VPS Migration
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VPS Options
The vendor links should point to the page where the plan is actually described.
| VPS Service Comparison | |||||||
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| Service | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Price | Virt. Type | Location | Comments |
| Linode | 360MB | 16GB | 200GB | $19.95 | Xen | NJ, TX, WA, GA, CA, London | Managed Backup + $5/mo. |
| Linode | 540MB | 24GB | 300GB | $29.95 | Xen | NJ, TX, WA, GA, CA, London | Managed Backup + $7.50/mo. |
| Linode | 720MB | 32GB | 400GB | $39.95 | Xen | NJ, TX, WA, GA, CA, London | Managed backup + $10.00/mo. |
| Slicehost | 256MB | 10GB | 150GB | $20.00 | Xen | MO, IL, TX | Managed Backup + $5/mo. |
| Slicehost | 384MB | 15GB | 225GB | $25.00 | Xen | MO, IL, TX | Managed Backup + $7.50/mo |
| Slicehost | 512MB | 20GB | 300GB | $38.00 | Xen | MO, IL, TX | Managed Backup + $10.00/mo |
| RoseHosting | 1GB | 30GB | 2TB | $19.95 | OpenVZ, KVM | USA | Fully Managed, Free Full Weekly Backups, Free Migrations, Free Server Monitoring, Free 24/7 Support. Ubuntu/CentOS/Debian/OpenSuse/Arch Linux and more |
| RoseHosting | 2GB | 60GB | 4TB | $39.95 | OpenVZ, KVM | USA | Fully Managed, Free Full Weekly Backups, Free Migrations, Free Server Monitoring, Free 24/7 Support. Ubuntu/CentOS/Debian/OpenSuse/Arch Linux and more |
| RoseHosting | 4GB | 100GB | 6TB | $59.95 | OpenVZ, KVM | USA | Fully Managed, Free Full Weekly Backups, Free Migrations, Free Server Monitoring, Free 24/7 Support. Ubuntu/CentOS/Debian/OpenSuse/Arch Linux and more |
| VPSLink | 256MB | 10GB | 300GB | $19.95 | OpenVZ or Xen | MA | OpenVZ may offer better performance. 16.76/mo. if pre-paid, 1yr |
| VPSLink | 512MB | 20GB | 500GB | $34.95 | OpenVZ or Xen | MA | OpenVZ may offer better performance. 29.36/mo. if pre-paid, 1yr. |
| ServInt | 768MB | 30GB | 1TB | $49.00 | Virtuozzo (OpenVZ) | CA, DC | Local DC staff, discount? CentOS5 only. Free offsite backup. |
| ZipServers | 512MB | 20GB | 400GB | $29.95 | Virtuozzo (OpenVZ) | TX, DC | Local DC staff, discount? CentOS5 only, no backup option... seems sketchy |
| Dreamhost PS | 512MB | Unlimited | Unlimited | $36.55 (34.55/mo. if pre-paid 1yr.) | Linux-VServer (Container) | Unknown | Has an option to auto-install Drupal and MediaWiki security updates. No Backup. |
| Chunkhost | 512MB | 20GB | 200GB | free beta | Xen | CA | No Contract. Debian/Ubuntu/CentOS configurations. Backups not available to users. |
| Chunkhost | 1GB | 40GB | 400GB | 37 USD /month | Xen | CA | No Contract. Debian/Ubuntu/CentOS configurations. Backups not available to users. |
| Chunkhost | 2GB | 80GB | 800GB | 66 USD /month | Xen | CA | No Contract. Debian/Ubuntu/CentOS configurations. Backups not available to users. |
| CoreNetworks | 512MB | 16GB | 600GB | $19.95 | Unknown | Unknown | Debian/CentOS/Ubuntu. No Backup |
| CoreNetworks | 1G | 24GB | 900GB | $39.95 | Unknown | Unknown | Debian/CentOS/Ubuntu. No Backup |
Migration to a VPS has been the major area of discussion. However, shared hosting is still an option. It is universally cheaper and, in a hypothetical absence of willing systems administrators, is more maintainable by non-admin types.
| Shared Hosting Options | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | Price | Storage | Comments |
| Dreamhost | $10.95/mo. (8.95/mo., 1yr. pre-paid) | Unlimited | Has an option to automate Drupal and MediaWiki security updates. No Backup. |
Dedicated Hosting
At least one vendor offers dedicated hosting at a competitive price.
| Dedicated Server Hosting Options | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | Price | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Comments |
| CoreNetworks | $29.95/mo | 512MB | 80 GB | 1000 GB | Bandwidth is capped at 3mbit, so there is no possibility of overage fees. |