A recent conversation about issues regarding different hosting services and database issues led to the suggestion of a service on the lines of WapplerHosting.com where a “proven to be suitable” hosting platform could be offered to Wappler users.
If members liked the idea i would be interested in offering such a platform based on my current re-seller platform.
If i was to do this it would be based on:
Unlimited bandwidth
Unlimited SSD storage
Autoscaling Cloud Servers
Windows or Linux platform
Free SSL certificates
Unlimited 1024MB MySql Databases
10GB mailboxes
Helpdesk support
and lots of other extras
Overall cost in the region of £35 ($45, 40 euros) per year dependent on the domain requested (yes that’s pretty much cost price)
If people are interested i will ask a few ambassadors to try out the service and see what they think and report back HONESTLY and if appropriate i would go ahead. If they felt it was not suitable then i would abandon the idea
So here is a poll on the subject
I would not be interested at all
I would consider it if feedback was good
I may consider it for occasional projects but not as my main provider
I would try it out for certain clients, especially my UK ones, however if I am super honest I have 3 of my own servers that I already own in various data centres, I have root access to these and WHM/cPanel so I can pretty much change whatever I like as I go.
I think your biggest market for this type of thing is going to be the newer users / designers etc. as I would imagine many of the DMXZone client base is probably already running similar to myself.
I got tired of the restrictions, the server updates without my knowledge, the php version switch overs etc. a few years back and rather just purchased my first dedicated unmanaged server and never looked back, however this is great for my local client base, I would rather run my UK clients locally in the UK.
I have a second cousin who is the Principal of a hosting company. As such, he ensures that all of my needs are met. I do not have the headache of having my own servers, yet have the benefit of personal inputs.
I wouldn’t be interested personally (I also have a reseller account), but was reluctant to choose option 1 as it sounds negative. I think it’s a good idea and for people who need help getting started it could be quite a bonus to have someone who understands Wappler so well in the background.
Having said that, I have some concern that it might give people the impression that there is something proprietary or non-standard about the way Wappler works and that they might need special Wappler hosting.
As far as I know, Wappler doesn’t have any special requirements beyond what a typical hosting package offers as standard (MySQL, PHP etc.).
Absolutely, there are a few people reporting issues regarding MySql connections but in the main George and his team have resolved them and as you say pretty much any host will do.
As i said, it wasn’t my idea, it came from @Dave and i am getting the impression it is probably not that popular an idea, just thought i would float it past people.
After feedback i decided that it was not a popular option to offer hosting to fellow wappler users in this way and did not proceed however if you are interested i could probably assist anyway
Thanks for responding. I’m am just considering Wappler for a startup I am consulting with and thought it might be a good place for them to start working as a team. Then I saw your post and thought I’d check out what you intended. I always like my host to know what they are dealing with.
I’ll get back with you if we get something put together.