Correction: My account *does* get a $25 credit if you end up spending $25 over the lifetime of your account. Currently, that's a zero sum for me as I don't pay for my resources on DO. Best Regards, -Thomas Scott
On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 10:46 AM Thomas Scott <mr.thomas.sc...@gmail.com> wrote: > https://m.do.co/c/6f0c38f7ef53 - referral code for DigitalOcean - good > for $200/for 60 days. After that, the $4/mo droplet (VPS) is good for most > simple development, and can scale up or down as needed (as long as you > don't increase the disk size). Anyone feel free to use it! > > Disclaimer: I've worked on their backbone team since June of last year, I > do not get paid for referrals :) > > As far as domain names, I go where it's cheapest for my throwaways, used > google domains for a bit, but I think that's defunct (shocker). > > Best Regards, > -Thomas Scott > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 8:50 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> I have not heard of and unusual blacklisting of Bluehost. >> >> >> >> On 2023-01-25 09:21, trent shipley via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> > On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 8:30 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss >> > <plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >> > >> >> Hi Trent, >> >> >> >> First question is what is in your heart? Is the path you are >> >> following >> >> where you want to go? Do not read anything into my question. It is >> >> all >> >> about you, and what you want to do. >> > >> > I wanted to be an anthropologist (almost got a PhD), but programming >> > is the next coolest thing, and until the AIs take over there are a lot >> > more jobs and it pays better--even in a recession. :) >> > >> >> I would suggest Bluehost and get as many months as you may need. I >> >> know >> >> they have a discount for new customers and I think you have to buy a >> >> >> >> year or more to get the discount - worth investigating. I think >> >> they >> >> use cPanel, which may or may not be of use to you. >> > >> > Aren't Bluehost hosted sites often blacklisted? I need to get to this >> > from my personal PC, plugged into my employer's internet. >> > >> >> Make sure you have shell access to your shared hosting server. >> >> >> >> I would stay away from GoDaddy for the only reason of price. I >> >> would >> >> encourage you look at them and see how they stack up. >> >> >> >> I used to buy my domains at GoDaddy until the price kept increasing. >> >> >> >> Now I am with NameSilo. >> >> >> >> If you are not going to keep the website you might consider a >> >> hypervisor >> >> instead of shared hosting. Look at VirtualBox and Proxmox. By using >> >> a >> >> virtualization software you can build your own server (good for >> >> learning >> >> and resume) and save a few bucks. It will take some time and there >> >> is a >> >> learning curve. >> > >> > So basically set up a guest as a server and then connect to the guest >> > like it's a server on the public internet? My Mint development >> > environment is a guest on Windows. I am an 'occasional' Linux and >> > FOSS user. >> > >> > Also, I like programming and software engineering and I'm always happy >> > when someone does the admin for me and tells me how they want the app >> > to implement security. (That is admin is moderately fun, and thinking >> > about security makes me more anxious and paranoid in general, which is >> > unpleasant--so I'm even more happy to outsource as much of that as I >> > can get away with.) >> > >> > (My general observation as an almost qualified anthropologist is that >> > security professionals, whether prison guards, police, or >> > cyber-security are more anxious and suspicious -- even paranoid than >> > the population at large. I suspect they start a little bit more >> > anxious and suspicious [and it turns them on], then thinking about and >> > coping with all the stuff bad actors can do to you all day long makes >> > it ever so much more so.) >> > >> >> I recently configured Proxmox on a old piece hardware and am glad I >> >> did. >> >> >> >> Keith >> >> >> >> On 2023-01-25 07:53, trent shipley via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> >>> I'm on the bench with my employer asd studying test driven >> >> development >> >>> using Harry Precival's Test-Driven Development with Python. >> >> Percival >> >>> uses a simple web site on Django as the practice or example >> >> project. >> >>> In chapter 9 the baby website gets put on a real hosted web >> >> server. >> >>> It needs to be an olde fashioned service where you have the >> >> freedom to >> >>> do a lot of admin work. That is, you need to have enough rope to >> >> hang >> >>> yourself. I also need a domain name and two sub-domain names. >> >> Price >> >>> is important. I will probably finish the tutorial book and throw >> >> the >> >>> site away instead of keeping it as a personal website. >> >>> >> >>> Has anyone got any suggestions for where to get a domain name and >> >> a >> >>> hosting service? >> >>> >> >>> Trent >> >>> >> >>> Choosing Where to Host Our Site >> >>> >> >>> There are loads of different solutions out there these days, but >> >> they >> >>> broadly fall into two camps: >> >>> >> >>> * Running your own (possibly virtual) server >> >>> * Using a Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) offering like Heroku, >> >>> OpenShift, or PythonAnywhere >> >>> >> >>> Particularly for small sites, a PaaS offers a lot of advantages, >> >> and I >> >>> would definitely recommend looking into them. We’re not going to >> >> use >> >>> a PaaS in this book however, for several reasons. Firstly, I have >> >> a >> >>> conflict of interest, in that I think PythonAnywhere is the best, >> >> but >> >>> then again I would say that because I work there. Secondly, all >> >> the >> >>> PaaS offerings are quite different, and the procedures to deploy >> >> to >> >>> each vary a lot — learning about one doesn’t necessarily tell >> >> you >> >>> about the others. Any one of them might radically change their >> >> process >> >>> or business model by the time you get to read this book. >> >>> >> >>> Instead, we’ll learn just a tiny bit of good old-fashioned >> >> server >> >>> admin, including SSH and web server config. They’re unlikely to >> >> ever >> >>> go away, and knowing a bit about them will get you some respect >> >> from >> >>> all the grizzled dinosaurs out there. >> >>> >> >>> What I have done is to try to set up a server in such a way >> >> that’s a >> >>> bit like the environment you get from a PaaS, so you should be >> >> able to >> >>> apply the lessons >> >>> >> >>> Percival, Harry. Test-Driven Development with Python (pp. >> >> 263-264). >> >>> O'Reilly Media. Kindle Edition. 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