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starscream · 18th March 2008

I currently have a Reseller account at 34sp.com but feel my £15 a month would be better spent on a VPS. I am useless at administering Linux so I need windows if I go unmanaged. The main reason I got the reseller account was to save money and to experiment with more freedom in webhosting land. (not as a business just personal)

It will host up to 10 sites but the main idea behind wanting unmanaged is the freedom to install and research other things such as shoutcast servers, gaming servers, exchange/mdaemon/zimbra server etc etc.

I don't want to be confined to PLESK for everything but I do like PLESK or a PLESK-like alternative.

As you can see I'm not a hosting company or even design many websites but I do want flexibility as the VPS could be used for a whole host of things.

Currently I pay £15 pm for a reseller account and £5pm for hosted exchange.

I am willing to pay up to £25 pm for a solution of this time as long as I can install a decent email server that provides push mail. If not then £20 pm.

I just can't seem to find anything after weeks of search in the UK. US hosting companies seem to offer the above (obviously minus special software such as the email software I mentioned) for £20 per month. But I would prefer UK for reasons discussed in other threads.

Some level of support would be handy and all prices inclusive of VAT.

I know it is a long shot but all I am asking is for the USA prices in the UK! ha!

A quick low down of what I am trying to get for £20 per month!

10gb Space
> 100gb bandwidth
PLESK 30 licence
Ability to run a very small gaming server/shout cast server/other small experimental server program.
Windows 2003
Unmanaged or part managed.
Backup/restore would be nice.

If I was prepared to spend over £35 I would be thinking down the lines of a dedicated server but this is not a business of mine, more of a hobby with a few important sites hosted for others.

The ability to host my own push email/calendar/tasks would save me £5 elsewhere and could be added to this.

Sorry if I rambled on a bit! VPS is new to me.

I just want a server to call my own! ha!

18th March 2008	#1 (permalink)
starscream Registered User (11) Welcome aboard! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 8	Windows VPS Unmanaged with PLESK I currently have a Reseller account at 34sp.com but feel my £15 a month would be better spent on a VPS. I am useless at administering Linux so I need windows if I go unmanaged. The main reason I got the reseller account was to save money and to experiment with more freedom in webhosting land. (not as a business just personal) It will host up to 10 sites but the main idea behind wanting unmanaged is the freedom to install and research other things such as shoutcast servers, gaming servers, exchange/mdaemon/zimbra server etc etc. I don't want to be confined to PLESK for everything but I do like PLESK or a PLESK-like alternative. As you can see I'm not a hosting company or even design many websites but I do want flexibility as the VPS could be used for a whole host of things. Currently I pay £15 pm for a reseller account and £5pm for hosted exchange. I am willing to pay up to £25 pm for a solution of this time as long as I can install a decent email server that provides push mail. If not then £20 pm. I just can't seem to find anything after weeks of search in the UK. US hosting companies seem to offer the above (obviously minus special software such as the email software I mentioned) for £20 per month. But I would prefer UK for reasons discussed in other threads. Some level of support would be handy and all prices inclusive of VAT. I know it is a long shot but all I am asking is for the USA prices in the UK! ha! A quick low down of what I am trying to get for £20 per month! 10gb Space > 100gb bandwidth PLESK 30 licence Ability to run a very small gaming server/shout cast server/other small experimental server program. Windows 2003 Unmanaged or part managed. Backup/restore would be nice. If I was prepared to spend over £35 I would be thinking down the lines of a dedicated server but this is not a business of mine, more of a hobby with a few important sites hosted for others. The ability to host my own push email/calendar/tasks would save me £5 elsewhere and could be added to this. Sorry if I rambled on a bit! VPS is new to me. I just want a server to call my own! ha! __________________ Registered User