend buying a web server in the UK?

02-07-2004, 09:53 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
jane118 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 1,233	Best Place to get a server? What is the best place to get a server.... let me rephrase. what is the best place to get a server for less.!! __________________ ============================= ۞۞۞ Browse WebHosting Offers ۞۞۞ www.WHoffers.com

02-07-2004, 09:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
OxDomains Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 2,481	What kind of server are you looking for? (i.e. specs, OS...) Are you looking for managed or unmanaged? do you have a budget in mind? __________________ FHAMortgage.us.com is for Sale

02-07-2004, 09:58 AM	THREAD STARTER #3 (permalink)
jane118 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 1,233	i want a redhat linux server with cpanel i have one with ensim right now but wanna change it doesnt matter if it celeron or p4 as long as it works i want it as less as possible oh yes Unmanaged..managed are out of my range __________________ ============================= ۞۞۞ Browse WebHosting Offers ۞۞۞ www.WHoffers.com

02-07-2004, 10:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Elefekt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hawaii Posts: 3,529	ev1servers.net is probably the most used, but they run out quick try managed.com or servermatrix.com __________________ Standards Voice - Coming soon...

02-07-2004, 04:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
InteractAsia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Merlion City Posts: 1,208	have a look at these http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumd....php?forumid=2 http://www.webhostingtalk.com/forumd...?s=&forumid=36 __________________ ermm..do i need to put my sig here? Free Short URL \| Free Reseller Hosting \| Free cPanel Blog Hosting Hottest New Posters & Prints

	NamePros Account Upgrade	Forum Sponsorship
	Take advantage of our upgraded membership levels (2 levels to choose from) so you can have MORE active sales threads, Custom Titles, A Directory Listing, Invisible Mode, Message Tracking, And MORE!

02-07-2004, 01:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
Anthony NamePros Expert Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 9,132	Let us know who you choose and how they are, please.

02-07-2004, 03:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
slipondajimmy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,051	www.servermatrix.com is a good deal ...it is "managed" well i guess more like semi managed example of a celeron package Server Configuration Base Price: $99 per month Processor: Celeron 2.4GHz: add $0.00 Primary IDE Drive: 80 GB : add $0.00 Secondary IDE Drive: none: add $0.00 RAM Slot 1: 512MB: add $0.00 Number of ips: 5: add $0.00 Bandwidth: 1000 GB of Premium Bandwidth: add $0.00 Uplink Speed: 10Mbps: add $0.00 Web Analytics: Urchin 100 profiles (Free): add $0.00 FloodGuard: None: add $0.00 Shared SQL Server: None: add $0.00 Backup Service: None: add $0.00 Operating System: Redhat Enterprise 3.0 (Recommended): add $0.00 Server Management Plan: Silver: add $0.00 Control Panel: CPanel/WHM: add $20.00 Internal Firewall: None: add $0.00 Hostname: Promotional Code: Special Requests or Comments: Number of servers: 1 Monthly Charge: $119 ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/the-break-room/19775-best-place-to-get-a-server.html Monthly Charge Sales Tax will be added for Texas residents Pro-rated Monthly Charge (the rest of February): $86.17 Setup Fee: Month to Month Contract - $49 Setup Fee Sales Tax will be added for Texas residents Total Initial Charge: $135.17 i would spend another 20 a month and upgrade to 1gig of ram . But it is a great deal still As far as managed.com i suggest you stay away from them

02-07-2004, 05:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
OxDomains Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 2,481	http://theplanet.com http://ev1servers.net That's whom I reccommend __________________ FHAMortgage.us.com is for Sale

02-07-2004, 05:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
teammobot NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 33	http://www.servintservers.com http://www.rackspace.com Oh wait... __________________ WebMultitude.NET, LLC Premium multiple domain reseller hosting :tu: Web designers! Looking for good reseller hosting? Check us out!

02-07-2004, 06:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
Crusader Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 1,257	Managed.com ran out of the cheaper servers I believe. __________________ Near Fantastica \| Matthew Good - Vancouver TS Design Group - Vancouver, BC based Graphic Design >> Do you Frawlik? <<

02-07-2004, 06:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
dnslife NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Here Posts: 228	try hosting your own server at home. PM me if you're interested. __________________ UniqueRoot.Com \| Unique.Name \| Meaningful.Name \| Energetic.Name Dominant.Name \| Intense.Name

02-08-2004, 07:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
gbcarter4103 NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 29	I agree, to save you a lot of money, try to setup your box at your house. One, it will give you the expirience needed, and two you will save a lot of money. Once you start hitting the jackpot on your e-business then think about moving to a company, for the answer of the question, I would def. go with ev1servers.net , They are fast, reliable, auto setup, and the people there are just very nice. 24/7 support is always a good thing! Good luck! __________________ http://www.hostprosolutions.com HostProSolutions A WebMasters Paradise for Discount and/or free web materials!

02-08-2004, 11:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
Elefekt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hawaii Posts: 3,529	i think running a box from your house isnt such a good idea unless you know what youre doing and have the money to run a fast line into your house in addition to your regular internet. I have a windows server set up at my uncle's house but much rather just rent one out or get it colocated. You dont save much money because a server is expensive. If you run from your regular computer then look at slowness. Plus you have to know all the technical make sure your line is always up and everything its just not worth the hassle. Just from my experience. __________________ Standards Voice - Coming soon...

02-08-2004, 10:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
dnslife NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Here Posts: 228	I paid about $300.00 for my server. It's been really rewarding for the last few years. I'm running a 1.1 megabit line. It's also cool getting to keep all of the monthly revenue. Expenses are low since I pass the expenses off to the customers. It's not for everybody though... __________________ UniqueRoot.Com \| Unique.Name \| Meaningful.Name \| Energetic.Name Dominant.Name \| Intense.Name

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

02-08-2004, 11:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
Elefekt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hawaii Posts: 3,529	Yea i can see that you know what you are doing, that is great but for someone who hasnt done anything dedicated is best. __________________ Standards Voice - Coming soon...

02-09-2004, 05:32 AM	#16 (permalink)
OxDomains Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 2,481	Home Server Vs. Provider (i.e. ev1; rackspace or other) If you are going to use your "home server" for yourself and not customers- it's the way to go from a finantial standpoint. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=19775 If you are going to sell hosting services web-design or other web services use a provider go co-lo or month to month box. Customers like to know information even if they don't ask- multiple oc-12 contections, redundant power back-up, fire-suppression system...blah-blah-blah. Dual Pentium Xeon... stuff along those lines. Dedicated unmanaged boxes are fairly cheap these days- along with the low cost is limited availability- ev1 usually gets new servers available fairly quickly you just have to keep checking there site... If you are interested in an unmanaged box, use a web based control panel like plesk or Cpanel (my preference), they can execute many prefered commands/functions through a user friendly interface. Which is great for the novice admin... __________________ FHAMortgage.us.com is for Sale

02-09-2004, 06:29 AM	#17 (permalink)
Darkfire001 Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,123	Is Rackshack (ev1servers.net) good for just a standard web server? Like what is a low-cost server solution that is managed to the degree that server is patched by their techs fairly often. __________________ Reichelt Solutions

02-10-2004, 11:53 AM	#18 (permalink)
GCgirl4ever Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: MA Posts: 1,892	ev1servers.net ^^ My 2nd try.. and I finally got it right That's probably one of the most highly recommended for unmanaged. __________________ Working on something with JP :)

02-10-2004, 12:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
aww Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,187	I believe ev1 with cpanel comes with free fantastico too

02-10-2004, 07:19 PM	#20 (permalink)
dawg Dust Texas Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 473	I run my own server at home. http://www.marknewman.biz/ You are right though you must know what you are doing. dns is the biggest issue. Of course there are alot of ddns companies out there for free. but it is much more fun to set up your own dns servers at home. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=19775 Of course I have been in the networking field for 5 years working on servers and building networks. I also went to college before that to learn all i could. My suggestion to anyone that wants to learn networking is: 1. Go to school! 2. practice practice practice (Break things till you learn) 3. Reasearch all you can at networking forums. Well you get the idea __________________ Shared and Reseller hosting admin@hostmutt.com http://hostmutt.com Softaculous\|Cpanel\|RVSiteBuilder Last edited by dawg; 02-10-2004 at 07:25 PM.

02-11-2004, 02:32 PM	#21 (permalink)
Aka Tolken NamePros Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 35	A question if I may: Where would you recommend buying a web server in the UK?