Any other options for hosting for under 40/yr
Probably need to be more secific. Shared, VPS, dedicated, etc.?Shared is ok.
Probably need to be more secific. Shared, VPS, dedicated, etc.?
Shared is ok.
It seems I am getting sick of namecheap due to their web hosting
being somewhat unreliable. I can see maybe once or twice a month
where there may be a 10-15 minute downtime due to hardware or
software maintence.
Any other options for hosting for under 40/yr
It seems I am getting sick of namecheap due to their web hosting being somewhat unreliable. I can see maybe once or twice a month where there may a 10-15 minute downtime due to hardware or software maintence.
Any other options for hosting for under 40/yr
They have a link for companies that specialize in webhosting, and ifCanada/UK/Poland im inclusive.
you're not fussy which country your host server is in, you can get some really good deal.
It seems I am getting sick of namecheap due to their web hosting being somewhat unreliable. I can see maybe once or twice a month where there
may be a 10-15 minute downtime due to hardware or software maintence.
Any other options for hosting for under 40/yr
Any other options for hosting for under 40/yr
Any other options for hosting for under 40/yr
I've been using Digital Ocean, shared VM:
Utopian Galt wrote to All <=-
It seems I am getting sick of namecheap due to their web hosting being somewhat unreliable. I can see maybe once or twice a month where there
may be a 10-15 minute downtime due to hardware or software maintence.
Any other options for hosting for under 40/yr
Depends on what you need. Dreamhost starts with Wordpress hosting for $1.99. I've been with their shared hosting for close to 10 years now.
^^^^^^^^^^^Any other options for hosting for under 40/yr
I've been using Digital Ocean, shared VM:
Start at $5 month, I think. Goes up depending on CPUs, etc.
$5 x 12 months is 50% *more* than $40/yr. Just pointing that out...
$5 x 12 months is 50% *more* than $40/yr. Just pointing that out...
I didn't even catch that it was /year and not /month. I wouldn't even
know where to start unless I was buying a base tier with like two years
up front.
Andre wrote to McDoob <=-
I didn't even catch that it was /year and not /month. I wouldn't even
know where to start unless I was buying a base tier with like two years
up front.
McDoob wrote to Andre <=-
Naturally, there are drawbacks. It is often (far) easier to slap a Wordpress site onto a pre-configured server than it is to build a webserver literally from the ground-plane up. What you save in money, you'll probably wind up spending in time (and effort) instead.
Wordpress is overkill for most blogs, IMO. I'd like to see something
like Blosxom simplified - enter text using a text editor on the box,
and have a script read and format them. There are a couple of options
out there, like bashblog. I'm using it on my tilde.
Wordpress is overkill for most blogs, IMO. I'd like to see something like Blosxom simplified - enter text using a text editor on the box, and have a script read and format them. There are a couple of options out there, like bashblog. I'm using it on my tilde.
Please keep the practice of simple blogs alive. Wordpress is overkill, and statically generated blogs from simple scripts and programs are better.
Wordpress is overkill for most blogs, IMO.
Naturally, there are drawbacks. It is often (far) easier to slap a Wordpress site onto a pre-configured server than it is to build a webserver literally from the ground-plane up. What you save in money, you'll probably wind up spending in time (and effort) instead.
Wordpress is overkill for most blogs, IMO. I'd like to see something
like Blosxom simplified - enter text using a text editor on the box, and have a script read and format them. There are a couple of options out there, like bashblog. I'm using it on my tilde.
McDoob wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
The point was that it would be easier to use a hosted server with
a website 'backend' like WP (or bashblog, or many others), than
to build a webserver and website from scratch.
This is a big part of why my Pi-hosted website is only one rather
simple landing page. Installing a proper LAMP stack and actually
building a website is not really a priority for me.
McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
pibbs.sytes.net
This is a big part of why my Pi-hosted website is only one rather simple landing page. Installing a proper LAMP stack and actually building a website is not really a priority for me.
McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
pibbs.sytes.net
I get a 404 at the address just above.
This is a big part of why my Pi-hosted website is only one rathe simple landing page. Installing a proper LAMP stack and actually building a website is not really a priority for me.
I get a 404 at the address just above.
Huh. Me too. I must have broke something again. I guess I better prioritize it for a bit...
Thanks for the heads up! (^_^)/
McDoob wrote to Gamgee <=-
This is a big part of why my Pi-hosted website is only one rathe simple landing page. Installing a proper LAMP stack and actually building a website is not really a priority for me.
I get a 404 at the address just above.
Huh. Me too. I must have broke something again. I guess I better prioritize it for a bit...
Thanks for the heads up! (^_^)/
Well, it wasn't a simple fix. And I really can't be bothered to
dive any deeper; it can stay dead. As I said, it's just not a
priority.
Besides, I'm planning a full wipe on the Pi by the end of the
month. I can assume that whatever fixing I did will be undone by
that. I'll be putting Mystic back on there, and finally running
PiBBS on a47. So, don't think you've seen the last of me just
yet! (o_-)
McDoob wrote to Andre <=-
Naturally, there are drawbacks. It is often (far) easier to slap a
Wordpress site onto a pre-configured server than it is to build a
webserver literally from the ground-plane up. What you save in money,
you'll probably wind up spending in time (and effort) instead.
Wordpress is overkill for most blogs, IMO. I'd like to see something like Blosxom simplified - enter text using a text editor on the box, and have
a script read and format them. There are a couple of options out there, like bashblog. I'm using it on my tilde.
Thanks for the heads up! (^_^)/
No problem. I don't have a web page for my BBS either, I prefer the old-fashioned method of BBS access. For me, a BBS is not a website.
that. I'll be putting Mystic back on there, and finally running
PiBBS on a47. So, don't think you've seen the last of me just
yet! (o_-)
Or, you could........ upgrade to Synchronet! ;-)
But seriously, why not go for A48...? I mean they're all "pre-alpha", right? LOL
Naturally, there are drawbacks. It is often (far) easier to slap a
Wordpress site onto a pre-configured server than it is to build a
webserver literally from the ground-plane up. What you save in money
you'll probably wind up spending in time (and effort) instead.
Wordpress is overkill for most blogs, IMO. I'd like to see something Blosxom simplified - enter text using a text editor on the box, and h a script read and format them. There are a couple of options out ther like bashblog. I'm using it on my tilde.
blogspot.com is a free blog site. It's been working very well for me since 2016.
McDoob SysOp, PiBBS pibbs.sytes.net
I get a 404 at the address just above.
Huh. Me too. I must have broke something again. I guess I better
I get a 404 at the address just above.
Huh. Me too. I must have broke something again. I guess I better
I see a DNS error...
Considering that I'm still on a46, I'd say the answer to that is obvious. Also, I've been hearing that a48 is considered 'bleeding edge' and a47 'stable'. Don't ask *me* why g00r00 calls all this an 'alpha'(of v1.12), because I don't get it either! (^_^)
Considering that I'm still on a46, I'd say the answer to that is obvious Also, I've been hearing that a48 is considered 'bleeding edge' and a47 'stable'. Don't ask *me* why g00r00 calls all this an 'alpha'(of v1.12), because I don't get it either! (^_^)
There will likely be a 1.12 release at some point. The alphas have new features that need testing before release to be sure things are working
as expected.
The pre-alphas more so, there may even ne stuff of an experimental
nature in those.
Shoot...is this too close to 'network politics', Mike? F@<k it, I'm too tired to hold down the bksp key for that long...it is easier to ask forgiveness than permission! Geronimo! (^_^)
I never did like this new-fangled versioning scheme that seems so common. Too many coders and devs are using 'alphas' and 'betas' as a shield. Hiding behind 'pre-alpha' or 'early access' shows a lack of courage in my opinion. "Of course there's mistakes, paying customer #31415927! THIS! IS! ALPHAAA!" (>_<)
And don't even get me started on the idea of charging money to be 'early access' beta testers! Bad enough I gotta do it for free nowadays, when it used to be a paid position! Asking me to pay for the 'privilege' of correcting all your mistakes is just insulting. And being dismissive when I try to do so feels a lot like getting kicked off a cliff.
I never did like this new-fangled versioning scheme that seems so common many coders and devs are using 'alphas' and 'betas' as a shield. Hiding behind 'pre-alpha' or 'early access' shows a lack of courage in my opini "Of course there's mistakes, paying customer #31415927! THIS! IS! ALPHAA (>_<)
Don't use it if you don't like it. Every software that is in development needs to be tested before release. These versions are clearly marked as alpha or prealpha. I see no reason to criticize g00r00 or his software
for this.
And don't even get me started on the idea of charging money to be 'early access' beta testers! Bad enough I gotta do it for free nowadays, when i used to be a paid position! Asking me to pay for the 'privilege' of correcting all your mistakes is just insulting. And being dismissive whe try to do so feels a lot like getting kicked off a cliff.
Money doesn't come into it with mystic. Even if it did he is just telling people that the software is not released, it is in development.
The idea of alpha/beta software is to report issues you find so they can be fixed before release, not to make you pay for some privilege.
Bring it down a notch, big guy. I never said I didn't like Mystic.
In my experience, *nobody* sees pre-alpha builds but the coder.
I am a fan of Jekyll for static blogs. If need be you can add some small dynamic component for them to have comments (see my website for an example). Admitedly, Jekyll is heavier that Bashblog (bug Bashblog is
not 100% portable even among POSIX Operating Systems).
I see a DNS error...
Yes, thank you. The web server is down, and will stay that way for a while. PiBBS itself should still be accessible on port 23 of the same address. (^_^)
I see a DNS error...
Yes, thank you. The web server is down, and will stay that way for a while. PiBBS itself should still be accessible on port 23 of the same address. (^_^)
Ahhh if you have a DNS problem, then no port on the address will be available.. I haven't retried since though so perhaps it was transient or already something under repair?
Andre wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
It's the IT/tech problem of trying to do everything ourselves because
we can. Is OP want to create blog content, or maintain blog code?
McDoob wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
This is a big part of why my Pi-hosted website is only one rather
simple landing page. Installing a proper LAMP stack and actually
building a website is not really a priority for me.
It's the infosec challenge of creating the smallest attack surface on the web. A combination of PHP scripts written by a core group with third-party plugins and a MySQL back-end is orders of magnitude more complex than a handful of generated static HTML files.
A blog hosted offsite is infinitely more secure for me than a server of any sort on my network.
How so, when you can literally reach out and unplug the server during an attack or breach?
A blog hosted offsite is infinitely more secure for me than a server of any sort on my network.
Excuse me, sir, but where do you think this message originated? (o_O)
I had confirmed that (at least I) people can access PiBBS from port 23 on pibbs.sytes.net before replying to you previously! The web service on port
I had confirmed that (at least I) people can access PiBBS from port 23 on
That be interesting... because I did get actual dns errors on lookup..
How so, when you can literally reach out and unplug the server during attack or breach?
That assumes:
1. You know there's a breach.
2. You figured it out before lateral movement.
It is so because there's nothing on the hosting company's network I care about. The same is not true of my home network.
And that's **my** network. I doubt most sysops have an inbound IPS, a honeypot on the server VLAN, and a firewall that will actively block on bad traffic from either those.
I don't want to shoot you down on this, because there are some truly
insecure home networks out there. However, most routers that are on the market these days have the features you're talking about, and often enabled by default. At the very least, the router would have a firewall
that blocks any traffic on ports that aren't specifically opened, and any server operator with a brain would have a firewall built directly into the server (ie fail2ban for Linux).
Excuse me, sir, but where do you think this message originated? (o_O)
Yeah but broken DNS for the name isn't going to stop outbound traffic.
I had confirmed that (at least I) people can access PiBBS from port 2 pibbs.sytes.net before replying to you previously! The web service on
That be interesting... because I did get actual dns errors on lookup.. first in the browser, also with ping, and ultimately nslookup. I'm cacheing DNS here, but even if I switch direct to 8.8.8.8 I get "can't find pibbs.sytes.net"
I see according to dig pibbs runs out of no-ip space. You sure its up to date? Have you been using an IP address to connect to the server
instead of name lookup, have your other users used pibbs or some other local name for it maybe? Just some thoughts.
Fair enough. But...if inbound traffic was broken, I wouldn't be able to read *your* messages. The hub is having no trouble at all connecting to PiBBS, and has the domain name, not a direct IP address.
Thanks for providing more information! Are you certain that you are testing an open port?
I dunno. And I *still* don't care. I'll be wiping the Pi and starting over soon enough, and that ought to fix any problems with the device itself.
insecure home networks out there. However, most routers that are on t market these days have the features you're talking about, and often enabled by default. At the very least, the router would have a firewa
Maybe rudimentary VLANs. Definitely not a honeypot, definitely not an
IPS, and doubtful that they'll actively block connections based on anything, much less the output of those two features.
A lot of sysops I've seen can barely run a computer. I've seen plenty struggle with DNS, NAT, etc. Rolling their own linux fireawll with fail2ban is well outside of their skillset.
Fair enough. But...if inbound traffic was broken, I wouldn't be able read *your* messages. The hub is having no trouble at all connecting PiBBS, and has the domain name, not a direct IP address.
Your BBS calls out to the hub to request its messages. The hub is not calling you to give you your messages.
Thanks for providing more information! Are you certain that you are testing an open port?
Has nothing to do with DNS. If no one can get the IP address from the DNS system when looking up your domain name, no one can contact you because they don't know what IP address to use. No inbound anything. No web, no telnet to the BBS, no nothing.
I dunno. And I *still* don't care. I'll be wiping the Pi and starting soon enough, and that ought to fix any problems with the device itsel
The only way this would fix the problem is if dynamic DNS (no-ip
service) is being updated by your Pi. More typically people setup their routers or their personal worksations to update DDNS, but not always.
My next step will be to sign up with another DDNS service and see if
that one is a bit more cooperative...
At this time, pibbs.raspberryip.com is now active, and appears to be working. I invite anyone to help me confirm that everything is indeed working on that address. Again, only ports 23, 80, and 24554 will be open.
Meanwhile, if the original, no-ip, address stops being stubborn, that too will point to my Pi...
I am a fan of Jekyll for static blogs. If need be you can add some smal dynamic component for them to have comments (see my website for an example). Admitedly, Jekyll is heavier that Bashblog (bug Bashblog is not 100% portable even among POSIX Operating Systems).
I think I looked at it before, it might have even been in your recommendatio There was some reason that I didn't use it, and it might have been having to install dependencies.
At this time, pibbs.raspberryip.com is now active, and appears to be working. I invite anyone to help me confirm that everything is indeed working on that address. Again, only ports 23, 80, and 24554 will be
open.
That be interesting... because I did get actual dns errors on lookup.. first in the browser, also with ping, and ultimately nslookup. I'm cacheing DNS here, but even if I switch direct to 8.8.8.8 I get "can't find pibbs.sytes.net"
pibbs.sytes.netServer: UnKnown
pibbs.sytes.netServer: dns.google
Weird, it seems to work here, but then again Monseigneur McDoob & I are
in the save province:
Might be time to try out a different DDNS service, since the same IP address is what's showing on the no-ip config...
At this time, pibbs.raspberryip.com is now active, and appears to be working. I invite anyone to help me confirm that everything is indeed working on that address. Again, only ports 23, 80, and 24554 will be
open.
The issue has been corrected, Warpslide. Thanks for checking, though! (^_^)
Yes, no-ip provides my DDNS service. I am certain it is up to date, as that was one of the first things I checked. I have tried both, and
the IP address works perfectly, at least at a ping level. All users
and other connections to PiBBS are through the DNS address. I don't
make my IP address public knowledge.
At this time, pibbs.raspberryip.com is now active, and appears to be
Yeah I'm no-ip as well, generally works a treat, but on free you have to re-confirm every 30 days or they'll expire you out.
You're using a PiZeroW? I had to keep a .iso of my SD Card to copy back over it, it tended to eat the cards every so often. Just an idea, but thats not related to DNS. :)
I see the web page, chuckle, no-ip isn't, at least wasn't any worse than anyone else when I last checked.. it shouldn't be to hard to sort it out, they do have a grace period before cutting you off and send you email reminders.
I'd be inclined to setup the linux no-ip client on your pizero probably and let it do its thing from there. Make sure you've given them an
address you check fairly frequently at least once a week and you should
be pretty right.
And yup I see pibbs bbs on 23 as well.
Andre wrote to McDoob <=-
Fair enough. But...if inbound traffic was broken, I wouldn't be able to read *your* messages. The hub is having no trouble at all connecting to PiBBS, and has the domain name, not a direct IP address.
Your BBS calls out to the hub to request its messages. The hub is
not calling you to give you your messages.
Andre wrote to McDoob <=-
I've had no-ip for a couple years or so and it's been perfectly
stable for me, but I think I pay them. If I remember right, the
free version requires confirming with them every three or six
months.
Weird, it seems to work here, but then again Monseigneur McDoob & I are
in the save province:
Andre wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
A blog hosted offsite is infinitely more secure for me than a server of any sort on my network.
Andre wrote to McDoob <=-
And that's **my** network. I doubt most sysops have an inbound IPS, a honeypot on the server VLAN, and a firewall that will actively block on bad traffic from either those.
Best way to avoid a lateral attack - remove the "lateral" from the equation. :)
Any other options for hosting for under 40/yr
I've been using Digital Ocean, shared VM:
1 CPU / 1GB Memory / 25GB Storage / 1TB Bandwidth
Start at $5 month, I think. Goes up depending on CPUs, etc.
Any other options for hosting for under 40/yr
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