VPS Comparison: Run away from Dreamhost and to Linode

UPDATE: Use nginx for memory efficiency.

I’ve just mercilessly murdered a Dreamhost “VPS” for good and I’m a happy man. In this article I will elaborate on why they’re terrible and at best, a fair pile of literary deception.

Unfortunately for most, the term VPS (Virtual Private Server) is somewhat ambiguous. This allows many companies to take liberty in their interpretation of the phrase and liberty in how much they actually give you. There are several classes of VPS, of which I’ll list a spectrum from complete virtualization down to a shared system: Continue reading VPS Comparison: Run away from Dreamhost and to Linode