Co hosting vs Dedicated servers

[MMurket]

Hello i would like peoples oppinions here , if youre going to start a hosting company should you co host or a dedicated server

 

[Jayson]

Dedicated server 100% . I'd really recommend owning your hardware though, reduces costs in the long run significantly.

 

[MMurket]

Dedicated server 100% . I'd really recommend owning your hardware though, reduces costs in the long run significantly.

so which one do you mean????

 

[Jayson]

so which one do you mean????

Dedicated server, but own the hardware for the dedicated server. You shouldn't create a hosting company unless you at least have some knowledge in Linux though, else you'll be spending hundreds on system admins and management.

 

[Hiry]

I'd recommend colocation if thats what you mean, it allows you to sell for cheaper while still making profit, depending on your colocation fees.

 

[Jayson]

I'd recommend colocation if thats what you mean, it allows you to sell for cheaper while still making profit, depending on your colocation fees.

Which to collocate a server, you need to buy hardware.

Dedicated server, but own the hardware for the dedicated server. You shouldn't create a hosting company unless you at least have some knowledge in Linux though, else you'll be spending hundreds on system admins and management.

 

[MMurket]

Which to collocate a server, you need to buy hardware.

sometimes they provide them (for an extra fee and a contract)

 

[Hiry]

To add on to Jayson's post, if you're asking simple questions like this I don't think you should start a hosting company. There is loads of competition, sellers that already have everything set up and unless you can offer good support, specs, and cheaper prices then everyone else, why should they pick you instead of going with someone who knows what they're doing?

 

[MMurket]

To add on to Jayson's post, if you're asking simple questions like this I don't think you should start a hosting company. There is loads of competition, sellers that already have everything set up and unless you can offer good support, specs, and cheaper prices then everyone else, why should they pick you instead of going with someone who knows what they're doing?

never said i was making one i was just currious

 

[Jayson]

sometimes they provide them (for an extra fee and a contract)

Then a dedicated server would be a better option for a startup in that case as you'd be paying colocation plus LTO plus the interest.

 

[Lord Flo]

You can use LeaseToOwn models where you rent hardware for one or two years (it will be a contract) and once the contract expired it will be your server and you can decide whether it should keep colocated or if they should ship it to you.

 

[Hiry]

Then a dedicated server would be a better option for a startup in that case as you'd be paying colocation plus LTO plus the interest.

Yeah you can definitely start by renting a dedicated server. Long term though if you're actually serious about hosting, buying hardware would be the better option. If it fails you can always sell the hardware, but if you're renting and it fails you're left with nothing.

 

[BOOP]

You need to not be ask these questions - because it proves you shouldn't be starting a hosting company.

 

[Zeiyon]

You need to not be ask these questions - because it proves you shouldn't be starting a hosting company.

Everybody's gotta start somewhere. You don't expect someone to just 'know' something.

 

[BOOP]

Everybody's gotta start somewhere. You don't expect someone to just 'know' something.

Honestly - I like to ask questions. But everytime I do, someone always says the same thing to me; "You shouldn't be starting a hosting company if your asking this question", or something like that. So I just stopped asking questions, and sorta started the same thing