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Subject: Re: RootBSD?
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On 4/6/2010 9:04 AM, Tom Ierna wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Anyone have any experience with RootBSD.net?
>
> I'm looking to move an office-hosted machine's services to the cloud, and they seem to be one of the only VPS companies centered around BSD support instead of Linux.
>
> Thanks,
> -Tom_______________________________________________
>   
I used them for 2 jail based VPS "Iota" plans for a few months in 2008
before deciding to get dedicated hosting elsewhere. I believe they use
full virtual machines via Xen now instead of jails, so my input on their
system administration is of little use to you. There were a few
kerfuffles, although customer service did seem very responsive. There
was downtime due to a RAID controller failure, and my account was
credited for it. Since system administration is still on you though, so
you might also consider a dedicated server elsewhere if you can push the
budget up to at least $50/mo.

RJ Herrick
unwoven.net