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| Posted by Eoin_, 01-31-2011, 08:05 PM |
| Hi,
Can anyone recommend a windows reseller that is reliable?
My requirements are pretty basic. I only have a few select customers that I do web development for.
Up to 20 accounts
Nice & reliable webmail system
MySQL & SQL databases
Disk space: 2-3GB should be enough.
Reliability is crucial - I don't have the time to deal with many support issues. I don't really want to spend more than $30 per month.
A couple of links that have come up:
http://www.arvixe.com
http://www.fastnext.com
http://www.cartikahosting.com
The last one looks quite appealing as they have a combined windows and unix reseller product, and I wouldn't mind centralising all that stuff (I also have a unix reseller account).
thanks,
Eoin
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| Posted by MyLabuan, 01-31-2011, 11:44 PM |
| I think you already make a good decision..
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| Posted by Eoin_, 02-01-2011, 08:27 AM |
| Do you mean that all of those companies are worth looking at? Thanks.
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| Posted by Faris Aziz, 02-01-2011, 08:35 AM |
| You might want to check EUKHost. They do offer Windows Hosting and have been in this industry for quite some time.
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| Posted by ahsima, 02-01-2011, 10:04 AM |
| 30 / month is a huge amount considering the competition in the hosting industry. You can get 200 GB/1250 GB of space and bandwidth to start with the windows reseller hosting.
Reliability comes with the experience of the reseller host provider you choose. There are highly reliable host providers in the industry with more than 10 years of service in the industry.
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| Posted by Eoin_, 02-01-2011, 11:44 AM |
| Thanks for the responses. I really don't need that much capacity. I only have a small number of clients. I just provide hosting as a value-add for my web development work. However, I want to be able to just leave the hosting alone and not have to deal with constant mailserver problems / outages etc.
EUKHost certainly seem to offer what I'm looking for.
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| Posted by ldcdc, 02-01-2011, 09:24 PM |
| Hmm... not quite so simple. For a good server, I would imagine a host would want to charge something in the range of $1000 per month in reseller hosting packages. That makes about 30 accounts of $30 per server. So you'd have 6TB of space and 35TB of data transfer sold on that server. I doubt you could make it push that much data from relatively the relatively slow drives needed to have that much storage available.
So, in reality, we're talking about significant overselling with that type of offer, so significant IMHO that something, somewhere will limit actual possible usage per reseller.
The OP seems wise enough to look for quality rather than numbers.
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| Posted by PremiumHost, 02-02-2011, 12:11 AM |
| You can try this link to request quote from hosting providers.
Most providers offer money back guarantee.
Agree with ldcdc 200 GB/1250 G is massive overselling for $30/month.
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| Posted by David Anderson, 02-02-2011, 09:59 PM |
| Your budget is very good to find a quality host but you should be careful in selecting a host. I would suggest you to shortlist hosts offering money back guarantee, so you can test their services calmly.
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| Posted by Muller, 02-04-2011, 03:51 AM |
| Think that you will find as much as possible options in web hosting offers section here. Compare their rates and choose the best one.
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| Posted by Eoin_, 02-05-2011, 02:28 PM |
| I did, and didn't get one reply!
Thanks, I think that's good advice.
Lots of good offers available, but it's really the quality I need - so that's why I'm asking for recommendations.
I have wasted a huge amount of time dealing with tech support issues with my current host, and I just want to be able to provision an account and not have to deal with site outages, email issues etc. In fact, I'm nearly thinking of getting out of the reselling thing altogether so I never have to worry about hosting.
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| Posted by DJInBoise, 02-06-2011, 05:20 PM |
| I've been looking for new a new Windows Reseller Host myself and haven't come up with much. I started to switch but have had nothing but issues trying to get my sites to work on the new servers. I need a company that will help me move those sites and make sure they function like they do on the current servers. My biggest issue with the current provider is lack of timely support and blaming Plesk for the issues I've had with Wordpress sites going down. I have technical knowledge but there are some things that I don't understand until I have more information. Therefore I need a company that will hold my hand some in the beginning or give me good information to read. Thanks.
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| Posted by kpmedia, 02-06-2011, 06:10 PM |
| Also look at http://eurovps.com/eng/hosting/ha_re...sting_windows/
Some of the best uptime, using quality hardware.
Windows 2008 / IIS7 / Plesk 9
Contrary to a few other posts, I'd suggest Enkompass is still beta-quality software.
I would specifically NOT use Enkompass for Windows. (cPanel was fine for Linux, however.)
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| Posted by PlayHost, 02-06-2011, 06:17 PM |
| I'm sorry you feel that way. My experience with Enkompass has been quite good, while I have not heard very good things about Plesk from reviews I've read, at least from server admins. All in the eye of the beholder though, I suppose!
Regards,
Tony
Last edited by PlayHost; 02-06-2011 at 06:28 PM.
Reason: Typo
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| Posted by kpmedia, 02-07-2011, 04:01 AM |
| It's mostly an issue with Enkompass having a limited feature set compared to Plesk, which makes you feel crippled. It's not "cPanel for Windows" as many of us had hoped. At best, Enkompass appears to be a half attempt that feels more like a homebrew Windows cp from 10 years ago.
Most complaints about Plesk are user error.
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| Posted by cheminroad, 02-07-2011, 06:14 AM |
| Has the OP made a final decision?
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| Posted by Alexx LL, 02-07-2011, 07:51 AM |
| I like them as well
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| Posted by Eoin_, 02-07-2011, 09:18 AM |
| No, not yet. Migrating all the accounts from HELM is going to be a major PITA, so I'm not rushing into anything.
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| Posted by CyberHostPro, 02-07-2011, 09:48 AM |
| HELMS good, We use it, Sadly HELM3 hasn't been developed for a while. Helm4 is coming alive again which is good with a working Helm3 > Helm4 migration tool so check with your current host as its likely if your moving to HELM4 then you'll have some cool new features coming soon.
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| Posted by Eoin_, 02-07-2011, 09:56 AM |
| I don't really have a problem with HELM - it's just that it will be a pain to migrate all the accounts and the email addresses over. Setting up the FTP accounts, DNS settings and all that is something I'm prepared to do myself, but given that people have changed email passwords, I've no idea how to do that seamlessly so my customers don't have to do anything themselves. If they're using IMAP, I've no idea what will happen with their current mailboxes. Their new account will be empty, so I don't know if that will clear out their mailbox on their client, or if their client will synch up the existing messages.
I think some companies can assist with migrating CPanel reseller accounts in their entirety over to a new account, but that doesn't look like an option for me.
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| Posted by CyberHostPro, 02-07-2011, 10:35 AM |
| Yeah it is a pain! email you can always reset their passwords and inform the client to change them after the move.
If they use IMAP unless your new host support mailbox migration you will need to manually move your emails yourself.
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| Posted by Eoin_, 02-07-2011, 04:24 PM |
| Hmmm, I have to say that Cartika hosting really look like a strong contender - I love the idea of being able to provision both windows and unix accounts from the one reseller account.
They are slightly pricier, but if they are reliable then I'm happy to take the hit financially if it frees me up from tech support issues.
Does anyone have any feedback on them?
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| Posted by albatroz, 02-13-2011, 12:00 AM |
| What kind of limitations did you find in Enkompass?
I have used both Plesk and Helm for windows as a reseller
and although Helm is the one liked most and is the one I am currenly using for my Windows hosting. I don´t like the fact that there is no way to do automated backups of my customers data.
That´s the reason I am planning to move to an Enkompass provider.
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| Posted by AvailNetworks, 02-13-2011, 11:13 AM |
| I use them for a business shared account currently and I also have experience in the hosting game. H-sphere is an awesome control panel for reselling (I ran an h-sphere cluster before) and has everything you need to run a small or large reselling business, including billing!
As far as Cartika goes, They are among the best and they are here to stay. It sounds like you are putting a lot of thought into choosing the right host instead of purely pricing. Your clients will appreciate that and it gives you a better opportunity to feel comfortable charging premium pricing.
I made a good amount charging business hosting at $20-$50/mo and people will pay that without question as long as they know they are in good hands, you can make your reseller investment back in just 1 client.
Tech support at cartika is very quick (under 15 mins) and I have used them for questions not even related to their hosting duties and they were happy to help and I was able to bounce some ideas off them. Sometimes it is nice to talk with a like minded person who will help you learn how to fix a problem instead of telling you to get lost, or just do it for you.
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| Posted by Eoin_, 02-16-2011, 05:27 PM |
| Thanks for that - I decided to go with the, in the end and it's looking good so far. Can't wait to get away from my current reseller!
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| Posted by AvailNetworks, 02-16-2011, 05:44 PM |
| good deal, I think you will be pleased. H-sphere has a bit of a learning curve, but you will get the hang of it.
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| Posted by kjawaid, 02-16-2011, 05:45 PM |
| I recommend cartika hosting using them from some time and i don't think i will have to look for other provider again.
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| Posted by Eoin_, 02-16-2011, 07:49 PM |
| I used HSPhere a few years ago, so it's not totally new to me. Being able to provision windows and unix from the same account is so much nicer, and I've noticed some improvements already - particularly with emails.
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| Posted by AvailNetworks, 02-16-2011, 08:45 PM |
| oh yeah the new version is much more refined than the old. The new email integration cartika has is pretty smooth, although I switched over all my email from their in house to google email anyway. That is the real way to do email I think, best of both worlds. custom email address and gmail's storage and portability to an android phone
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| Posted by Eoin_, 02-17-2011, 04:26 PM |
| Yeah, gmail is very handy for that. I did like the SmarterMail webmail interface on my last provider - Horde doesn't look as pretty. But I have to say, so far I'm extremely happy with Cartika - their support team seem really top notch.
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| Posted by cartika-andrew, 02-17-2011, 04:40 PM |
| Thanks for your comments Eoin,
Regarding webmail, we also have roundcube and dwmail available
domain.com/ajaxmail
domain.com/dwmail
You can set these as defaults for launch from your control panel under e.manager > 3rd party tools > webmail selector
Of course, there is also a cloud based Exchange 2010 service integrated with OWA (but, this obviously is not free like the others)
Hope this helps and thanks again for your comments
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| Posted by Eoin_, 02-17-2011, 07:15 PM |
| Hi Andrew, thanks for that - I will check them out; but it's really not a big deal at all.
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