Simon, Depending on what limitations you can live with, Google App Engine (GAE) is free to start out with for a Java application. The technical limitations are mostly listed here: http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java/web/will-it-play-in-app-engine
If you need more resources than the GAE free hosting limits, then GAE pricing becomes similar to Amazon Web Services. AWS is a reasonable option if you want root access to a full Linux instance (or many instances) where you can install anything you want. AWS also has lots of features and techniques to let you scale up and down if your traffic or storage needs change over time. Either one is worth trying if you have time to experiment. If you don't like GAE then all you've lost is time. If you try AWS and don't like it, you'll probably lose a few cents per hour and then turn off your instances and stop paying. Joe Sondow http://www.sondow.com On Jun 16, 8:32 am, huggyfee <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. I've been trying out various frameworks and CMS solutions in > other languages on my current ISP - So far, Drupal seems the best bet > for a balance between easy but powerful development vs. ease of use. > > I keep coming back to the need for session management for a proper > solution though, and I slip back into wanting to develop in Java for > this reason. > > I think the best solution is for me to give up the unequal struggle > and find an ISP that allows applications to be run on Glassfish / > Tomcat or similar. > > The problem traditionally is Java's starting memory footprint and > what's economically viable for an ISP. > > Does anyone know of a good provider - preferable one that is usable > (and cheap!) and gives acceptable performance for low volume to start > with, and can be scaled as required if traffic increases (in which > case, costs more is fine). > > Thanks to the posse for the diverse topics covered... not sure this > one has been visited on the podcast since I've been listening (about > 18 months now)... > > Simon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
