# Recommend a hosting company? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [March 11, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-a-hosting-company/79928 "2006-03-11T20:14:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/albino_squirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-a-hosting-company/79928/1 "2006-03-11T20:14:22Z")
Hi Folks, I have an idea for a website. I want to develop it using Ruby on Rails, so ultimately I’ll need a website hosting company. I’m going to be putting together a different take on the various websites that host music for musical instrument players for learning new tunes - this isn’t a software idea and is nothing linked to my day job with Object Media/Software Verification. As a result hosting costs may be an issue if the host is expensive until the idea pays for itself. I’ve done a bit of web-searching on this subject, but really I’d like recommendations from those of you already doing this. You know which companies you’ve used and which you use again, which were expensive and good value, which were expensive and bad value, which were cheap and good value, etc. Please recommend some hosting companies. Thanks Stephen (reply to newgroup or by email, both are fine) ---
**Author:** ![albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/albino_squirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-a-hosting-company/79928/2 "2006-03-11T21:21:26Z")
I use TextDrive ([http://www.textdrive.com](http://www.textdrive.com)) and am very happy with them and their support. ---
**Author:** ![albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/albino_squirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-a-hosting-company/79928/3 "2006-03-11T22:23:24Z")
I use site5 ([http://www.site5.com](http://www.site5.com)). They’re enthusiatic Ruby users so their support is quite good. ---
**Author:** ![albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/albino_squirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 11:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-a-hosting-company/79928/4 "2006-03-12T11:29:19Z")
I suggest [www.site5.com](http://www.site5.com). They have great prices and packages and their engineering team is doing wonderful things to boot. ---
**Author:** ![albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/albino_squirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-a-hosting-company/79928/5 "2006-03-13T13:57:31Z")
On 3/11/06, Stephen K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I have an idea for a website. I want to develop it using Ruby on Rails, > so ultimately I’ll need a website hosting company. I use dreamhost. They are cheap and reliable and add more space / bandwidth like crazy. ---
**Author:** ![albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@albino\_squirrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/albino_squirrel)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 10:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommend-a-hosting-company/79928/6 "2006-03-13T10:51:04Z")
Il 12-03-2006 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ha scritto: > I suggest [www.site5.com](http://www.site5.com). They have great prices and packages and > their > engineering team is doing wonderful things to boot. I have a hosting with them too. Great support.