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08-31-2006, 07:38 PM #1Newbie
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Any Ubuntu Dedicated Server Recommendations?
Hi there
I am planning to get a dedicated server that runs Ubuntu Linux, hopefully unmetered(if not, at least 3TB/month for bandwidth) and around 100 GB HD space.
I was hoping to consult everyone for recommendations
Thanks
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08-31-2006, 07:50 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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How much are you willing to pay for it? That's what really matters.
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08-31-2006, 08:00 PM #3Web Hosting Master
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I would first choose the server that you want, and then request with that provider if they will install Ubuntu.
Any provider that wants your business should not have a problem with installing Ubuntu...
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08-31-2006, 08:01 PM #4Web Hosting Master
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Ubuntu is a very nice OS. I have used it here as a workstation, we have also tested it on the server side and it runs excellent.. good luck.
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Our techs have been using it on their workstations...seems to be getting a huge following. I personally have not touched it, as I have no interest in re-installing all my stuff ;-)
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08-31-2006, 09:16 PM #6Newbie
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Thanks for the replies
We hope to not spend more than $350/month.
We have been using Ubuntu in our testing phases of our server and hope to stay with it. Since we already have a lot of stuff installed, it would be cool if we can just copy the image over to the server
These are the stuff we will be using on our server:
Apache2
Tomcat 5.5
Openlaszlo 3.3.3
Subversion
Trac
SSH
Wordpress
Postfix, tls, pop, imap, pop3 NOT sendmail
proftp
mySQL server
J2SE sdk
Webalizer
squid http caching server
vnc
ejabberd
smarty
memcached
PEAR
Hamachi
GD2
Nagios (network monitoring tool)
cfengine2 (network administration configuration tool)
punjab (http poll/binding proxy for jabber)
Twisted project (needed by punjab --- network libraries for python)
Zope Interface (needed by twisted --- python component manager)
Python
libming (a swf converesion tool)
phpmyadmin
phpldapadmin
Internationalization
eAccelerator
Thanks!
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08-31-2006, 09:51 PM #7Web Hosting Master
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With your budget you definitely have no problem finding a server. Not alot of hosts support Ubuntu but if you request it, I am sure they won't have a problem installing it for you as it is a linux based OS.
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08-31-2006, 09:55 PM #8Web Hosting Master
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We just did a test install on Ubuntu x64 for a customer, and we will be adopting it for our offerings. The install went by flawlessly.
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08-31-2006, 10:00 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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As everyone mentioned, contact the provider you are interested in. I would say the majority of them wouldn't have a problem burning it for you and then installing it.
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08-31-2006, 10:58 PM #10Newbie
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Cool, btw, what would be a good port speed to get?
I usually see the four options 10 , 20, 50, 100 Mbps
Would 10 Mbps be sufficient for most cases(even in slightly higher-than usual traffic)?
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08-31-2006, 11:01 PM #11Web Hosting Master
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What exactly is it you are doing? ie; streaming videos at 256kbps with 20 people viewing. Then calculate the port size required.
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08-31-2006, 11:24 PM #12renegade
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While Ubuntu is really nice for workstation computers, since it is directed at making the install easy and fast for newbies to linux, I'm not sure why you want it for your dedicated?
You may want to look into Debian if you like apt-get, or freebsd.
I'm not a linux guru by any stretch but I do know Ubuntu is aimed towards a home workstation environment and not for the stability needed for a dedicated server.
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08-31-2006, 11:32 PM #13Newbie
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No, I will not be doing any streaming at all
but we might some short bursty traffic when users visit the site
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09-01-2006, 07:06 AM #14WHT Addict
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Ubuntu's targets are desktops and it is based on Debian Linux. Ive seen one amazing thing developed on Debian because of the large variety of software available as .deb packages, easy to install and mentain.
Debian has one of the biggest community around, so I would go with it. however you are free to stick with Ubuntuplease, bear with me. tell me when I'm wrong, I'm not doing it on purpose
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09-01-2006, 07:12 AM #15WHT Addict
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Originally Posted by coax
http://www.ubuntu.com/server