Community provider QuadraNet launched a revamp of their web site and announced it on LowEndTalk.

Gasp! The purple is gone!

It’s true – Quadranet has moved to blue.  And the community has been helping them with their web site.  They posted a link for feedback and we’ve provided a lot of feedback on improving the layout, fixing some SSL issues, and tidying up some typos.  John from Quadranet has been very good-natured about suggestions.

A big change I noticed is that you can now order servers directly through their web site.  Previously, when they’d share an offer with us the order link was a contact form.  This was unusual.  Sure, dedi servers are often not instant-provision and there are often a few more questions/details that the provider needs answers to (compared to a cookie-cutter VM).  Still, other providers have offered self-service ordering for a long time and it’s nice to see Quadranet get into the swing.

So what kind of deals are on this site?  That’s the community’s main question!  Great site, but show us the money!  We’re hopeful they’re going to share something special with us soon.

In the meantime, there are still some great deals on their site.  Check these out:

• e3-1240v3 with 16GB RAM and 500GB SSD, dual gigabit NICs, and 50TB transfer with 5 IPv4s – $50/month in Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, or New Jersey!
• Or get the same in an e-2144 – same locations – only $65/month!

Check ’em out and if you run into @John_M, tell him we’re looking forward to a new offer for LEB to celebrate a new web site!

raindog308

Raindog308 is a longtime LowEndTalk community administrator, technical writer, and self-described techno polymath. With deep roots in the *nix world, he has a passion for systems both modern and vintage, ranging from Unix, Perl, Python, and Golang to shell scripting and mainframe-era operating systems like MVS. He’s equally comfortable with relational database systems, having spent years working with Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.

As an avid user of LowEndBox providers, Raindog runs an empire of LEBs, from tiny boxes for VPNs, to mid-sized instances for application hosting, and heavyweight servers for data storage and complex databases. He brings both technical rigor and real-world experience to every piece he writes.

Beyond the command line, Raindog is a lover of German Shepherds, high-quality knives, target shooting, theology, tabletop RPGs, and hiking in deep, quiet forests.

His goal with every article is to help users, from beginners to seasoned sysadmins, get more value, performance, and enjoyment out of their infrastructure.

You can find him daily in the forums at LowEndTalk under the handle @raindog308.