I would also recommend a VPS for what you need.  We use Slicehost.com
and they are SOLID with really great (almost unbelievable) prices with
a 256MB VPS starting at $20/month (1GB for $70/month).  If you need
more resources, you can up/downgrade automatically from your control
panel in-between the different plans and it takes all of 5min to
complete.  We've been there 8 months with no downtime so far (besides
upstream scheduled maintenance.)

On Jun 19, 10:25 pm, Ryan Sobol <ryanso...@[...].com>  wrote:
>  A rails app I wrote for a client needs a new hosting company.
>  Currently it's being served by textdrive under the $15 shared hosting
>  plan.  However, we're running into some problems with the setup and
>  the client wants us to use a dedicated machine.
> 
>  - The biggest problem we're experiencing is the production server has
>  been crashing at least once a week since March.  This is main thing
>  that's upsetting me and the client.  I'm pretty sure it's not us as
>  all of our exceptions are being handled.
> 
>  - The client always intended this application to be run on a dedicate
>  machine. Currently, the app doesn't have any performance problems and
>  it's an internal site so it's not going to be slash-dotted anytime
>  soon.  But still, they want to peace of mind to know that the site has
>  plenty of room for growth.
> 
>  - Also, I want to use a mongrel_cluster based deployment.  Textdrive
>  uses lighttpd, which has been okay.  But I'm more familiar with
>  mongrel and it seems quite fast for our needs.
> 
>  - My client also wants this machine to run a few static and PHP driven
>  sites.  Shouldn't be a problem with apache though.
> 
>  - The client also wants the machine to run a mail server.  This is
>  where my experience drops off a bit.  A few people in my company have
>  suggested I use plesk or some other web-gui tool to configure this.
> 
>  Given these requirements, can anyone suggest some hosting companies to
>  investigate?
> 
>  -- RYAN


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