Media Temple or Dreamhost

I have a feeling this question has been asked (if not many times) but I was wondering what people’s opinion are that have dealt with both.

Which has been a better RoR application host? Which has had the best uptime?

Which is more customizable, as far as adding gems, etc goes?

-Mark

I am also trying out MT but I'm on my way out it seems. It has a lot of potential but for some reason my app (which I host now on three other servers just fine) seems to keep growing on size and it ends up being killed. I also run into problems with their Urchin stats. My rails app don't seem to taken into consideration into the stats. Their support is good for small things (you can call 24/7) but if the problem is mildly complex they tell you to write a ticket and it takes 24-48 to get a response. So far I'm not very impressed with their support at all. BTW, I have hosted with Dreamhost and I would not go back. They are just not good with performance and stability.

Hope it helps,

AEM

They have their own RMagick gem and although I have installed it I haven't tested it yet.

AEM

I have only seen complaints about Dreamhost. I host with Railsplayground (don't let the name fool you, they are very professional) and love their service. I recommend them to all of my clients. I have heard good things about Planet Argon. There is also Engine Yard and Rails Machine.

Sorry to make your decision more difficult, but you should really check out these other sites as well.

Carl

I've been with DreamHost for about a year and my experience has been a mixed bag of potatoes. On the one hand I think they offer a well-priced product with (in my opinion, good support) nice features. On the other hand, they're not for five-nines hosting....in fact they're not for the faint of heart hosting :slight_smile: So if it is a mission-critical, biz-oriented site, DH would be off my list! Now, if it's for your personal use or perhaps a small biz site I think they are a good value. I'm pretty happy with RoR on FCGI on my shared boxen there (when it's up). Runs fine and have yet to get the much feare Error 500 (with the fix they published in their Wiki).

So....to semi-answer your question...if you need the server and the rails app to be up at all times, and ultra-fast, responsive support and redundant data-centers...DreamHost is NOT what you'e looking for. If you just want get your toes wet and hack away Rails apps and if you're looking for lame, pseudo-intellectually-unfunny newsletters then DH is the place for you :slight_smile: Poor Josh...he's just trying too hard (read his blog LOL).