On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 08:06:57PM -0700, David Christensen wrote: > On 10/31/2013 03:53 PM, Craig L. wrote: > >I have a good friend that is in a sticky situation and has turned to me for > >help. I'm not 100% sure of how to advise him so I figured I would pose our > >question here. > >He lives in Texas, in the USA. He is starting his own business, and a bit > >sooner than he planned. He has a domain registered to him. He needs to be > >able to set up email service asap, with an eye towards eventually setting up > >a web site for the operation. I know GoDaddy offers these types of services, > >but I'm not a big fan of GoDaddy. Since I will probably be the system > >administrator for a while, I would prefer a hosting service that offers a > >Linux OS, preferably Debian, and PostgreSQL or MySQL, again preferably > >PostgreSQL. > >May I trouble you good people for suggestions that meet these needs? We > >would like to have at least one working email address by close of business > >tomorrow (Friday, 1 November), or Monday at the latest. > > If you want a virtual private server (VPS), I had a good experience > with a Linode: > > https://www.linode.com/ > > > They offer several OS's, including Debian 6 and 7. >
I used Linode for a while, and they do have good service, but they're a bit pricey compared to what I have now. Currently I have a VPS on http://www.Contabo.com , with a lot more resources. 2gb ram, 4 CPU cores, and 200gb storage for only EU€9.99 (c. US$13.00) a month. (I was paying like US$60/mo at linode for 20gb storage, 1gb ram, 2 cores). They have a good selection of OS options. My server is, of course, running Wheezy, and I have e-mail set up with postfix, dovecot, and squirrelmail for a web interface (although I tend to use mutt, as I am to send this message, rather than the web interface). I feel better having my stuff hosted in Germany, too, where privacy is taken a little more seriously than in the US. (NSA can't just seize my server). Taz -- http://tazmandevil.info taz hungry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20131101114929.ga1...@myownsite.me
