Do I need to upgrade my hardware if I want to be a small hoster?

[Ivan Lau]

These days my friends and I have figured out to make a hosting company. We do have enough fund for it but is two Xeon-E5630 with 16GB ram is good enough for ONE machine?

Also how many servers should I run on the same machine?

I think I am going to use Microsoft Windows Server 2016 as our system OS, is it good or bad?

 

[superego564]

Use Linux (the nongui version). It requires less memory to operate. Also, 16gb of ram with two Xeon-E5630 is more than enough for one machine. All that you have to worry about is the upload/download speed now.

 

[TBOAbrupt]

I know this isnt answering your topic but. You probably shouldn't start a hosting company in your situation.
A. You ideally want more than 1 server
B. You need funds to run the servers
C. I'm sure others have more reasons
Have a good day though and if you believe you can run a good company go for it!

 

[Lockett]

16GB isn’t enough.

 

[Ivan Lau]

Umm I can do some research on this(Linux Terminal), but I do have enough fund to buy more server machines and more rams.[DOUBLEPOST=1510838966][/DOUBLEPOST]

Use Linux (the nongui version). It requires less memory to operate. Also, 16gb of ram with two Xeon-E5630 is more than enough for one machine. All that you have to worry about is the upload/download speed now.

So do you know how many servers can I host on one machine with your suggestion? (I will be adding more rams as they are still on their way to my place.)

 

[Chad Griffith]

Umm I can do some research on this(Linux Terminal), but I do have enough fund to buy more server machines and more rams.[DOUBLEPOST=1510838966][/DOUBLEPOST]
So do you know how many servers can I host on one machine with your suggestion? (I will be adding more rams as they are still on their way to my place.)

I would be Happy to assist you in starting your company for a small monthly fee. I can get you setup with billing, automation and pricing packages. Contact me below for more info. Note that my company and the services I provide on Mc-Market are kept separate, I have assisted quite a few hosting provides with issues and I have help quite a few start as well. I am highly available as my career involves me being on a pc or in a datacenter all day so you can expect high availability from me at all times. Best of luck to you!

 

[Severingcastle8]

I would recommend like 32 to 64gb ram in a machine to actually be able to pull profit from this because if this owned hardware also how many $/GB are you doing ??[DOUBLEPOST=1510846081][/DOUBLEPOST]

I would be Happy to assist you in starting your company for a small monthly fee. I can get you setup with billing, automation and pricing packages. Contact me below for more info. Note that my company and the services I provide on Mc-Market are kept separate, I have assisted quite a few hosting provides with issues and I have help quite a few start as well. I am highly available as my career involves me being on a pc or in a datacenter all day so you can expect high availability from me at all times. Best of luck to you!

Lol he isn't asking for someone to set it up he is asking about the servers

 

[emgh]

16GB isn’t enough.

It can be. Imagine him providing managed hosting for beginners at $10/GB a month. It all depends on what he's creating.

 

[Lockett]

It can be. Imagine him providing managed hosting for beginners at $10/GB a month. It all depends on what he's creating.

That is true. However support for shared hosting already comes with most providers at a much cheaper rate. While he could survive off 16GB, I believe economically smarter to upgrade this when he can.

 

[emgh]

That is true. However support for shared hosting already comes with most providers at a much cheaper rate. While he could survive off 16GB, I believe economically smarter to upgrade this when he can.

Yeah, sure. The support provided isn't typically managed though.

 

[Davyy]

Hi there, I've PM'ed you with some information regarding to your questions.

 

[Ivan Lau]

For starting out, it certainly is, since you can always upgrade.

No need to get all bossy in here, I'm sure your knowledge started somewhere too. Let him learn, if it doesn't work out, at least he knows he tried, no need to crush dreams here, he's only asking for suggestions.

Even if he is purchasing this server for $1/GB RAM, and selling it for $2/GB RAM, he can still double his capacity by next month, and grow over time, I know many people that started with a low budget in other industries, I'm confident it can work here too.

Thank you! These days I am trying to install the Pterodactyl Panel with BoxBilling. I am willing to upgrade hardware anytime but seems I will have to finish the system first. Thank you all for the suggestions!

 

[DylanH]

For starting out, it certainly is, since you can always upgrade.

Thank you! These days I am trying to install the Pterodactyl Panel with BoxBilling. I am willing to upgrade hardware anytime but seems I will have to finish the system first. Thank you all for the suggestions!

Keep in mind upgrading costs you uptime and sometimes IP addresses (depending on your host), so it's best to choose a machine that'll work for you and your customers for longer than a few weeks to a month.

Also please take my advice and go for either WHMCS or Blesta. I used BoxBilling when I was starting out years ago and regret that decision so much. Even the paid version of BoxBilling is terrible. It lacks a lot of basic functionality you need [as you grow], and tends to be buggy. There's no good way to migrate from BoxBilling to WHMCS so it's best to just spend the $16/mo right now and not have to deal with migrating customers down the line (it's a royal pain in the ass). $16/mo is nothing compared to the rest of the costs associated with running a good hosting company.