Cloud vs manage hosting for Drupal

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Posted by tprevia on April 14, 2014 at 11:45am
Currently have website hosted on cheap web hosting during development, it is as expected slow. Launching new site soon and expect a pickup in traffic.

Got a package at Digital Ocean and told my drupal developer to use it. He responds that we should go with a managed hosting because with cloud we'll have a lot of work to do to set up the server and and maintain it. He also says if we go with a cloud solution we'll have to hire an administrator to handle the server.

I am a bit confused. I understand how a managed account would be easier I never thought that it would be that complicated to host on the Cload, especially since companies like Digital Ocean seem to have a set up assistant (thought I never saw a button for Drupal

Like the idea of being alble to ramp up servers with the Cload but don't like the idea hiring an administrator and having to deal with another person and cost associated with this. I guess another benefit of managed is the email provider solution they often have packaged.

Advice welcome.
#cloud #drupal #hosting #manage
  • Profile picture of the author Kingfish85
    Originally Posted by DarthV View Post

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    Posted by tprevia on April 14, 2014 at 11:45am
    Currently have website hosted on cheap web hosting during development, it is as expected slow. Launching new site soon and expect a pickup in traffic.

    Got a package at Digital Ocean and told my drupal developer to use it. He responds that we should go with a managed hosting because with cloud we'll have a lot of work to do to set up the server and and maintain it. He also says if we go with a cloud solution we'll have to hire an administrator to handle the server.

    I am a bit confused. I understand how a managed account would be easier I never thought that it would be that complicated to host on the Cload, especially since companies like Digital Ocean seem to have a set up assistant (thought I never saw a button for Drupal

    Like the idea of being alble to ramp up servers with the Cload but don't like the idea hiring an administrator and having to deal with another person and cost associated with this. I guess another benefit of managed is the email provider solution they often have packaged.

    Advice welcome.
    It sounds to me like you just need a standard "shared" hosting package.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jason Stewart
      Managed hosting is for people who don't know how, or don't want to keep up to date on software upgrades and security. If you've got some Linux chops, then go for unmanaged. If not, then you're better off with a managed server solution.
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  • Profile picture of the author khuca123
    In cloud hosting, you can host your website on scalabale servers. Meanwhile, shared hosting provides you with a single dedicated server to host your website. It means that at any point of time, if the traffic on the web increases, your dedicated server will crash. On the other hand, if your site is hosted on a cloud, then the load of the traffic can handled by scaling your bandwidth.



    Source: Cloudways
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