[Catalyst] Dreamhost for Catalyst

[Toby Corkindale]

Thomas Hartman wrote:
> I use dreamhost as an easy way to get wikis/svn/other goodies running.
> Svn with web access is especially nice, still haven't figured out how
> to install this on my "real" server (at linode).
> 
> However, for actual catalyst websites, I have a virtual server at
> linode.com, where I have a root account for less than $20/month.
> 
> However, I think you will get people telling you that it is possible,
> they do it all the time for their clients, etc. So maybe I'm just an
> install wuss.
> 
> But... my experience was definitely better with a virtual root server.

*nods* I prefer having a virtual (root) server (or even a proper colo'ed 
machine) too, but it all depends on budget and maintenance time.
I'm wanting to migrate a small community application I run (and 
resurrect another older one) away from my ADSL, along with my email and 
domains.. but don't really see the need to spend more money for a 
virtual server that'll require more time to maintain.

That's the theory.. maybe I should stop being a cheaparse and just spend 
more though.. I admin quite a lot of production servers, and losing that 
full control will probably make me all twitchy, even if only for a 
little community site. :)

Toby

> On 2/14/07, Jim Spath <jspath at pangeamedia.com> wrote:
>> I would stay away from Dreamhost personally.  Regardless of what they
>> happen to support, I've had numerous performance + uptime issues with 
>> them.
>>
>> You might look into slicehost.  It's a little more expensive, but you
>> essentially get your own machine (via Xen VPS), allowing you install and
>> run whatever you want on it.
>>
>> - Jim
>>
>> Toby Corkindale wrote:
>> > Toby Corkindale wrote:
>> >> Hi guys,
>> >> was chatting to someone about hosting a low-traffic Catalyst site, and
>> >> the subject of Dreamhost came up - they (apparently) offer
>> >> particularly cheap virtual servers (about £5/month), and judging by
>> >> their website, you receive a shell and can compile your own apps,
>> >> including it says, CGI apps.
>> >>
>> >> I was wondering how appropriate it would be for running a
>> >> database-backed Catalyst app though. There is support for persistent
>> >> MySQL databases (i don't know about PostgreSQL), but I don't know
>> >> about mod_perl or fastcgi apps.
>> >
>> > Edit: No support for mod_perl, nor PostgreSQL.
>> > However, there IS support for FastCGI.
>>
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