Comments on: Roll your own Subversion server http://www.pradador.com/2009/09/25/roll-your-own-subversion-server/ Code, DIY, Music and More Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:18:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: SandraMillhouse http://www.pradador.com/2009/09/25/roll-your-own-subversion-server/comment-page-1/#comment-482 SandraMillhouse Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:11:33 +0000 http://pradador.com/?p=72#comment-482 Ruby on Rails is really a pain when it comes to <a href="http://www.webfusion.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">VPS hosting</a>. I know it's one for the best programming languages to use with servers but it's not something I learned in college and starting it now is kinda hard. Ruby on Rails is really a pain when it comes to VPS hosting. I know it's one for the best programming languages to use with servers but it's not something I learned in college and starting it now is kinda hard.

]]> By: SandraMillhouse http://www.pradador.com/2009/09/25/roll-your-own-subversion-server/comment-page-1/#comment-121 SandraMillhouse Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:11:33 +0000 http://pradador.com/?p=72#comment-121 Ruby on Rails is really a pain when it comes to <a href="http://www.webfusion.co.uk/" rel=follow rel="nofollow">VPS hosting</a>. I know it's one for the best programming languages to use with servers but it's not something I learned in college and starting it now is kinda hard. Ruby on Rails is really a pain when it comes to VPS hosting. I know it's one for the best programming languages to use with servers but it's not something I learned in college and starting it now is kinda hard.

]]> By: Pradador http://www.pradador.com/2009/09/25/roll-your-own-subversion-server/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Pradador Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:37:11 +0000 http://pradador.com/?p=72#comment-6 Hey, thanks for the comments. Regarding bandwidth, Slicehost charges $0.30/GB of overage bandwidth with 100 GB base while RackSpace charges $0.22/GB from the start.<br><br>From my calculations back when I started, you can get a RackSpace Cloud 256MB slice with 40 GB of outgoing bandwidth for about $20 a month. So anything that demands less than 40GB of bandwidth I'd go with RackSpace. If you go over 40GB of bandwidth, Slicehost becomes the cheaper alternative in pretty much any scenario as doubling your slice also gives you double the bandwidth.<br><br>Even when the 256MB slices level out with 250GB of bandwidth for $65 a month, with Slicehost you could just upgrade to the third-tier slice for $70 and get not only 400GB of bandwidth but quadruple the slice specs as well.<br><br>So for low bandwidth operations, RackSpace comes out on top. That's why I ended up going with them for my SVN server. Otherwise you're better off going with Slicehost IMO. Hey, thanks for the comments. Regarding bandwidth, Slicehost charges $0.30/GB of overage bandwidth with 100 GB base while RackSpace charges $0.22/GB from the start.

From my calculations back when I started, you can get a RackSpace Cloud 256MB slice with 40 GB of outgoing bandwidth for about $20 a month. So anything that demands less than 40GB of bandwidth I'd go with RackSpace. If you go over 40GB of bandwidth, Slicehost becomes the cheaper alternative in pretty much any scenario as doubling your slice also gives you double the bandwidth.

Even when the 256MB slices level out with 250GB of bandwidth for $65 a month, with Slicehost you could just upgrade to the third-tier slice for $70 and get not only 400GB of bandwidth but quadruple the slice specs as well.

So for low bandwidth operations, RackSpace comes out on top. That's why I ended up going with them for my SVN server. Otherwise you're better off going with Slicehost IMO.

]]> By: Michael Grant http://www.pradador.com/2009/09/25/roll-your-own-subversion-server/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Michael Grant Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:58:23 +0000 http://pradador.com/?p=72#comment-5 Thanks for posting this! There are lots of resources out there but yours is the one that put me over the edge. I just instantiated my Rackspace Cloud server yesterday and I already have my small web site and svn host going. Between your text and the links to Slicehost's pages I didn't have much trouble getting things going. I haven't put Warehouse on there yet but it's not as urgent because I am currently the only user of the repo... but that will change! Thanks again.<br><br>One observation. Even though Slicehost has been bought by Rackspace Cloud, Slicehost's pricing is a little different. I found that Slicehost's monthly rates are higher---but those rates include a block of bandwidth. In contrast, Rackspace's monthly rates are lower, but no bandwidth is included in that price. Since I couldn't figure out how much Slicehost charges for extra bandwidth, I was kind of stuck making a comparison. Ultimately I decided that I'd probably come out ahead with Rackspace for a little while, at least. Thanks for posting this! There are lots of resources out there but yours is the one that put me over the edge. I just instantiated my Rackspace Cloud server yesterday and I already have my small web site and svn host going. Between your text and the links to Slicehost's pages I didn't have much trouble getting things going. I haven't put Warehouse on there yet but it's not as urgent because I am currently the only user of the repo… but that will change! Thanks again.

One observation. Even though Slicehost has been bought by Rackspace Cloud, Slicehost's pricing is a little different. I found that Slicehost's monthly rates are higher—but those rates include a block of bandwidth. In contrast, Rackspace's monthly rates are lower, but no bandwidth is included in that price. Since I couldn't figure out how much Slicehost charges for extra bandwidth, I was kind of stuck making a comparison. Ultimately I decided that I'd probably come out ahead with Rackspace for a little while, at least.

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