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    honey the codewitch
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    I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

    To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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      I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

      To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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      Slacker007
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      GoDaddy? I think they are still in the top 10 and getting mostly positive reviews.

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        I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

        To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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        Mircea Neacsu
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        I've used an OVH VPS[^] for many years. For my simple needs works like a charm.

        Mircea

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        • H honey the codewitch

          I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

          To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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          Mike Hankey
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          I've used WinHHost [^] for years and highly recommend them.

          The less you need, the more you have. Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally. JaxCoder.com

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          • H honey the codewitch

            I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

            To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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            Southmountain
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            rackspace can satisfy all your needs. it depends on your budget...

            diligent hands rule....

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            • H honey the codewitch

              I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

              To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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              0x01AA
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              Swiss made ;P :-D Hostpoint | 100 % SSD hosting, domains, managed servers and more![^]

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              • H honey the codewitch

                I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

                To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                theoldfool
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                I have used several, including Godddy. Godaddy can nickel dime you on stuff, check what basics are provided. This applies to all hosts but they seem to go above and beyond. Like how many emails are you going to send. I had no real problems with GD and they helped me when I had trouble with a cert. I am now using Hostgator but may move on. They have been good. Most of the top sites will give you a bargain rate for the first period (some as long as 4 years), then regular rate at renewal. Just move on after the first period. I have used many over the last 20 some years (about 8 domains), most long gone now. Couple were resellers that tried to go independent and blew it. That was exciting. All have allowed me to use their DNS servers, editing them as I want or use my registrar's settings to create my own entries. I need to control the MX records on several domains because they use an on line mail washer. If you don't do email on your site, doesn't matter. The so-called "top five" stay about the same and are competitive. I think almost any host will give you 30 days to cancel. Not a big deal if you are not hosting a site for business. For the adventurous, I am hosting an Nginx server on a Pi, relatives log in to watch our old home movies. I turn it on when requested. Edit: I should add that I have never moved the registration of the domain names. Some hosts will ask you to create a txt record to prove that you own the domain name before they will host it.

                >64 Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.

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                  rackspace can satisfy all your needs. it depends on your budget...

                  diligent hands rule....

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                  honey the codewitch
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                  Rackspace is a bit more heavyhanded than what i am looking for, I think. :)

                  To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                    I have used several, including Godddy. Godaddy can nickel dime you on stuff, check what basics are provided. This applies to all hosts but they seem to go above and beyond. Like how many emails are you going to send. I had no real problems with GD and they helped me when I had trouble with a cert. I am now using Hostgator but may move on. They have been good. Most of the top sites will give you a bargain rate for the first period (some as long as 4 years), then regular rate at renewal. Just move on after the first period. I have used many over the last 20 some years (about 8 domains), most long gone now. Couple were resellers that tried to go independent and blew it. That was exciting. All have allowed me to use their DNS servers, editing them as I want or use my registrar's settings to create my own entries. I need to control the MX records on several domains because they use an on line mail washer. If you don't do email on your site, doesn't matter. The so-called "top five" stay about the same and are competitive. I think almost any host will give you 30 days to cancel. Not a big deal if you are not hosting a site for business. For the adventurous, I am hosting an Nginx server on a Pi, relatives log in to watch our old home movies. I turn it on when requested. Edit: I should add that I have never moved the registration of the domain names. Some hosts will ask you to create a txt record to prove that you own the domain name before they will host it.

                    >64 Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.

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                    honey the codewitch
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                    Thanks a lot for this. I feel better prepared now.

                    To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                    • H honey the codewitch

                      I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

                      To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                      BobbyStrain
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                      I have used GoDaddy for 16 years. Problems only twice over that span. I use ASP.NET for hosting. But I don't do much with it. You can look at www.bobby-strain-group.com

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                      • H honey the codewitch

                        I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

                        To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                        Marc Clifton
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                        I like Digital Ocean but I'm going to check out the other hosting sites that people have posted here.

                        Latest Article:
                        Create a Digital Ocean Droplet for .NET Core Web API with a real SSL Certificate on a Domain

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                        • H honey the codewitch

                          I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

                          To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                          Slow Eddie
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                          I'm Using Network Solutions. Haven't created the website yet, But I got it mostly for the email. I do not think they are too expensive, but don't actually remember.

                          Ed

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                            I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

                            To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                            MikeD 2
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                            I use both namecheap and 123-reg. 123-reg bit more expensive and sometimes have issues but they usually get resolved within livable timeframes although I have come close to walking away a couple of times especially when they move the goalposts on what you can and cannot do with a given package namecheap seem competent, more security orientated and cost less, seems like a win win to me so I put new domains here

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                              I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

                              To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                              maze3
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                              have you considered Azure? Probably depends what built as but even static webpages can be deployed, and pricing and scaling all managed by you or automatically

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                                have you considered Azure? Probably depends what built as but even static webpages can be deployed, and pricing and scaling all managed by you or automatically

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                                honey the codewitch
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                                Seems expensive. I ended up going with OVH for $4.19 a month for 2 years. It's a VPS so I can put docker on it and do what I need to. The site is currently a single page with one form and some links. It doesn't need Azure.

                                To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                                  I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

                                  To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                                  Paul Sanders the other one
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                                  Liquid Six, I can't recommend them too highly. You can stick with your existing domain name registrar or transfer it to them, they're easy either way. They are a Windows shop, so if MS SQL server and ASP.NET are your bag then happy days, but they also support PHP and MySQL. Best of all, they are *highly* technically competent and provide excellent support, something I found conspicuously lacking with my previous hosting provider (which is why I moved, they were a waste of space). Also, they offer a range of packages and their pricing is competitive. I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just a fan. You might have a problem with docker though, you'd have to ask. What do you need it for (just curious)?

                                  Paul Sanders http://www.alpinesoft.co.uk

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                                    I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

                                    To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                                    Kate X257
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                                    I've recently switched to CloudFlare Access for on-prem hosting with their encryption tunnels, behind a zero-trust sign-on. Apart from the domain name ($8 a year) and the time invested to set it up, I don't pay for anything. I have used Azure, AWS and Google Cloud before that, but I honestly can't justify the cost for personal projects. Private hosting, in general, makes no sense to me due to the costs involved and the lackluster control.

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                                      Seems expensive. I ended up going with OVH for $4.19 a month for 2 years. It's a VPS so I can put docker on it and do what I need to. The site is currently a single page with one form and some links. It doesn't need Azure.

                                      To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                                      MikeCO10
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                                      Curious, are you getting container management with that or is it just a bare metal Ubuntu VM? Granted, many of us don't need that out of the box, but I've found that starting with a more robust model may be worth it in the long run.

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                                        I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

                                        To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                                        rnbergren
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                                        I have two domains I manage underneath Godaddy. Never really had any issues. I have had domains under webstrikesolutions and their ilk and it was the worst experience of my life.

                                        To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer

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                                        • H honey the codewitch

                                          I need a site host with a modest enough cost that i can justify it to Himself (as well as myself). I don't need anything fancy, but i do want some control. Preferably i can stick a docker container on it. I heard GoDaddy is no bueno these days, but i don't know if I'd rely on that statement. Does anyone here have any recent experience with hosting that can share? I already have a domain name, and I'd prefer to keep it with my current provider.

                                          To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

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                                          milo xml
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                                          I've used Bluehost[^] for years. Their support has always been good and prices are ok. Added bonus, they're Google Domains compatible.

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