March 20, 2008 @ 12:23 am This site is dedicated to low-end hosting boxes and cheap (and legal :)) way to have your own root account on the net. But why? Why would I want to host my websites on a 64MB $5/month VPS? Here are some reasons:
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Because you are cheap. You are a starving student who does not have $50/month renting a managed VPS to host your forums. Or maybe you do, but you have accidentally spent $45 more than you should in the pub. After all we all want the best bang for the bucks, don’t we?
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Because you are frugal. You get annoyed when people mentioned the word “cPanel” or “Apache” or “Java” or anything that occupies tons of memory doing nothing, and you enjoy squeezing the last bit of juice from something small and nice. Why waste all these resources — memory, disk space and electricity — when you can achieve the same with a smaller box?
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Because you are bored. Is there anything that’s more fun than trying to run your entire Django stack, all the way from Apache mod_python to MySQL database, on a 64MB VPS? Yes sure! Trying to get a RoR stack to run on the VPS of same spec.
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Because you want to learn. Sometimes we can get lazy and rely on GUI and web-based control panels… How dare you?! The best way to learn Linux, xBSD and other operating systems is by dipping into the core. The best control panel? Don’t tell me SSH + Vim is not enough (yes you don’t even need Emacs). A small box will force you to work hard and learn hard.
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Because you want to brag. Just wander into any discussion thread on WebHostingTalk where someone asks “Do I need 512MB to run my WordPress blogs properly?” Tell them 64MB is more than enough.
ditto! couldn’t say it better myself. just got myself one :)
i’ll keep an eye on this blog of yours so i can optimize its usage, lol…but i’m just learning, don’t expect too much
Hope you won’t mind me spamming your board.
Here I am, few months later, still running a VPS and learning a lot :) And I’ve learned a lot already.
I’m here to get something for the MySQL, lol…
my question is how i can host site without cpanel/whm.
you can just install apache & mysql from ssh
then upload your file from winscp and create database from ssh
or you can use lighttp instead of apache for less memory use
or you can try using kloxo or webmin those are free control panel
im still new to these setting up vps too but learning need real object cant practice set up vps if you dont have one so buy 1
stumble now on optimize mysql on openvz platform it eat a lot of memory even at idle TT
6th Reason, You can host the same domain in multiple cities/countries achieving dns and website redundancy for the same cost or lower.
7th reason, Because you hate waste and inefficiency. 20 or more celeron 1GB RAM dedis can be accomodated in a single Quad core using less power, wasting less energy, taking up less space. Most of the time in most of the dedis out there the CPU is simply idling wasting enormous amounts of energy twiddling its thumbs.
8th reason, You can reinstall your OS much more easily on a VPS than on a dedi.
9th reason, You are more likely to get free backups and free raid with a VPS than a dedi.
10th reason, Its is easier to upgrade or downgrade a VPS than a dedi.
11th reason: You’re married and your wife/husband/partner/etc won’t let you spend any more money on your internet/computer addiction so you can’t afford a dedicated server. :)
12.th reason: For hobby. To host some small private sites which aren’t there to make profit, for IRC usage in free time.. etc… we don’t need additional huge expences in life as low end box is all what we need to work with.
13th reason: You like trying out multiple providers instead of sitting with just one.
14. You want a box where you can tweak, experiment and break things without having people scream MY WEBSITE IS DOWN!!!
I love the last sentence.
Hi
thanks for providing this great overview and help finding low-priced VPS. Now I found a server in Chicago at a provider I never heared of before as a colocation for my primary vps in Vienna.
Best regards from Austria / Europe,
Gerold
Hi,
thanks for this great page, helps me a lot finding a proper VPS provider!
Best regards vom Germany/Europe
Lothar
I read and agree with all that until…
Because you want to learn. Sometimes we can get lazy and rely on GUI and web-based control panels… How dare you?! The best way to learn Linux, xBSD and other operating systems is by dipping into the core. The best control panel? Don’t tell me SSH + Vim is not enough (yes you don’t even need Emacs). A small box will force you to work hard and learn hard.
For me atleast, Kloxo works, does it job, and does it well, specially on this new 6.1.6 version.
Kloxo does need 256 MB ram to install, but it can be configured tu run in 24 MB. Lowend, isn’t it? and is better, and more hosting-oriented that Webmin.
Show us your magic how you get it down to 24 MB. AFAIK no-one ever succeeded in tuning it down so low.
This site is great, thanks for running it. I’ve been following it for months and just bought my first low-end VPS (actually 192MB). A comparable EC2 instance would have cost at least 5x more.
I once had a dedicated server but now running on a quite nicely (still need to do a couple of things) configured VPS. It’s not only cheaper but also more flexible…and I won’t start talking about shared hosting which is the biggest horror.
Thanks for all the information and helpful tutorials!
16. Because you have a private server community and run little copyrighted games and can’t risk big servers for it.