A Good Cheap VPS?

[Kamal]

I am looking for a good cheap VPS, up to ~$30/year. If you know any good ones, please tell me

[jacek]

~$30/year

Thats very cheap

http://virpus.com/budget-vps/ Is the cheapest I know of, nowhere near the price you wan though.

[Kamal]

~$30/year

Thats very cheap

I know

http://virpus.com/budget-vps/ Is the cheapest I know of, nowhere near the price you wan though.

I'll check it

EDIT: That's like $54/year

[Temor]

~$30/year

Thats very cheap

http://virpus.com/budget-vps/ Is the cheapest I know of, nowhere near the price you wan though.

Is it any good?

I'm thinking about getting a new VPS or a Dedicated server.

[jacek]

Is it any good?

for a budget solution they are pretty good yes

I'm thinking about getting a new VPS or a Dedicated server.

A dedicated would be better if you can afford it, http://www.kimsufi.co.uk/ks/ is the cheapest I know of but it depends what you will be using the server for.

[Temor]

Is it any good?

for a budget solution they are pretty good yes

I'm thinking about getting a new VPS or a Dedicated server.

A dedicated would be better if you can afford it, http://www.kimsufi.co.uk/ks/ is the cheapest I know of but it depends what you will be using the server for.

I'll host a web-based game for a friend and also a couple of websites.

[jacek]

Any idea on how much traffic those websites will get ?

[Temor]

Any idea on how much traffic those websites will get ?

I'm counting on a total of around 20-50.000 unique visits per month.

How much is that in TB, approximately? (No large images or videos, its pretty much only the game that will be heavy to load.)

Edit:

Also, what OS should I go for? I have several options :
1) Gendoo
2) Redhat 7.2
3) Linux Plesk 10 (CentoS)
and different windows based OS's, not interested in those tho.
There's probably even more linux based operating systems at other hosts.

[jacek]

I'm counting on a total of around 20-50.000 unique visits per month.

You may need a dedicated server then, a VPS would be a good place to start for a few months though as they generally run on very high powered servers.

Also, what OS should I go for? I have several options :

I use Ubuntu servers, so if you go with that I can help with any set up issues, other than that pick one with a cool name

[EcazS]

other than that pick one with a cool name

Definitely not "PLESK" then

[Temor]

You may need a dedicated server then, a VPS would be a good place to start for a few months though as they generally run on very high powered servers.

Alright. I'll start off with a VPS and then grow from there. If it's needed I'll just upgrade to a dedicated server or ask the local server farm if I can rent a slot.

I use Ubuntu servers, so if you go with that I can help with any set up issues, other than that pick one with a cool name

Alright. I'll probably go with Ubuntu since thats the only non-windows OS I'm familiar with.

Definitely not "PLESK" then

[bowersbros]

remember, server OS' dont have graphical views and although you can install them, you really shouldn't.

SSH is the way forward

[Temor]

I use Ubuntu servers, so if you go with that I can help with any set up issues, other than that pick one with a cool name

I decided to go for an ubuntu server. But should I use the Ubuntu 9.04 64bit, Ubuntu Lamp 32bit or Ubuntu minimal 32bit?

[jacek]

Ubuntu 11.04 minimal x64 If that option is not available, pick a random one. for some reason more are usually available from the control panel once you have the initial set up done.

[Temor]

Ubuntu 11.04 minimal x64 If that option is not available, pick a random one. for some reason more are usually available from the control panel once you have the initial set up done.

Alright.

Do virpus have unlimited domains?

[jacek]

Do virpus have unlimited domains?

I don't think they do shared hosting

[Temor2]

Do virpus have unlimited domains?

I don't think they do shared hosting

Oh. Okay. Silly me