Wanna make a community Summer Host and offer a few free accounts?

Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

Preface

It's already 95 degrees F here in the Sonoran Desert these past few days! 🔥☀️🔥

The Summer heat is beginning! And, Summer heat makes us think of Summer hosts! :)

In honor of the beginning of Summer, it might be interesting and educational to set up tools that beginning Low End hosts might use and maybe offer a few free VPSes or shared hosting for a short time.

It might be interesting and educational to experience a little of what it's like to use fully or partly closed source Low End host tools that ordinarily someone like me would try to avoid.

Also, maybe talking about how to set up a Low End Summer host here in this thread could interest those considering starting up as serious hosts.

initial questions

  • Is it possible to set up free or trial basis accounts for proprietary web hosting management and VM administrative tools such that a working setup could be achieved cost free for a short time?

  • What might be a good combination with which to start?

Thanks! Friendly greetings from a very sunny place! 🔥☀️🔥

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  • bruh21bruh21 Hosting Provider

    SolusVM and virtualizor offer trials, as does DA if that’s what you’re referring to.

    Personally I think the easiest idea would be to get a cheap reseller account and use a free billing panel like box billing, but on here VPS sells better

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  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @bruh21 said: the easiest idea would be to get a cheap reseller account

    Thank you for this suggestion! A cheap reseller account sounds like a great idea for simplicity, but a reseller account wouldn't give me the experience of installing, would it?

  • bruh21bruh21 Hosting Provider

    @Not_Oles said:

    @bruh21 said: the easiest idea would be to get a cheap reseller account

    Thank you for this suggestion! A cheap reseller account sounds like a great idea for simplicity, but a reseller account wouldn't give me the experience of installing, would it?

    I suppose not, although you still get the experience of installing the billing panel. Otherwise I could see a nexusbytes or buyVM VPS being easy choices since they have free DA+Blesta all in one

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  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    It looks like WHMCS no longer has a free trial, but Blesta does. So, maybe try Blesta?

  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    There is BoxBilling, https://www.boxbilling.org/ . What do people here think about BoxBilling instead of WHMCS or Blesta?

  • bruh21bruh21 Hosting Provider

    @Not_Oles said:
    There is BoxBilling, https://www.boxbilling.org/ . What do people here think about BoxBilling instead of WHMCS or Blesta?

    I did recommend that, it’s free and supports SolusVM for example

  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @bruh21 Sounds great! I'm gonna try BoxBilling. I will post something about what happens. Any additional comments about BoxBilling vs WHMCS vs Blesta vs Something Else would be greatly appreciated! Thanks very much! :)

  • Who's making a summer host and trying to compete with me?
    At yoursunny summer host Inc, I write my own platform software from scratch under an open source license.
    I avoid use proprietary software because it's harder to customize and share the result of customization.

    Webhosting24 aff best VPS; ServerFactory aff best VDS; Cloudie best ASN; Huel aff best brotein.

  • vyasvyas OGRetired
    edited March 2022

    @Not_Oles saif

    It's already 95 degrees F here in the Sonoran Desert these past few days! 🔥☀️🔥

    The Summer heat is beginning! And, Summer heat makes us think of Summer hosts! :)

    Enjoy the cool part of summer.

    Greetings from 110 Deg F and counting.

    You may want to name your Summerhosting company SonoraHost :-)

    ————

    A while back illy hosting (are they still around) had posted offer for shared hosting using Cyberpanel (?) centoswebpanel something to consider.

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  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @yoursunny said: I write my own platform software

    May I please C your Panel? :)

    @vyas said: 110 Deg F and counting

    Yeah, we will hit 125 or at least almost. Whew!

    centoswebpanel

    Thanks!

  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @vyas said: SonoraHost

    Remember the term "vaporware?" How about vaporvps.com?

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  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer
    edited March 2022

    There is a BoxBilling install tutorial here: How to Install BoxBilling Manually.

  • @Not_Oles said:

    @vyas said: SonoraHost

    Remember the term "vaporware?" How about vaporvps.com?

    Oh yes I love vaporized and gaseous servers.

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  • bikegremlinbikegremlin ModeratorOG

    If you make a summer host, please name it "Donna!" :)

    And make your own Linux distro for the servers, calling it the "Queen of" distro.

    ...there are three kinds of people in this world:

    • those who like dad jokes,
    • and those who can count.
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  • BlaZeBlaZe Hosting ProviderOG

    Just spinup a $5 VPS on Vultr/DO/UpCloud and install all the shiz on it.

    Now, don't take clients who can lose millions of $, hosting with you. It'd be good for hosting static personal sites or local SMEs who just want a web presence.

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  • VirtFusionVirtFusion Services Provider

    @Not_Oles if you’re doing FREE I can let you have a VirtFusion license.

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  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @neko said:

    @Not_Oles said:

    @vyas said: SonoraHost

    Remember the term "vaporware?" How about vaporvps.com?

    Oh yes I love vaporized and gaseous servers.

    Haha! :)

  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @bikegremlin said:
    If you make a summer host, please name it "Donna!" :)

    And make your own Linux distro for the servers, calling it the "Queen of" distro.

    ...there are three kinds of people in this world:

    • those who like dad jokes,
    • and those who can count.

    DonnaHost! :)

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  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @BlaZe said:
    Just spinup a $5 VPS on Vultr/DO/UpCloud and install all the shiz on it.

    Now, don't take clients who can lose millions of $, hosting with you. It'd be good for hosting static personal sites or local SMEs who just want a web presence.

    Thanks! Good advice! :)

  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer
    edited March 2022

    @VirtFusion said:
    @Not_Oles if you’re doing FREE I can let you have a VirtFusion license.

    Excellent! Thanks for your kind offer, Phill! 💖

    Anybody want to offer a dedicated server until early September when school starts again? :)

    Who wants to join as co-admin? :)

    Can we get this rolling by April 1? :)

  • SpryServers_TabSpryServers_Tab Hosting ProviderOG

    @Not_Oles said:

    @yoursunny said: I write my own platform software

    May I please C your Panel? :)

    @vyas said: 110 Deg F and counting

    Yeah, we will hit 125 or at least almost. Whew!

    centoswebpanel

    Thanks!

    Where you at?

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  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @SpryServers_Tab said: Where you at?

    Sonora, MX. Just below Yuma, AZ. ☀️

  • @Not_Oles said: Sonora, MX. Just below Yuma, AZ. ☀️

    Hope you enjoy your stay in mexico, I live in the baja right beside you.

    If you want someone to help you I'm in, also got some experience with this and I don't charge or anything if it's community related :D

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  • This is all for an LET article, right?

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  • BlaZeBlaZe Hosting ProviderOG

    @BarryHercules said:
    This is all for an LET article, right?

    Interesting.

    @Not_Oles is this in anyway LET related?

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  • @BarryHercules said:
    This is all for an LET article, right?

    oof is it?

  • UnixfyUnixfy OG
    edited March 2022

    I have a handful of ApisCP lifetime unlimited licenses I'd be willing to lend if that helps!

    E: As long as it's not LET related

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  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @GirlButGuyIRL said:

    @Not_Oles said: Sonora, MX. Just below Yuma, AZ. ☀️

    Hope you enjoy your stay in mexico, I live in the baja right beside you.

    If you want someone to help you I'm in, also got some experience with this and I don't charge or anything if it's community related :D

    The Mexicans have been super nice!

    Would be delighted to have some help! Thank you for offering! Can you please PM me your email and phone so we can talk? Thanks again!

  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @BarryHercules said:
    This is all for an LET article, right?

    No.

  • Not_OlesNot_Oles Hosting ProviderContent Writer

    @BlaZe said:

    @BarryHercules said:
    This is all for an LET article, right?

    Interesting.

    @Not_Oles is this in anyway LET related?

    Negation is a relationship, right? So it's at least related in that way. 😂

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