With VPS hosting becoming a more popular option among the techies, I’ve been tempted to get one.
Among the reasons you’ve like to get a VPS include:-

  • You need root access
  • You wish to install a distro of your choice
  • Want more capabilities than offered by standard shared hosting
  • You have Ruby On Rails or Python Based Web Apps you want to host
  • Because you can :D

This diagram, taken from Google Trends shows VPS Hosting search to be picking up since late 2004. I think is times pefectly with the release of Ruby On Rails to the masses.

VPS Hosting Search Trends Based on Google Trends

VPS Hosting Search Trends Based on Google Trends

Anyway, I found this site with cheap VPS hosting, some going for as low as US$3 a month. The reliability of these providers maybe questionable, and I don’t think they can compare to the big guns.

Here’s the link, do comment on your experiences.

*sigh* Now to prepare for trackbacks from bots tracking the word *VPS* :P