# Web Hosting Services for RoR **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 28, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-hosting-services-for-ror/115801 "2007-09-28T17:05:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shupemeister)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-hosting-services-for-ror/115801/1 "2007-09-28T17:05:32Z")
Newby here. I have read the instructions on setting up a server to host RoR. My web hosting service, IPowerWeb, claims to be set up to host RoR yet they say I have to manually set things up myself but the tech support is clueless as to what that actually means. I guess I expect that because they are RoR-capable that some of the work has been done. I don’t expect anyone to research IPower, but in general, what does a web host being Ruby capable actually mean. I am not sure at what step in the deployment process I am at. Can anyone point me toward some really basic steps in getting my existing website running RoR? Thanks much! ---
**Author:** ![shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shupemeister)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-hosting-services-for-ror/115801/2 "2007-09-28T17:23:42Z")
I would also like to point out that today is officially “Ask a Stupid Question Day”. I will be taking advantage of the holiday. Shupemeister ---
**Author:** ![shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shupemeister)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-hosting-services-for-ror/115801/3 "2007-09-28T17:37:10Z")
Shupemeister, My experience is that you are better off getting a virtual private server and maintaining it yourself. I had a hosting company that claimed to be RoR-able, and in a sense they were, but, it was a single instance running against a very basic ruby installation. In my experience Rails needs to be clustered to get any meaningful performance. Also, these guys were great at support but obviously not capable of the complexity that RoR requires. ---
**Author:** ![shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shupemeister)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-hosting-services-for-ror/115801/4 "2007-09-28T18:09:27Z")
Yeah, a VPS is definitely the way to go. But since you’ve already got your server, you might as well give it a shot. “RoR-capable” could just mean that they have Ruby installed. As far as setting up your server. Exactly how much do they expect you to do? Are you expected to configure Apache yourself? Here’s a good tutorial for that: [http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/GettingStartedWithRails](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/GettingStartedWithRails) Also, don’t forget to freeze rails before you move it to a shared host. You can read more about that here: > **[Freezing Rails | Tiger Technologies Support](https://support.tigertech.net/freeze-rails)** > > If you are using Ruby on Rails and want to ensure maximum stability, you should "freeze" the version of Rails you use. - Anthony ---
**Author:** ![shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shupemeister)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-hosting-services-for-ror/115801/5 "2007-09-29T00:40:42Z")
shupemeister wrote: > Newby here. I have read the instructions on setting up a server to > host RoR. My web hosting service, IPowerWeb, claims to be set up to > host RoR yet they say I have to manually set things up myself but the > tech support is clueless as to what that actually means. I guess I > expect that because they are RoR-capable that some of the work has > been done. I don’t expect anyone to research IPower, but in general, > what does a web host being Ruby capable actually mean. I am not sure > at what step in the deployment process I am at. > > Can anyone point me toward some really basic steps in getting my > existing website running RoR? > Thanks much! [http://railsmachine.com/](http://railsmachine.com/) ~Jeremy ---
**Author:** ![shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shupemeister)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-hosting-services-for-ror/115801/6 "2007-09-29T02:55:46Z")
I use [lamphost.net](http://lamphost.net). Expensive, but very personalized service and high quality. ---
**Author:** ![shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shupemeister)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 1:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-hosting-services-for-ror/115801/7 "2007-09-29T01:21:41Z")
Go with [RailsMachine.com](http://RailsMachine.com) if you want something easy to setup, great support. (and no i dont work for them) Higher priced then others but well worth it. I would have given SliceHost a shot but I needed my project up fast and slicehost has a wait time (_not a bad thing, means they dont oversell_) ---
**Author:** ![shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@shupemeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shupemeister)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2007, 3:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-hosting-services-for-ror/115801/8 "2007-09-29T03:12:19Z")
Thanks to everyone for the help. I am checking out everything that was mentioned and have learned a lot!