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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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. |
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. |