Catalyst-friendly hosting
If you have root access, there's not much Catalyst-specific that you need from a hosting provider. If you don't have root access, you can still install Catalyst (see the local::lib and shared hosting entries in the Advent Calendar ).
What is the most important specification of a host for Catalyst applications is the amount RAM, Perl being quite memory consuming.
This page aims to provide informed reviews from knowledgeable developers, as opposed to inane reviews or sales pitches. Below is a list of Catalyst-friendly web hosting providers: they range from low-cost shared hosting services to VPS and to dedicated servers. The "key features" are not meant to be exhaustive: please take a look at the provider's web site for details. The list is sorted by number of comments and, within that, by rating.
If you wish to contribute and cannot edit this wiki pages, you can contact dandv or lordarthas in #catalyst (on irc.perl.org).
| Rank | Name | Services | Geographical location | Key features | Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linode.com | VPS | Nashville, TN, USA | Choice of Linux distribution, VPS snapshots, Distributed geographically, DNS Service | 4.67/5 (read 4 comments) | ||||||
| 2 | SliceHost | VPS | Scottsdale, AZ, USA | Choice of Linux distribution, VPS snapshots, rock solid | 4.5/5 (read 3 comments) | ||||||
| 2 | A Small Orange | Shared, VPS | Atlanta, GA, USA | FastCGI, shell access, good technical support, responsive servers, unlimited MySQL and sqlite databases. Double the price of Slicehost. | 4.5/5 (read 3 comments) | ||||||
| 3 | VPS Land | VPS | Sandy Springs, GA, USA | Choice of Linux distribution | 2/5 (read 2 comments) | ||||||
| 3 | pair Networks | Dedicated | Pittsubrgh, PA, USA | Fully managed and robust, though expensive, FreeBSD servers | 5/5 (read 1 comment) | ||||||
| 4 | Servebyte | VPS | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 2-man shop, unprofessional, but cheap | 2/5 (read 1 comment) | ||||||
| 5 | OVH | VPS, Dedicated | Paris, France | Extremely affordable dedicated servers (have a look at the kimsufi range). | n/a (read comments) | ||||||
| 5 | A2 Hosting | VPS, shared, dedicated, reseller | Ann Arbor, MI | Choice of Xen or OpenVZ VPS plans from $14.95/month. Your choice of custom Linux OS. More expensive than Slicehost/Linode. | n/a (read comments) | ||||||
| 5 | DreamHost | Shared | Brea, CA, USA | FastCGI, shell access | n/a (read comments) | ||||||
| 5 | WebFusion | Dedicated | Beestone, Nottingham, UK | Formerly 123-reg. Less band for the buck than Linode or Slicehost. | n/a (read comments) | ||||||
| 5 | Make-Tracks Secure Hosting | Shared, Dedicated | Sydney, Australia | Shared hosting with apache/cgi/php/mysql/etc; dedicated apache/mod_perl instances for custom application (or other setups upon request); managed servers available. | n/a (read comments) | ||||||
| 5 | RimuHosting VPS Hosting | VPS hosting, dedicated server hosting | Dallas, London, Sydney | 50% more expensive than Slicehost | n/a (read comments) |
