Time has come to switch to alt-tech web hosts please recommend options
1 26 Oct 2017 06:18 by u/MrKequc
Ideally a web host would not be owned by IBM, Amazon, Google, or Microsoft. So what other choices are there? Cloud would be nice but on the other hand it's not very often when a website gets so big the cloud is actually utilised anyway. That's why it's a pain in the ass and nothing works right as soon as you start trying to leverage more resources.
Just plain jane web hosting that runs the latest core services.
The best would be something with an introductory price, relatively new on the market so as to have the latest technologies. What's out there, I can't find very much of anything. It's like every alternative web host has been killed.
12 comments
0 u/MrKequc [OP] 26 Oct 2017 06:57
Also discussion about locations. Hosting in India a good idea? Hosting in the US? Where is free speech going to be cracked down on the hardest and where is your data most secure.
0 u/MasivGam3 26 Oct 2017 08:42
Right. Any ideas which locations are the most neutral and SJW-safe?
Some islands in Pacific?
0 u/MrKequc [OP] 26 Oct 2017 08:52
Eye out for web hosts that have stupid language in their TOS.
https://i.imgtc.com/EuPVqSL.png
0 u/qwop 29 Oct 2017 14:05
Support has left chat. LOL. Bunch of SJWs venturing into hosting services now?
0 u/MrKequc [OP] 29 Oct 2017 17:09
The tech world has been full on SJW for a few years now it's terrible.
0 u/playitagainsam 26 Oct 2017 13:51
How about: https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/
0 u/MrKequc [OP] 26 Oct 2017 17:46
Following cursory investigation I find their FAQ refreshing. Thanks for sharing this suggestion.
1 u/ForgotMyName 27 Oct 2017 17:02
I know people that used it and they only had good things to say about it. Also, if they still do it, the setup where you only pay for the bandwidth you use is pretty cool.
0 u/asabove 27 Oct 2017 02:44
Look for the open souce and decentralized ones, they will be free and unstoppable. Like this one, https://substratum.net/technology/
0 u/shill343 01 Nov 2017 05:52
If you really want to go all out, you can buy refurbished rack servers on ebay for about $200 and then actually put it in a collocation center for about 90 to 100 dollars a month for a 2U space.
0 u/MrKequc [OP] 02 Nov 2017 11:34
That is insane man. I suppose you could do that, I'm a software developer. Managing the hardware at that level just feels like I would need to be 2 or three more people total. Like that's a lot of skills.
0 u/trelym 15 Dec 2017 05:00
My suggestion would probably depend on what kind of hosting you're looking for. Are you looking for someone to manage all the infrastructure for you? Or are you tech-savvy enough to do it all on your own? What kind of of tech stack(s) are you using?
1.) Nearly Free Speech is a good option, as someone else has already mentioned. The downside is that it is unmanaged. You have to do all the setup and server configuration on your own. On the plus side, it's probably the most affordable hosting service I've seen and it supports many different languages and tech stacks out of the box (including some pretty rare ones - https://indigo-cgi.nfshost.com/)). Plus you just can't beat their privacy practices.
2.) Digital Ocean - Digital Ocean is a very popular, unmanaged hosting platform. You can run an app for as low as $5/mo. I personally haven't used DO, but plenty of seasoned developers seem to love it. Some similar platforms to look at are Vultr and Linode. Again these are all unmanaged.
3.) Gandi - Gandi is another company many privacy-minded developers seem to love. Their company motto is "No Bullshit", which is refreshing. Their hosting platform is managed, meaning you have more time to code and focus on your product. Currently it looks they support PHP, Node.js, Python and Ruby.
4.) Python Anywhere - If you love Python and write your web apps in it, Python Anywhere is a managed platform specifically designed to efficiently run Python applications. From what I know, Python Anywhere isn't owned by Amazon, but their platform is built on top of AWS, if that matters to you.
5.) Heroku - Heroku is a popular hosting platform that also runs on top of AWS. Honestly, I've never been a huge fan of Heroku - they limit you to using PostgreSQL, and they charge you up the ass for anything they can get away with. Even so, I know several co-workers colleagues who love Heroku with a passion.
6.) Sourcevoid - Sourcevoid is a hosting platform that is built on top of Google's Cloud Engine, but is independently ran and owned by a cool Swedish dude. The platform supports quite a few different languages out of the box, but even if your tech stack isn't officially supported, they will help you get everything running for no extra charge. Sourcevoid tries to help automate just about everything for you, leaving more time for focusing on your code. The downside of Sourcevoid is that it can can be pretty expensive starting out.
7.) OpenShift - OpenShift is a unique hosting platform that offers fairly priced hosting. It is managed, but it can require a lot of setup to get going (at least for me, cause I'm a dumbass when it comes to infrastructure and devops-type stuff). If your app is small enough, I believe RedHat allows you host it for free, with some trade-offs.