We need to move

ProPain · 06-09-2011, 09:47

The server issues we had last week reminded me we still have to move to another ISP. I talked to swingue and he has no other significant sites on this server so he wants to terminate the contract and I agree with that decision.

That said that means our years of free hosting are over

and we need to find another ISP to host on. I'd like to have your opinion and help with that.

First I'd like to ask you if you know any good and not to expensive ISP's. At the moment we're using up 16GB of serverspace (yes, that's quite a bit indeed) although I suspect we can prune in old uploads and reduce that with 25%-50% or so. Still I suspect we'll be pushing the 10GB limit still and should we host at my regular ISP we'd be facing a € 70,- a month (excluding VAT). I think cheaper options are available and hope you can help.

VB forum software is a second issue. We're running a rather old version atm and it seems smart to upgrade, even for security reasons only. Here we'll be facing a $195 investment as well, although I feel that's worth it for the quality of the VB software. We could look at other free alternatives (like the phpBB I installed on the temp site) but we'd face another difficult migration then and I feel VB is easier and better in terms of admin and mod control as well. But before I buy anything I'd like to hear your opinion on VB and better alternatives should you know any.

Finally I'd like to say that I really like CDZ for what it is, a small fun community where rules can be relax and I'm willing to keep paying for that. But looking at the total costs we're gonna face I would appreciate people chipping in. Just like it was in the very old days when CDZ had a donation programma it will be on a voluntarily basis only. I'll start a new paypal account for this soon and post details. For the really old crowd PLEASE DO NOT USE THE OLD PAYPAL ACCOUNT WE HAD BACK IN 2005!!! I can't access that anymore, only anarres has the log in credentials and he's disappeared from the face of the earth.

Regards PP

06-09-2011, 09:47	#1
ProPain Customized Admin :) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sailing the seas of cheese. Posts: 5,852	We need to move The server issues we had last week reminded me we still have to move to another ISP. I talked to swingue and he has no other significant sites on this server so he wants to terminate the contract and I agree with that decision. That said that means our years of free hosting are over and we need to find another ISP to host on. I'd like to have your opinion and help with that. First I'd like to ask you if you know any good and not to expensive ISP's. At the moment we're using up 16GB of serverspace (yes, that's quite a bit indeed) although I suspect we can prune in old uploads and reduce that with 25%-50% or so. Still I suspect we'll be pushing the 10GB limit still and should we host at my regular ISP we'd be facing a € 70,- a month (excluding VAT). I think cheaper options are available and hope you can help. VB forum software is a second issue. We're running a rather old version atm and it seems smart to upgrade, even for security reasons only. Here we'll be facing a $195 investment as well, although I feel that's worth it for the quality of the VB software. We could look at other free alternatives (like the phpBB I installed on the temp site) but we'd face another difficult migration then and I feel VB is easier and better in terms of admin and mod control as well. But before I buy anything I'd like to hear your opinion on VB and better alternatives should you know any. Finally I'd like to say that I really like CDZ for what it is, a small fun community where rules can be relax and I'm willing to keep paying for that. But looking at the total costs we're gonna face I would appreciate people chipping in. Just like it was in the very old days when CDZ had a donation programma it will be on a voluntarily basis only. I'll start a new paypal account for this soon and post details. For the really old crowd PLEASE DO NOT USE THE OLD PAYPAL ACCOUNT WE HAD BACK IN 2005!!! I can't access that anymore, only anarres has the log in credentials and he's disappeared from the face of the earth. Regards PP __________________ I fed my Dog the American Dream Well, he rolled over and he started to scream He said, I dig the taste of salt but it don't keep me alive yeah, yeah