Hi all,
I'm looking to rent a VPS. I want to revamp my 'How to Gambas' and 'Gambas Learning' projects as they kind of ended when Sholzy quit hosting the Whiteislands forum.
I have a lot of spare time atm. since I recently lost my job.
Sidenote: I actually worked for a company where I setup a Debian (serverside)/Linux Mint (client side) based environment and made custom software for them using Gambas and Mariadb. Won't be easy to find that again.
Back to the VPS. I have done quite some browsing the net looking for what is possible.
Now there is a lot on the market to rent. Of course I'm looking to set up a linux based server (I prefer Debian) and I might even start experimenting with some Gambas based website.
Does any of you have any experience with renting a VPS? Can you advise me on a company that has good price/quality ratio. Or some hints for good hosters.
I'm based in Europe so guess I prefer having my VPS based in Europe as well.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Renting a VPS
Renting a VPS
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Re: Renting a VPS
I'd be on board.
Not sure how Benoit does it but he says he just rents a server. (i could ask)
I'd be happy to split costs on a server with working gambas installed.
Charlie, do you know much about the digital ocean droplets, ie can all non-gui gambas components be used or at least the web components?
Does anyone?
Not sure how Benoit does it but he says he just rents a server. (i could ask)
I'd be happy to split costs on a server with working gambas installed.
Charlie, do you know much about the digital ocean droplets, ie can all non-gui gambas components be used or at least the web components?
Does anyone?
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Re: Renting a VPS
The cost for me is about $6.00 a month for a "droplet" (£5.00), this depends on usage. As far as I know, all Gambas non-GUI components will work, not sure about the web components. They will give you $100.00 free to use over 60 days, so you have nothing to lose. Click on the links in my last post.Charlie, do you know much about the digital ocean droplets, ie can all non-gui gambas components be used or at least the web components?
Re: Renting a VPS
Thanks for the info Cogier.
Do you have full root access to your VPS 'droplet' so you can install whatever you would like? I mean are you 100% free to configure and install whatever you think you need in the same manner as you would on a physical server you would run at home?
How is the uptime of your Droplet and the service of the hepdesk when in trouble?
Thanks
As I understand a 'droplet' is a VPS. They advertise with fixed amounts, so how does usage influence your cost?The cost for me is about $6.00 a month for a "droplet" (£5.00), this depends on usage
Do you have full root access to your VPS 'droplet' so you can install whatever you would like? I mean are you 100% free to configure and install whatever you think you need in the same manner as you would on a physical server you would run at home?
How is the uptime of your Droplet and the service of the hepdesk when in trouble?
Thanks
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Re: Renting a VPS
Did you click the "refer a friend" link for us to use? might be a bonus in it for youcogier wrote: ↑Saturday 9th July 2022 4:42pmThe cost for me is about $6.00 a month for a "droplet" (£5.00), this depends on usage. As far as I know, all Gambas non-GUI components will work, not sure about the web components. They will give you $100.00 free to use over 60 days, so you have nothing to lose. Click on the links in my last post.Charlie, do you know much about the digital ocean droplets, ie can all non-gui gambas components be used or at least the web components?
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Here is the link:-Did you click the "refer a friend" link for us to use? might be a bonus in it for you
https://m.do.co/c/94fd514c5643
Yes, you have full access. You can install any of the main Distros, we chose Ubuntu so that we could use the Gambas ppa.Do you have full root access to your VPS 'droplet' so you can install whatever you would like? I mean are you 100% free to configure and install whatever you think you need in the same manner as you would on a physical server you would run at home?
Uptime has been 100% as far as I know, and we have not had to use the helpdesk.How is the uptime of your Droplet and the service of the hepdesk when in trouble?
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Right, so it works and works good
Thanks Charlie
Here's a banner link for others (with your referral code)
Looks like if someone signs up via your referral then after they've spent $25 you get $25
Thanks Charlie
Here's a banner link for others (with your referral code)
Looks like if someone signs up via your referral then after they've spent $25 you get $25
If at first you don't succeed , try doing something differently.
BruceS
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