Can a new board operate on shared hosting?

[rbiss]

I have gone from owning a big board on a dedicated server to having no board and wanting to start a new project. Is a shared host, on average, sufficient for a new board with very little activity? Wondering if the software is overpowering most shared hosting, even on low user sites.

[Grumpy]

A new site shouldn't have much issue running on shared hosting. The primary bottleneck you'll run into are disk usage (read/write per sec, not space) followed by cpu usage. But anything other than "little activity" will need to move out, to something like a vps at least. The same pretty much applies to any site, not just IPB.

If you already know how to operate a dedi, I suggest just starting out from a vps anyway. Because... small vps'es aren't more expensive than shared anyway. And chances are, it will perform better simply due to better share ratio.

[rct2·com]

Depending on the bandwidth of your home broadband, and the mission critcality of your board, you could always consider running it from your home on a small dedicated server.... There's a trade off between paying for a virtual/shared host and paying for a dedicated IP address at home (or using a dynamic dns provider)

[Grumpy]

Depending on the bandwidth of your home broadband, and the mission critcality of your board, you could always consider running it from your home on a small dedicated server.... There's a trade off between paying for a virtual/shared host and paying for a dedicated IP address at home (or using a dynamic dns provider)

No... no one should ever host anything at home.

No one has the infrastructural stability of a datacenter at home. They don't have secondary electricity source, or network. Most don't even have a UPS. My computer based on 30d avg, if left on for 24/7 for 30 days, my electricity price would be over $10/month (actually measured). And my electricity prices are good compared to most other places in the world, albeit it is a gaming computer. I already spent the cost of hosting in electricity. That's even worse if it's summer/hot and running an AC. Then I'm racking over $30/month just to host a site (assuming a/c has efficiency of 50% for simple math).

You'll also have to pay for a dedicated IP, because frankly, dynamic dns is ugly. There's more money out the window.

But... the biggest problem hasn't even been mentioned yet. Have you considered your home internet connection doesn't allow you to host a server?! That's right, unless you have a business line, you are not allowed to host. Some of them will even blacklist you if they find out that you're running a server. Get a business line instead? Well. have fun paying multiple times more for your internet.

This is a complete waste of money and resources, not to mention the environment.

[rct2·com]

I think you missed my 'depending on mission criticality' clause.

I would never consider home hosting for anything that was critical to a business, for all the reasons you've mentioned. My suggestion was purely based on the OP's specification of having no board at all, and wanting to start a new project. That didn't feel 'mission critical' to me.

Besides, I have made a career out of installing IT systems in datacenters. I don't want to compromise that. ;)

By the way, my home internet connection does allow me to host a server. Perhaps the rules are less draconian about that here in the UK?

[Dmacleo]

not supposed to host server here either yet exchange and domain servers (eaton 9125 ups for exchange/domain server and apc 1500 for switches/routers) been running for years :P

but I only have 15 or so users so its not a real hit on anything.

[Grumpy]

I think you missed my 'depending on mission criticality' clause.

That's irrelevant. It's still waste of money. You're spending more money to create something worse.

[Graphite]

I ran my first IPB on a shared host for 5 years with minimal issues. Not a high traffic board though :)

[yacenty]

I own a dedicated server - the cheapest from DC, and there are some prestas shops, 5 ipb instalations and other services - all together over 60domains are handled there :) all with small trafic and everything runs nice

[SidV]

I ran my first IPB on a shared host for 5 years with minimal issues. Not a high traffic board though :smile:

Could you tell me, what do you understand for "minimal issues" and "not a hight traffic" ?

Thanks!