After spending a few days deliberating between using Rails and Django for my wedding site, I’ve hit a bit of a brick wall.
However easy it would be to install all the required bits and bobs on one of my Linux boxes I have kicking around the house, I really prefer NOT to have any of them running 24/7 or accessible from the outside world. So I started looking at which framework I’d be able to run on my hosting. Unfortunately, neither seems possible.
So much for that then. Time for a new host at some point, I think, (especially as Neathosting unfortunately seem to have disappeared off the face of the earth!) but can’t really be bothered for what I’m trying to do at the moment. Any recommendations for great hosts that can support Rails/Django, anyone?
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June 8th, 2006 at 7:13 PM
A bunch of people I know are running Django sites on http://www.dreamhost.com (which supports Rails as well), for around $10 a month. They have an excellent support community with a wiki and forums, and a refreshingly honest blog where they openly discuss some of the nastier aspects of the hosting business.
June 8th, 2006 at 8:51 PM
I’d have to suggest the nigh-on ubiquitous DreamHost: apparently they not only support but even supply Rails pre-installed on their servers and, while they don’t officially support Django, they do explain to you how to set it up on your account.
June 9th, 2006 at 1:22 AM
Have a read of my rant about Segpub, a great Aussie host that looks after Amit, Jon Hicks et al. I’m hosting half a dozen Rails apps with them. They also support Python so I’m sure getting Django set up with them wouldn’t be a problem.
Dreamhost are another mob that come to mine that have Rails and Django hosting, with a few blog posts around that’ll help you set everything up.
In regards to Rails vs Django, I’ve got the same conundrum at the moment, because while I love Rails I’d love the auto-admin that Django provides. I’ve had a play with Django but it seems a lot less intuitive, and the tools that I’m used to (migrations, capistrano deployment, testing) don’t exist for Django yet… I’m tempted to stick with Rails but implement my own version of the Django admin…
June 13th, 2006 at 8:43 AM
Hey guys, thank you all for your recommendations. I think we’ll go with Dreamhost — Tim, I had seen all the good things you and others had said about Segpub, but since I have quite a few (admittedly lower volume) sites, Dreamhost stack up better on price.
Thanks again!