LEA (LowEndAdmin) is the original founder of LowEndBox and the visionary who gave rise to an entire movement around minimalist, efficient hosting. In 2008, LEA launched LowEndBox with a simple but powerful idea: that it was possible to run meaningful applications, web servers, VPNs, mail servers, and more – on small, low-cost virtual machines with minimal resources.
At a time when most infrastructure discussions were dominated by high-end servers and enterprise platforms, LEA championed the opposite approach: lightweight Linux distros, self-managed servers, open source software, and thoughtful optimization. This philosophy gave birth to the term “Low End Box”, which would come to define a new genre of hosting tailored to developers, tinkerers, and budget-conscious users around the world.
Through LowEndBox and its companion forum, LowEndTalk, LEA built the foundation for what would become one of the most active and enduring communities in the hosting world, prioritizing knowledge-sharing, transparency, and accessibility.
After several years of nurturing the site and community, LEA stepped away from active involvement, passing the torch to a new generation of admins, contributors, and moderators. Today, LEA remains a respected figure in the LowEnd ecosystem, credited with launching a platform and philosophy that continues to influence thousands of infrastructure providers and users globally.
LowEndBox’s legacy, and its thriving community, is a direct result of LEA’s original vision.
Could you smell of.. Virpus?
You raised the same thing last time and Matt disputed it. Doesn’t really look like Virpus’ reseller plan anyway.
Ahhh sorry for that I really forgot that.. I’ll not ask it again ;-)
Too many in KC and some other locations. Would be nic to see stuff elsewhere for once from providers!
I;m kind of concerned about their idea of support management. As I read that, you’re only allowed a grand total of 2 tickets a month. If you face some provider related down time, you would be probably kind of screwed if they enforce that limit.
Hi Drmike,
Thank you for your question and i’ll be more than happy to clear up any confusion you might have. In the unlikely event of it being an issue on our end, you you wouldn’t be charged for the support ticket. The support ticket clause is mainly in place to prevent an outrageous number of support request (example: Install X Script, Install Y Script, Install … Script…) and preventing the abuse of the support system. The majority of our clients usually don’t exceed the two tickets per month limit, but if they do were more then willing to work with them.
Thanks for the follow up.
Beard guy cracks me up. ;D
Some respect there, LittleGuy! Maybe they have been in the hosting business for 50 years.
I’m sure he’s a fine respectable citizen and worker.
Not sure if he works for Pogi though. xD
One of the previous companies I’ve worked for the CIO have beard twice as long as that guy in the pic. Dude is an old *nix hat – mad respect for the guy. Yea… I wouldn’t make fun of any IT guy that looks like that. :)
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