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.
Apologies for bumping this oldie.
But it looked liked a better option to me than asking this in a post about another hosting company.
I asked DMEHosting’s sales staff many pre-sales questions.
Which were answered pretty fast and comprehensive too.
My only doubt is the HyperVM Power Panel they use. I didn’t bother asking their sales because I already know what the answer would be.
Is HyperVM safe nowadays ?
Off topic : I heard they are also hosting (part of) LxLab.
What I’m really looking for is a 1GB Xen VPS with a fast processor and fast internet connection, no Control Panel, command line is fine.
But Xen is not a must, just a preference.
I really like the specs of the Xen VPS’s from PhotonVPS but their production servers are on the West Coast.
Since I’m in Europe, the connection is laggy due to many hops (not their fault or problem of course).
I need something on the US East Coast, roughly in the middle of Europe and the US West Coast.
Anyone ?
Forgot to add that DMEHosting now added Chicago (FDCservers) and Scranton (Burst) to their NOC lineup.
Is anyone using them out of one of these ?
Dmehosting is very bad service, 100Mbps connect port but download and upload with 200kbps or slowly. I can’t chat with them on Online Support modules on their home page. No fund bank to me. They are “bad service”, they are “scammer”.