This is the age of SaaS (software-as-a-service) and hosted apps. Seems like everywhere you turn there’s another web site where for $___ per month they will host something for you.
There are also “middle ground” sites like PikaPods.
What kind of apps are we talking about?
- Document storage, management and sharing
- Social network integrations or your own social networks
- Infrastructure like DNS and monitoring
- Office and collaboration, task management, and project management
- Family apps like recipe sharing and photo albums
…and tons more.
The LowEnd community is inherently a DIY group. There is a famous list of self-hosted lists. We also have a thread on LowEndTalk where people are discussing their setups.
What are you hosting on your VPS? Please comment below!
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.
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