[TriLUG] I'm looking for a good shared hosting web host

[Roger B via TriLUG]

I dumped them years ago due to poor tech support.

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Roger B.
On July 5, 2023 9:45:32 AM John Ostrander via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> I quite like DreamHost and have been using them for somewhere around a
> decade now. I think their VPS instances may fit the bill; though, I
> can't say for certain as I stopped using that offering of theirs some
> time back. Maybe DigitalOcean / Linode would work for you as well.
>
> On 7/3/23 07:44, Steve Litt via TriLUG wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> For many years Troubleshooters.Com has been hosted by the spectacular
>> Futurequest in Orlando Florida. Sadly, because of hurricanes, the
>> pandemic, inflation, and insanely skyrocketing rents in Orlando,
>> they're going out of business within a few days, so I need a new web
>> host.
>>
>> What I absolutely need:
>>
>> * Reliability
>> * ssh access
>> * At least 500 MB of space
>> * Somewhere around 5 GB transfer per month
>> * A reasonably effective way to get tech support
>> * Ability to have Javascript in my web pages
>> * A way to quickly redirect my whole site, such as .htaccess.
>> 	I need this ability because I need to shut down before every
>> 	hurricane. To see an example of what I'd redirect to, see
>> 	http://troubleshooters.com/troubleshooters_during_ian.htm
>>
>> What I'd also really like:
>>
>> * A non-distopian Terms of Service
>> * Ability to run server side scripts (Perl etc)
>> * Ability to serve https
>> * Ability to serve multiple domain names with one contract
>> * Good mailing list software that doesn't throttle too much
>>
>> I prioritize the preceding over price. Price is a secondary concern.
>>
>> I used Bluehost in the past, but found them not good enough, so I'm
>> hoping for somebody better than Bluehost.
>>
>> If anyone knows of any good web hosts, please let me know.
>>
>> SteveT
>>
>> Steve Litt
>> Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times
>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm