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Ask HN: I can't host at home reliably, where and how can I get a remote server?

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Due to a number of factors it's not quite possible for me to host a server at home reliably. I'm looking for some sort of solution that gives me a decent amount of privacy and security on a small server that I'm not sharing with others for hosting stuff like email and a small web site. Is this possible? How would I go about getting this?

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Bostwick
Just get a cheap VPS (Virtual Private Server) and install your choice of linux on it. A good VPS host is http://www.linode.com/.

I'm a college student, so I move every six months, so I'm in a similar position as you. A VPS allows me to have my own server without having to maintain the physical box.

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icey
Having root allows you to install and run anything you'd like on the box. Hosted solutions will almost assuredly constrain you to PHP plus one or two other languages of the hosting company's choosing.
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beagle3
Get a VPS.

Depending on your bandwidth vs. cpu requirements, the following should all be interesting to you: linode.com ; vpslink.com ; rackspace cloud .

prgmr.com has good reputation and is run by an HN regular. However, every time I wanted to get a VPS there, they had no room left at the time ..

CyberFonic
Amazon micro instances might be a good fit. Can always scale up if required.