thebogles.com is now up and running on a dedicated machine hosted by ServerPronto.com. My previous host, python-hosting.com, had served me well as a shared host for this site, but I was beginning to need root level access to do some of the things I wanted to do.

In my survey of the options out there, ServerPronto was unique in offering a dedicated server at $30 a month, which almost seems to be too good to be true. That includes 200GB of traffic a month on a 100MB connection. The server itself is on the low end– 256MB of RAM, 40GB harddrive, but considering that’s all mine and I can run a lean Linux distribution that’s adequate for my needs.

So far, everything has gone quite well. The system was deployed for me within a single business day and was speced as advertised.

What’s the catch? I’ve seen complaints on discussion that ServerPronto isn’t good about answering emails and requests for support. If you need support, ServerPronto may not be a good choice, but if you can administer your own machine they are a uniquely affordable option.