Why I Chose a Linux VPS, and Maybe You Should Too!
Jan. 8, 2021, 1:20 a.m.
You’ve made your website and you are ready to deploy. But there are many options and the pricing is all over the place. Where do you start? Well, if you are like me, your primary concern is the budget. This is where “analysis paralysis” pops up its lousy head.
You’ve done your research and have a perplexing set of choices. As perfect as your decision chart is, you feel there is still a leap of faith element. One option has great features, but comes at a high price. Another option promises a great price, but some of the reviews give you the feeling you might get taken advantage of; the pricing is unclear as your site grows. A third option has a good price and decent features, but requires greater technical know-how to get started.
Unless you’re an expert, you don’t know who’s the good egg. You don’t even have a general gut feeling. You’d be inclined to jump for the lowest advertised price. Or perhaps the one that promises the easiest user interface.
But you’re optimistic, and after all, you wouldn’t be going into this venture if you didn’t have a hint of confidence in knowing it will succeed. You anticipate scaling up and want something that will grow with you, without becoming overly pricey.
There were two deciding factors I kept running into while making my decision: predictable pricing and feature control. Will you wake up one day over budget? How devastating would that be? Will you get locked in with proprietary services? Do these services then end up costing you more money than you first anticipated?
I ended up choosing a Linux Virtual Private Server (VPS) over other popular hosting services. The service I chose has clear pricing for each tier, and I can configure the server exactly to my specifications without being locked into (or locked out of) third party services. This required a little more technical knowledge to get set up, but once you are, the maintenance process is easy, and completely under your control.
Hopefully this provides insight when you launch your website and maybe you too will chose Linux. If you want someone who has done the research and has the skills to get you set up with your own server, consider reaching out; I’d be glad to help.