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08-24-2011, 09:14 PM #1New Member
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Advice on hosting...Web/TS3/Openfire
Hello,
To start...I'm on a budget of roughly $50 - $90 right now.
I am wanting to make the jump from a basic web host to a dedicated server. I want to host my websites (mainly php forum/wiki type stuff...nothing video, maybe 1 flash site for a web openfire client), host a TS3 server (average user count is roughly 5-10...we'll say a planned max of 50 - 75 someday) and an openfire (jabber) server.
I have found this at FDC Servers for $50 after putting DirectAdmin on as the CP.
Dual Core ATOM, 2GB RAM, 500GB HDD
The bandwith is unmetered, which is what attracted me to them initially. Figuring I can get by on a 10 Mbps connection and later sometime maybe upgrade to the 100 Mbps.
But I started doing research on the ATOM processor's, and now I'm not so sure it will work for me.
So will this work for what I intend to do?
If not, can someone recommend a host to check out? Bandwith of course being a big deal since I'll be doing a VoIP server on it.
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08-25-2011, 06:07 AM #2Not so experienced
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Do you have any idea of how much bandwidth you currently use a month? Most hosts nowadays offer 5 or 10TB bandwidth standard with servers (on a 100mbit port) along with unmetered inbound/download.
Also remember that (unmetered) 10mbit is only around 3TB and 1.2MB/s.
Atom's are cheap and overall nice, however they don't offer too much CPU power. Provided you don't need to run too much CPU intensive software, it should do you fine.
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08-25-2011, 10:09 AM #3Web Hosting Guru
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If you go for higher margin for your budget ie $90. You should be able to find a Dual Core AMD or C2D box with 2-4GB RAM and some 500GB HDD!
Just check out the offer section.
Alternatively, you can get a 2Gb VPS from a decent provider which will probably faster than Atom Server for $50 !
Regards !
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08-25-2011, 10:57 AM #4Junior Guru Wannabe
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08-25-2011, 04:53 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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Hi PyroTech,
Welcome to WHT!
I have to agree - for the kind of budget you are looking at; research a VPS instead. You will get the same horsepower as an ATOM and be upgradable. Likely also be fully managed and include a control panel like cPanel/WHM or Plesk.
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