Ubuntu at Rimuhosting.com
posted by CodeGirl
I recently started using Ubuntu Linux, despite being a hardcore Gentoo user. [Finally I got tired of waiting for things to compile every time I wanted to install something. ]
I tried out Ubuntu by getting a cheap $20/mo Virtual Private Server (VPS) from Rimuhosting.com. I already have 2 other VPS’ with them, but those servers run Redhat Fedora Core 5 (blah).
I liked Ubuntu so much that I installed it on my laptop at home and desktop at work, and I haven’t looked back since.
RimuHosting is one of the only places I have ever known that
1) is more clueful than an entire Linux User Group combined
2) actually MEANS “root access” when they say “root access”
3) has very reasonable prices
Rimu gives you total control of your VPS, including the ability to reboot it or even power cycle it. Rimu has lots of helpful FAQs, from setting up a CVS project to getting IPTables working. The turnaround time on support tickets is fantastic. A great Knowledge Base is available as well.
Did I mention the awesome freebies that come with a VPS?
+ web-based DNS Manager
+ backup MX server
+ backup FTP space
+ console access via SSH - great for those times when youve hosed your box by doing something stupid with IPTables, as I have done a few times
I just finished moving everything off a FC5 server over to my new Ubuntu server (aptly named ‘linuxwins.org’) and set up an Apache virtual host for unrulygrrl.org. I even revamped my website making it look a little more interesting.
Rimu folks are willing to help you with darn near anything that you are having problems with. When I was getting the Ubuntu server set up, I just couldn’t get Apache Server SIde Includes (SSI) working using the XBit hack (it did work on the old FC5 server, but that used Apache 1.x while this is Apache 2.x). I sent them email late one night asking for help, explaining what I had already tried, and the problem was fixed by the next morning. They have helped me many times in the past with various issues. I could not be happier with the service from Rimuhosting.
Please mention that you saw info on “unrulygrrl.org” if you decide to get a VPS from RimuHosting, they like to keep track of how people found them.
Thanks!
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