Which plan did you pick, if I may ask ?
I use the starter/standard plan for most things. When that doesnt cut it, I use the Performance plan (the general purpose one). I like how flexible the whole thing is.
Do you run Xojo web apps on DigitalOcean ? Any pointers ?
How difficult is it to install a Xojo web app on Digital Ocean ?
I was playing with a server where I’d installed CWP and all I did was upload a standalone Xojo web app via FTP, set the executable flag, and was off running.
I usually use Ubuntu 15.something and I do run Xojo web apps on it with no difficulty.
[quote=367780:@Dave S]After reading reviews, and your comments here… I have decided to go with
INMOTION HOSTING
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I used inMotion for a long time, their support was terrific. Unfortunately, they were running a version of CentOS that was too old for Xojo web apps. Have they upgraded?!?
I use OVH for everything, I have 5 years uptime on my dedicated server and a couple of cloud VPS for my web hosting. You have to set it up yourself but I like the flexibility. Support was good when I needed it.
Do you run Xojo Web on it ? Standalone ? CGI ?
I run quite a few standalone web instances and console applications. Some web instances are control panel functionally for staff and others are just API gateways with no UI. I also have a couple web instances embedded into my forum software for users to interact with my other services. I would rather write as much as I can in Xojo if possible.
If you are tech savvy (know cloud computing basics, or want to start to) I like those guys:
If you just want to do a bit of hobby stuff or want to learn about setting your stuff up on the cloud you could look at these lot: https://www.vultr.com. They are cheap and cheerful, but their support can be a bit patchy. I use them for testing out setups etc… and yes I’ve got not problem running stand alone XOJO web apps there.
No one has mentioned it yet, but @Tim Dietrich and I both LOVE Amazon Lightsail. Their Linux virtual servers run Xojo Web Standalone Apps nicely. They also offer Windows virtual servers and SQL servers. My favorite part is the price.
https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/.
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Uh! I wasn’t aware about AWS Lightsail, thanks!
What I use and can recommend is DigitalOcean + Apache/Nginx + Standalone builds. There is an open source tool for managing these VPS, Webmin (or Virtualmin for multiple virtual hosts).
The cheapest VPS I use is VPSDime https://vpsdime.com at $US7 per month with full root access. I installed Ubuntu with a GUI desktop, PostgreSQL and MySQL plus auto-launch my standalone web apps.
If there is a problem with them, I don’t know what it is!
How do you do that ? Cron ?
From the Ubuntu GUI (which is running VNC which is compatible with Apple’s Screen Sharing) I launch Session and Startup then, under the Application Autostart tab, add as many Xojo Web and Console sessions that I want.
If I ever have a serious problem, I log onto the VPSDime control and reboot the server, knowing that everything will re-launch.
Great. Thank you David.