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Switching to a JVDS server



It's been one year since I signed up for a JohnCompanies server, and though I've had no complaints whatsoever, I've signed up for a server instance with JVDS.com and have moved just about everything over.



Why? Because it's cheaper, and I have less disposable income these days. And, well, it seemed like fun to try another virtual server company, since I've been looking into it so much lately. The new server has less capacity than the one I've had at JohnCompanies, but I really don't need all that much -- just a roof over my files and a root password. Well, I don't really need a root password, but it's nice to have so that I can tinker around with more things with fewer questions asked of the management. (For what it's worth, we're still using JohnCompanies servers for hosting at my work.)



I've almost got this server migration thing down to a science, though, since I had everything over and up in a few hours. And that was going from a FreeBSD system to Debian Linux. Personally, though I fully respect FreeBSD and the ports collection, I like Debian and apt-get so much better. But who knows, maybe in another year, I'll be moving again for the hell of it.



I don't have much in the way of reputation for JVDS, but the management has been very responsive to requests so far. In fact, they're using RT for their support ticket management. Responsiveness has been one of the most impressive aspects of JohnCompanies, since between my personal server and the servers I use at work, it tends to take less than an hour to get resolution on any problems I've had. So far, JVDS has yet to disappoint me as well.

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Archived Comments

  • John Burton
    I had a JohnCompanies server which I was also very happy with but wanted a bit more control and space for some things as well as to run linux instead of freebsd (nothing wrong with freebsd - I just prefer linux) so I went the other way and switched up to a rackshack.net server. I had fun installing debian over the installed redhat remotely. It was a bit scary to say the least installing an operating system 4000 miles away over an ssh link but it did work... And I'm very happy with my new server.
  • Tom Wiebe
    I signed up for an account with JVDS.com the other week too. Have been very impressed with the level of service so far. Just using it for secondary dns at the moment.
  • Eric Snowdeal
    keep us posted on uptime/availability. i went with johncompanies on your good word and haven't been disappointed yet. i can imagine a few backup/secondary servers i'd like to run on a jvds server if it stays up reliably and doesn't choke on limited pooled resources.
  • gord
    I am seriously interested in signing up with JVDS. Keep us updated on how things are going.
  • Howard Fore
    "Responsiveness has been one of the most impressive aspects of JohnCompanies, since between my personal server and the servers I use at work, it tends to take less than an hour to get resolution on any problems I've had." Comments like this on kuro5hin.com is largely why I switched to JC several months ago. However, my experience has been far from that. My requests (emailed to linux@johncompanies.com - is there another way?) take forever to be resolved. Once I had to call Castle (their colo provider) to get in touch with them. I'm a bit disappointed in the tech support end of things. I'm not a guru, but I know my way around and by the time I need to call tech support, I really need to call tech support.
  • brian donovan
    So how are you faring with JDVS ?