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07-04-2019, 03:52 PM
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[FEATURED] Guess that struck a nerve. Sorry you've been...
Guess that struck a nerve. Sorry you've been overpaying all these years.
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07-04-2019, 03:15 PM
Thread: What really happened to Alpharacks? in VPS Hosting
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[FEATURED] And spamming like there's no tomorrow. Gotten a...
And spamming like there's no tomorrow. Gotten a ton of offers from them. Could block them but I prefer to mark each one as spam on Gmail.
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07-04-2019, 03:10 PM
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[FEATURED] It's like Microsoft will start charging you for...
It's like Microsoft will start charging you for the number of users connecting to your SQL Server! Oh wait, that's one licensing model.
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07-04-2019, 03:04 PM
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[FEATURED] The cPanel dedicated license never made any...
The cPanel dedicated license never made any sense. Put a single large VM on the host and save money. This is perfectly legit within the cPanel licensing terms and for shared hosting, you won't see...
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07-03-2018, 11:21 AM
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Exactly. And that's why this is a horrible idea....
Exactly. And that's why this is a horrible idea.
Hmmm, let's see...my options are:
(a) Commercial data center, or
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01-19-2018, 04:04 PM
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Is FreeWebHostingTalk.com dead?
Is WHT’s sister site, FreeWHT, officially dead?
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11-25-2017, 01:00 PM
Thread: Should I look into VPS or dedicated? in VPS Hosting
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You can feel that way, but you're wrong. ...
You can feel that way, but you're wrong.
Sorry, but no. Again you're using verbs like "exploit" with no justification.
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09-22-2017, 11:03 AM
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Did you know you gave DO permission to use your name?
Like most people, I don't closely read Terms of Service. Guess I should have where DigitalOcean is concerned...check out this horrific clause in their terms of service:
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06-04-2017, 04:14 PM
Thread: SolusVM has joined OnApp in VPS Hosting
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Poll: [FEATURED] "I didn't have direct responsibility for SVM2...
"I didn't have direct responsibility for SVM2 until March, but I, and the entire team, are aligned with the goal of doing everything we can to provide a summer 2017 release."
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06-04-2017, 04:06 PM
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I don't think a reseller is going to make it...
I don't think a reseller is going to make it cheaper. Resellers focus on adding services and charging more for the whole bundle, not discounting something they're probably not getting a discount on....
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06-04-2017, 04:02 PM
Thread: Accounting Questions in Running a Web Hosting Business
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Are you using QuickBooks exclusively or something...
Are you using QuickBooks exclusively or something like WHMCS also for the customer-facing and automation pieces?
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06-04-2017, 04:00 PM
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Nope. Nope. This.
Nope.
Nope.
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06-02-2017, 10:05 PM
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[FEATURED] Your threat is not AWS/Azure/Google. It's...
Your threat is not AWS/Azure/Google.
It's Digital Ocean, Linode, Amazon LightSail, and Vultr.
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04-06-2017, 02:53 PM
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First, CentOS 7 has been out since 2014, so you...
First, CentOS 7 has been out since 2014, so you might consider that instead of CentOS 6.
It's possible you're on a node where they are using OpenVZ/Virtuozzo, in which case I'm not sure upgrade in... -
04-06-2017, 02:42 PM
Thread: Need a Managed VPS (500GB+ Storage space) in VPS Hosting
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Actually, it's not. If you can point me to a...
Actually, it's not.
If you can point me to a part of the license agreement that covers this, please do so, because I've heard rules like that passed around but no one can ever point to language.... -
04-06-2017, 01:47 PM
Thread: Need a Managed VPS (500GB+ Storage space) in VPS Hosting
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Or create a single large OpenVZ container on a...
Or create a single large OpenVZ container on a dedicated server and use a cPanel VPS license. This is not prohibited by cPanel's license.
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04-06-2017, 11:13 AM
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Hmmm, there seems to be an exodus...
Hmmm, there seems to be an exodus.
OK, what you're discussing there (and also with the Network Solutions comparison) is not managed hosting. You're just giving the specifics of the service.
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04-06-2017, 10:56 AM
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As a customer, would you prefer that your entire...
As a customer, would you prefer that your entire web site data, including anything confidential or any digital products you sell, plus your personal data, plus possibly your billing information be
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04-06-2017, 10:37 AM
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Yes. Let's say the customer owes you $1000. A...
Yes. Let's say the customer owes you $1000. A collection company will take a huge chunk of that - maybe 50%. If that seems extreme to you, consider that
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03-24-2017, 07:59 PM
Thread: France - Paris VPS in VPS Hosting
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Whatever site you go to will know what IP you're...
Whatever site you go to will know what IP you're coming from. You will control the reverse DNS (what hostname that IP resolves to), but it's not hard to see that a particular IP is assigned to a...
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03-24-2017, 07:53 PM
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40 low bandwidth sites? You could probably use...
40 low bandwidth sites? You could probably use shared hosting :-)
I've had zero problems with DO, but it depends what you mean by support. It's truly one of those "we managed the... -
03-24-2017, 07:46 PM
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BTW, if this is serving as authoritative for your...
BTW, if this is serving as authoritative for your domain, you'll want at least two. You don't want DNS for your domain to be unavailable. Alternatively, use a DNS service.
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03-24-2017, 07:29 PM
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But there are exceptions. BuyVM storage, or...
But there are exceptions.
BuyVM storage, or Vultr storage. For Vultr, you'd need to create an account and you can find all the options in their panel. A storage VPS is $5/mo for 125GB of disk,... -
03-24-2017, 07:28 PM
Thread: Reseller or VPS for 25 Wordpress Sites in VPS Hosting
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I'd wager not, for your scenario. Yes, you can...
I'd wager not, for your scenario. Yes, you can do more, but unless you're hitting roadblocks, you won't care.
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03-24-2017, 07:25 PM
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Sheesh, the poor guy just asked for a...
Sheesh, the poor guy just asked for a recommendation.
At 300GB you're either into a dedicated server or a storage VPS. Well, you're in the VPS section, so...
Not quite but close to the specs...
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