Tom MacWright
if i were to move macwright.com to a vps / caddy setup: what are people using for servers? i'd love to avoid google/aws. most of my readers in the us so i probably need at least one server there.
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Show threadSteve PurcellJan 19
@tmcw I find Linode very good, and I've used them for many years, but I'm working on moving fully to EU providers anyway.
Show threadTreyJan 19
@tmcw DigitalOcean is what I'm using for such a setup. I have several Django as well as several Kirby sites running on a single < $10/mo droplet.
Show threadTreyJan 19
@tmcw Caddy config files are beautiful. https://codeberg.org/trey/kirby-site/src/branch/main/%7B%7B%20cookiecutter.project_slug%20%7D%7D/vps/Caddyfile
kirby-site/{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}/vps/Caddyfile at main

kirby-site - Create a starter Kirby project using Composer and set up to use a `public/` folder-based configuration

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Show threadRaymond DouglasJan 19
@tmcw Hetzner as of about a year ago. Best value I’ve found.
Show threadDaniel DemmelJan 19
@tmcw if your website is mostly static you could have a VPS anywhere and put a global CDN in front of it?
Show threadMartijn van ExelJan 19
@tmcw I used to be on Linode but moved to Hetzner. Absolutely no regrets. Their EU servers are slightly cheaper and they own / maintain the hardware there. They do have a couple of US locations as well. https://docs.hetzner.com/cloud/general/locations/
Locations - Hetzner Docs

Show threadJust van den BroeckeJan 20
@mvexel @tmcw Also Hetzner here, very happily, VPS-es, Storage boxes, Big Iron, Load Balancers, what not, already 20 years! Great support as well..
Show threadIan WagnerJan 20

@mvexel @tmcw yeah, Hetzner is definitely cheap, if that's what you're after. Their networking to other parts of the world can be a bit flaky in my experience, but not something you're likely to notice for simple web hosting.

I can also second Linode being a good option.

Show threadNelson MinarJan 20
@tmcw recent and relevant: https://gist.github.com/jvns/5bd9283d7abd5ceb26eb7ed28afe3030
websites.md

GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

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Show threadBill MillJan 20

@tmcw I've been using Digital Ocean for a long time, and it's reliably boring. My single $5/mo server has been powering all services at billmill.org for about 11 years now.

It used to run nginx, now it runs caddy; I switched probably 5 years ago

Show threadBill MillJan 20

@tmcw my caddyfile: https://github.com/llimllib/Newsite/blob/master/ops/Caddyfile

includes the configuration to proxy a digital ocean spaces bucket (their s3-compatible storage) to notes.billmill.org

Newsite/ops/Caddyfile at master · llimllib/Newsite

The code for my new home page. Contribute to llimllib/Newsite development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Show threadkenanJan 21
@tmcw Hetzner is the best bang for the buck. I have a VPS where I run multiple services through Coolify and did not have any problems since years.
Show threadFred RochaFeb 20
@tmcw go fully renewables with www.kualo.com or @krystalhosting .