Maybe 4 months ago I spun up a minimum droplet of on vcpu and 1Gb of RAM and used it to create an Apache we server (LAMP). It kept crashing. I upped the RAM to 2Gb and all went well. I was doing some light PHP/MySql testing. On 2023-01-26 08:46, Thomas Scott via PLUG-discuss wrote: > https://m.do.co/c/6f0c38f7ef53 - referral code for DigitalOcean - > good for $200/for 60 days. After that, the $4/mo droplet (VPS) is good > for most simple development, and can scale up or down as needed (as > long as you don't increase the disk size). Anyone feel free to use it! > > Disclaimer: I've worked on their backbone team since June of last > year, I do not get paid for referrals :) > > As far as domain names, I go where it's cheapest for my throwaways, > used google domains for a bit, but I think that's defunct (shocker). > > Best Regards, > -Thomas Scott > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 8:50 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss > wrote: > >> I have not heard of and unusual blacklisting of Bluehost. >> >> On 2023-01-25 09:21, trent shipley via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 8:30 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Trent, >>>> >>>> First question is what is in your heart? Is the path you are >>>> following >>>> where you want to go? Do not read anything into my question. It >> is >>>> all >>>> about you, and what you want to do. >>> >>> I wanted to be an anthropologist (almost got a PhD), but >> programming >>> is the next coolest thing, and until the AIs take over there are a >> lot >>> more jobs and it pays better--even in a recession. :) >>> >>>> I would suggest Bluehost and get as many months as you may need. >> I >>>> know >>>> they have a discount for new customers and I think you have to >> buy a >>>> >>>> year or more to get the discount - worth investigating. I think >>>> they >>>> use cPanel, which may or may not be of use to you. >>> >>> Aren't Bluehost hosted sites often blacklisted? I need to get to >> this >>> from my personal PC, plugged into my employer's internet. >>> >>>> Make sure you have shell access to your shared hosting server. >>>> >>>> I would stay away from GoDaddy for the only reason of price. I >>>> would >>>> encourage you look at them and see how they stack up. >>>> >>>> I used to buy my domains at GoDaddy until the price kept >> increasing. >>>> >>>> Now I am with NameSilo. >>>> >>>> If you are not going to keep the website you might consider a >>>> hypervisor >>>> instead of shared hosting. Look at VirtualBox and Proxmox. By >> using >>>> a >>>> virtualization software you can build your own server (good for >>>> learning >>>> and resume) and save a few bucks. It will take some time and >> there >>>> is a >>>> learning curve. >>> >>> So basically set up a guest as a server and then connect to the >> guest >>> like it's a server on the public internet? My Mint development >>> environment is a guest on Windows. I am an 'occasional' Linux >> and >>> FOSS user. >>> >>> Also, I like programming and software engineering and I'm always >> happy >>> when someone does the admin for me and tells me how they want the >> app >>> to implement security. (That is admin is moderately fun, and >> thinking >>> about security makes me more anxious and paranoid in general, >> which is >>> unpleasant--so I'm even more happy to outsource as much of that as >> I >>> can get away with.) >>> >>> (My general observation as an almost qualified anthropologist is >> that >>> security professionals, whether prison guards, police, or >>> cyber-security are more anxious and suspicious -- even paranoid >> than >>> the population at large. I suspect they start a little bit more >>> anxious and suspicious [and it turns them on], then thinking about >> and >>> coping with all the stuff bad actors can do to you all day long >> makes >>> it ever so much more so.) >>> >>>> I recently configured Proxmox on a old piece hardware and am glad >> I >>>> did. >>>> >>>> Keith >>>> >>>> On 2023-01-25 07:53, trent shipley via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>>>> I'm on the bench with my employer asd studying test driven >>>> development >>>>> using Harry Precival's Test-Driven Development with Python. >>>> Percival >>>>> uses a simple web site on Django as the practice or example >>>> project. >>>>> In chapter 9 the baby website gets put on a real hosted web >>>> server. >>>>> It needs to be an olde fashioned service where you have the >>>> freedom to >>>>> do a lot of admin work. That is, you need to have enough rope >> to >>>> hang >>>>> yourself. I also need a domain name and two sub-domain names. >>>> Price >>>>> is important. I will probably finish the tutorial book and >> throw >>>> the >>>>> site away instead of keeping it as a personal website. >>>>> >>>>> Has anyone got any suggestions for where to get a domain name >> and >>>> a >>>>> hosting service? >>>>> >>>>> Trent >>>>> >>>>> Choosing Where to Host Our Site >>>>> >>>>> There are loads of different solutions out there these days, but >>>> they >>>>> broadly fall into two camps: >>>>> >>>>> * Running your own (possibly virtual) server >>>>> * Using a Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) offering like Heroku, >>>>> OpenShift, or PythonAnywhere >>>>> >>>>> Particularly for small sites, a PaaS offers a lot of advantages, >>>> and I >>>>> would definitely recommend looking into them. We’re not going >> to >>>> use >>>>> a PaaS in this book however, for several reasons. Firstly, I >> have >>>> a >>>>> conflict of interest, in that I think PythonAnywhere is the >> best, >>>> but >>>>> then again I would say that because I work there. Secondly, all >>>> the >>>>> PaaS offerings are quite different, and the procedures to deploy >>>> to >>>>> each vary a lot — learning about one doesn’t necessarily >> tell >>>> you >>>>> about the others. Any one of them might radically change their >>>> process >>>>> or business model by the time you get to read this book. >>>>> >>>>> Instead, we’ll learn just a tiny bit of good old-fashioned >>>> server >>>>> admin, including SSH and web server config. They’re unlikely >> to >>>> ever >>>>> go away, and knowing a bit about them will get you some respect >>>> from >>>>> all the grizzled dinosaurs out there. >>>>> >>>>> What I have done is to try to set up a server in such a way >>>> that’s a >>>>> bit like the environment you get from a PaaS, so you should be >>>> able to >>>>> apply the lessons >>>>> >>>>> Percival, Harry. Test-Driven Development with Python (pp. >>>> 263-264). >>>>> O'Reilly Media. Kindle Edition. 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