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01-18-2014, 02:56 PM #1Newbie
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Need a cheap server for only file hosting for private use.
Hi All,
I need a cheap hosting which will be mostly used for file sharing for my limited clients. Files are mostly graphics and some are very few other files too. If I can use filezila and minimum control panel for adding/removing/modifying ftp user then that will be enough. My budget is low but I need guaranteed web space, no 'unlimited' offer please. I need at least 200 GB. <<snipped>>
You can ask me questions for more clarification if needed.
Thanks.Last edited by bear; 01-19-2014 at 12:29 PM.
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01-18-2014, 03:00 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Providers can't reply here with offers (I'm not sure about a pm).
You might want to take a look at a storage vps from buyvm.net or backupsy. Webmin + Proftpd with mod_sftp should provide you with a workable solution.WHMEasyBackup.com - Take Control Of Your Backups!
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01-18-2014, 03:04 PM #3Snoork Hosting
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I hope you're not taking about shared hosting, as you won't get 200 GB of storage on it, at least not from a reliable provider.
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01-18-2014, 03:07 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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You'd probably be best going for a high end VPS, I've not seen many providers who offer that much disk space.
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01-18-2014, 03:54 PM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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200gb on vps ? it is better to take a look for a cheap dedicated server. Will run quicker than vps
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01-19-2014, 09:43 AM #6Newbie
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backupsy seems promising in price but I do not know about their market reputation as they are very new! Any idea about their service?
The cheaper is better
It doesn't matter actually. If anyone can provide a minimal control panel with some administrative option then that will not be a problem too. I just need it to share files with my customers. Can you please tell me a good and cheap dedicated server provider?
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01-19-2014, 10:15 AM #7Web Hosting Master
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Whats your budget for this?
if you not concerned with up-time and management there are lots of options
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01-19-2014, 10:44 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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VPSs and dedicated servers just for sharing files with some clients? Are you guys mad?
Go and subscribe to Dropbox. It's essentially $10 per 100GB of space, which comes with 30-day version history and an excellent UI. You can either share files directly as hotlinks:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../cold-city.jpg
Or you can present your users with a simple page:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zzkzw617a1...-cold-city.jpg
The latter can also show galleries of images, in-browser playing of media files, etc.
While Dropbox has recently stopped disclosing bandwidth limits, up until a few weeks ago it was 250GB per day. Unless you're serving a ridiculously high amount of traffic — in which case you probably do need a dedicated server or CDN — you're unlikely to ever hit a limit. After all, this service is primarily designed for backing up and transmitting lots of data.
Even static websites can be hosted on Dropbox in your public folder, behold:
http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3...pipe/index.htm
Of course the latency/performance isn't ideal, but perfectly fine for showing clients preview versions and such.
Really, I wouldn't bother with conventional web hosting for file storage. The newer services that have come along such as Dropbox, SkyDrive, and Google Drive are just better — and Dropbox is the best of the three.Last edited by Ryan Williams; 01-19-2014 at 10:48 AM.
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01-19-2014, 10:53 AM #9Junior Guru
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If you want your own server, Backupsy is quite good and install owncloud and then you have got your own dropbox.
Been with them for about a month now and not had any issues.
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01-19-2014, 11:43 AM #10Junior Guru
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01-19-2014, 02:27 PM #12Newbie
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01-19-2014, 02:35 PM #13Web Hosting Master
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What about running an automatic redirect? I have various subdomains that are simply aliased to folders within my Dropbox account, for example:
files.grimfandango.net/audio/fan-music/sanspoof_on_piano.mp3
I do it so that if I ever need to change where I host the files, the URLs I link to don't need to change. Also it looks a bit nicer if somebody copies the link from the site. Of course, once they start downloading it doesn't really matter.
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01-19-2014, 02:48 PM #14Newbie
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01-19-2014, 02:59 PM #15Web Hosting Master
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Sadly not, you're going to need a regular hosting plan after all due to your particular requirements.
Be aware that most shared hosts don't allow their hosting to be used as a general file sharing repository. If they catch you doing it they will likely find some way to terminate your services due to costs for them to keep your account running.
You'll probably need a semi-dedicated or managed VPS account in order to that kind of disk space along with the other features you need. That's a lot of disk space even for a VPS, though.
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01-19-2014, 03:03 PM #16Newbie
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01-19-2014, 03:18 PM #17Web Hosting Master
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It's very difficult if you won't tell us your budget. The VPS providers that I'd ordinarily recommend are Linode (unmanaged) and Future Hosting (managed). With the former you're looking at about $80/month plus however much management costs you, while with the latter you're looking at closer to $200/month. This is because VPS providers tend to iterate all of their resources at once, so for lots of disk space you also have to pay for lots of CPU and RAM.
A more economical option would be to get a very basic dedicated server, such as you can get from OVH's So You Start range or even cheaper Online.net's personal range. These will easily provide your required storage, and while especially in the case of the latter the CPUs and such are fairly weak this isn't really an issue for your needs. You will still need a management package from somewhere like Platinum Server Management if you can't do it yourself, though.
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01-19-2014, 03:39 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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http://buyvm.net/
$7/moSome useful tutorials for VPSes...
Set up an unmanaged Linux VPS to host websites (avoid having to pay for cPanel)
Install a GUI on a Linux VPS with RDP (cheap alternative to paying for a Windows license if you need a basic remote workstation)
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01-19-2014, 03:55 PM #19Web Hosting Master
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I vote for Backupsy as well. Sure, their CPU and RAM leaves something to be desired, but $10 for every 250GB is a good deal.
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01-19-2014, 04:52 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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01-20-2014, 07:04 AM #21Web Hosting Guru
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Where are your files at the moment?
What service are you currently using?
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01-21-2014, 03:10 AM #22Junior Guru
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You could get a cheap VPS and use Samba maybe? It wont be fast but it will work.
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02-03-2014, 10:26 AM #23Newbie
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02-03-2014, 10:47 AM #25Web Hosting Guru
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So are you just looking for a large "Storage Bucket" essentially? Something with lots of storage like but a reactively low/standard spec?
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