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Hosting co-op
I have been thinking about this for regular sites for a while, but it may make sense for Drupal websites. I manage a few Drupal sites, but we own the servers and space and I have never really had any issues like I am seeing here.
Maybe for a co-op organization and just share the cost of hosting, the more the less the cost. Obviously things like site size and bandwidth would have to be taken into account.
Does this sound like a doable idea?
Re: Hosting co-op
Not to mention sysadmin functions such as software and security updates. Even if you get a managed dedicated server, there is still a lot of work.
Stephen Brown
Hardfocus Media - Japan Web Hosting
thats the idea behind a
thats the idea behind a co-op people pitch in and help in whatever way they can...
Yes we need to build a better host.
I've been thinking about this for some time, and wondering why no one has tackled it.
There are so many horror stories about webhosts, and in the midst of it all it's easy to find all the bad hosts, and really difficult to find the needle in the haystack - the great host with decent but sustainable prices, great support and no scamming.
I have hopped from host to host over the years, and doing research to find a good one often seems futile.
I want a host that
- Is honest
- Provides the fairest prices they can to be sustainable - that is, charge enough to keep servers and staff going, with limits on number of shared accounts per server (or better yet grid like dispersal that allows for spikes) but still offer a range of options for people with different budgets
- Freedom of speech. They should have terms of use that allow everything they can under law, and they do not buckle unless given a court order.
I've also wondered why no one has started a simple, honest host rating site. Or maybe there is and I just haven't found it in the haystack of fake rating sites.
This would show plan descriptions, user ratings, user feedback, a number of searchable items, no paid placement, uptime and speed test results, and maybe even legit arstechnica style deep reviews of hosts and services.
I've come very close to going with Amazon S3 and EC2, but so far having an EC2 instance up for the whole month is $70+ even before S3 and other charges. I think it's an excellent choice if you become successful and can scale easily, but starting small is a good thing. I look forward to the Google App Engine future -
Until then, please let's get together and create a good, honest web host. PLEASE.
- Michael
Customer Surveys
Well, here's the PDF results from a recent customer survey. Unfortunately only a small number of customers choose to fill it out ... so take it for what it's worth.
http://hotdrupal.com/CustSurvey.pdf
Steve
so whats next...are there
so whats next...are there people here looking for a new host, willing to form a co-op. I know I am.