# Shared hosting for Rails projects **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 18, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shared-hosting-for-rails-projects/48312 "2005-11-18T19:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/listbox)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shared-hosting-for-rails-projects/48312/1 "2005-11-18T19:14:19Z")
To much of my dissapointment, the uptime on my TxD account does not improve. What alternatives do we have for hosting Rails projects on shared accounts? I would love to keep lighttpd and the level of control I have on TxD but wouldn’t like to spend much more (I am currently on the 25$/month plan). I won’t need much support, but I would love to have subversion available. What options have we got? All the european offerings I’ve seen to date are ridiculously overpriced and thusly excluded from consideration (as much as I would love to have my stuff hosted in Amsterdam it’s just not worth it). ---
**Author:** ![listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/listbox)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shared-hosting-for-rails-projects/48312/2 "2005-11-18T19:53:34Z")
There is a great provider in Germany called [escapebox.net](http://escapebox.net) that gives you a chrooted FreeBSD virtual server that can be configured to run rails. Their standard package costs $25. The great thing about them is that they manage all the bugfixes and updates. You can’t get managed hosting at this price anywhere else. I have used them for years now and the service is _excellent_ and the support is amazingly competent. They have been able to help with just about any problem I have thrown at them. ---
**Author:** ![listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/listbox)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shared-hosting-for-rails-projects/48312/3 "2005-11-18T20:59:58Z")
On Nov 18, 2005, at 10:12 AM, Julian ‘Julik’ Tarkhanov wrote: > Julian- ``` I have a VPS account with rimuhosting.com for $29/month and you get ``` root access to you own linux distro so you can install whatever you want. You also get 4Gigs disk space. I have written detailed instructions on how to set up a very nice Rails/Lighttpd/Debian VPS server from scratch. Of course there are plenty of other good VPS providers out there and these docs will work with any VPS or dedicated server. But if you do go looking for one then make sure they run Xen as their virtualization software. It is orders of magnitude faster and better disk IO performance than the other virtualization software out there . Having a VPS is so much better than using a shared host for rais projects because no one else can stomp all over the server and bring it down all the time. My VPS has an uptime of 6 months which is when I first got it. There hasn’t ever been any downtime yet. ``` I have a few articles about this on my blog as well as some details ``` set up documentation. Check it out and feel free to get back to me with any questions or if you need a little help. ``` http://brainspl.at has all the info I'm talking about. ``` Cheers- -Ezra Z. Yakima Herald-Republic WebMaster > **[yakimaherald.com | Yakima, Washington - We Tell Your Stories](https://www.yakimaherald.com/)** 509-577-7732 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/listbox)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shared-hosting-for-rails-projects/48312/4 "2005-11-18T21:39:14Z")
Ezra Z. wrote: > better disk IO performance than the other virtualization software out > there . Having a VPS is so much better than using a shared host for > rais projects because no one else can stomp all over the server and > bring it down all the time. My VPS has an uptime of 6 months which is > when I first got it. There hasn’t ever been any downtime yet. > > ``` > I have a few articles about this on my blog as well as some details > > ``` > > set up documentation. Check it out and feel free to get back to me with > any questions or if you need a little help. > > ``` > http://brainspl.at has all the info I'm talking about. > > ``` [Bytemark.co.uk](http://Bytemark.co.uk) are pretty cool for VMs… I’ve got uptimes at 219 days and 308 days, and those were both dist-upgrade restarts of my own doing. Mine are UMLs, but I think you can get Xen machines too. ---
**Author:** ![listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/listbox)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shared-hosting-for-rails-projects/48312/5 "2005-11-18T21:57:20Z")
Alex Y. wrote: > > providers out there and these docs will work with any VPS or dedicated > > any questions or if you need a little help. I am using [Hub.org](http://Hub.org) (they host most of the [PostgreSQL.org](http://PostgreSQL.org) stuff, or at least did, and sponsor it) and they are a VPS. I have not run Rails there yet, but they are a VPS and I have root, so I could. So far, all of my Rails stuff is Intranet, and so I get to start with a pile of hardware and a Debian Sarge CD. ---
**Author:** ![listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/listbox)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shared-hosting-for-rails-projects/48312/6 "2006-05-12T11:58:26Z")
carl wrote: > There is a great provider in Germany called [escapebox.net](http://escapebox.net) that gives > you a chrooted FreeBSD virtual server that can be configured to run > rails. Their standard package costs $25. The great thing about them > is that they manage all the bugfixes and updates. You can’t get > managed hosting at this price anywhere else. I have used them for > years now and the service is _excellent_ and the support is amazingly > competent. They have been able to help with just about any problem I > have thrown at them. Hi Carl…Any chance of some pointers for setting up a production Rails environment on Escapebox please? I’m thinking of hosting with them, but am not familiar with FreeBSD. I’m fine with Linux, and working on the command line, but not sure about software installation on FreeBSD. Robert ---
**Author:** ![listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/listbox)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shared-hosting-for-rails-projects/48312/7 "2005-11-18T22:06:22Z")
The reason why I prefer escapebox to these VM-style accounts is that you get root access but you get the added advantage of having somebody vigilantly track all bugfixes and updates and keep the system stable. If you want to install your own stuff you are free to do so, but with escapebox you have a 24/7 sysadmin, all at no extra cost compared to these do-it-yourself shops. The only disadvantage IMO is that Germany is far away from the US, but for you Europeans out there it is ideal… ---
**Author:** ![listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b487fb/32.png) [@listbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/listbox)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shared-hosting-for-rails-projects/48312/8 "2006-05-12T18:47:40Z")
On May 12, 2006, at 2:58 AM, Robert J. wrote: > Hi Carl…Any chance of some pointers for setting up a production > Rails > environment on Escapebox please? I’m thinking of hosting with > them, but > am not familiar with FreeBSD. I’m fine with Linux, and working on the > command line, but not sure about software installation on FreeBSD. > > Robert We also just launched a new hosting service targeted towards businesses. 🙂 [http://rubyurl.com/fMm](http://rubyurl.com/fMm) – Robby R. Founder & Executive Director PLANET ARGON, LLC Ruby on Rails Development, Consulting & Hosting > **[Planet Argon](https://www.planetargon.com)** > > Planet Argon is a Ruby on Rails development agency specializing in maintenance and support for existing Rails apps. Based in Portland, OR, Planet Argon has been a member of the Rails community since 2004. [www.robbyonrails.com](http://www.robbyonrails.com) +1 503 445 2457 +1 877 55 ARGON [toll free] +1 815 642 4968 [fax]