[Koha] Hosting options for Koha installation

Wed Feb 1 05:14:23 NZDT 2017

I use Digital Ocean as well for some of my Koha projects. Their least expensive option is USD $5 per month, and unless you have dozens of users at once, it should be enough. You can go from a small system to a larger one (more RAM, more processors, more disk space), but you can't go from a large system to a smaller one. One of my favorite features of Digital Ocean, which may be available on similar services, is the ability to take a snapshot of your current system, then spin it up as a new system to practice on--basically the same thing as making a copy of a local VM system. Then if you break the system or do something horrible to it, you can delete that one and start over. This probably isn't a major concern for most folks, but I'm modifying templates and other bits for a special project. You can also create a system and delete it within minutes if you just want to test something briefly.

You can see a basic USD $5/month system at http://www.philobiblios.info, and a 2-processor USD $20 system at http://www.philobiblios.website.

Neither one is as developed as I'd like it to be, but I'm juggling several hats at once and I've been out with the flu for weeks. :-(

NB: speaking ONLY for myself, and I have no relationship with Digital Ocean other than customer.

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From: Koha [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Karam Qubsi
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 6:11 AM
To: Andreas Resch
Cc: Koha
Subject: Re: [Koha] Hosting options for Koha installation

Hi,  as it look like a small library.  I suggest digital ocean  with the
USD10 / per month package you can get a good performance with it and  you can upgrade RAM / cpu anytime  if needed in the  future.

I think you can start with the usd5 /m package and make sure to enable swap on it.

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Choose Ubuntu 14.04 LTS or debian 8 as it is easy to follow up with the package installation instructions there.

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Best wishes.
Karam.

On 31 Jan 2017 3:51 pm, "Andreas Resch" <inselkette at gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Community,

I am a librarian from Vienna, Austria and I would like to install Koha for the library of my cultural association. As it is a small association we have no institutional backing and therefore no IT team. I tried to install Koha on the server of my website but I have no root access. I asked at the hosting company and they said they don't offer root access. After some research I found providers offering "root servers" or "managed servers"
which are a little costly (about € 30,- a month).

It would be great if you could share your experiences on which hosting is best. Specifically my questions are:

   - Are there any recommended hosting companies and products? It would be
   best if they were in Austria or Germany but also abroad ist ok.
   - If I get a root server will I be able to install it only with the
   Installation instructions? I am proficient with the command line and I
   already installed and set up Koha on a "virtual machine".
   - Is there a better/easier way?

Your help would be greatly appreciated!

All the best from Vienna,
Andreas
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