Pair.com

[JohnStrasser]

So it looks like pair.com is using weebly for their infrastructure.

[Trilby]

Two big thumbs up for pair.com!

The first host I tried looked pretty good, even with a $6/month charge for a dedicated IP address. Then I tried to upload my site using rsync. Nope, rsync is only allowed on their VPS or dedicated servers. Bye Bye.

Sent emails to a bunch of hosts that I could find (some only do chat) listing my requirements:

shared hosting
linux
dedicated IP address
rsync use
ssh access
ssi (server side includes)
access to raw log files

A lot of them responded that I needed to use a VPS or dedicated server; overkill for my 3 little web sites. But pair.com replied that everything I needed was covered in their shared packages including a dedicated IP address. Signed up for package 1 (7.95/month or 7.55/month if paid yearly). So far so good. SSH works, rsync works, lots of knowledge base articles. Very happy so far.

[rossH]

I've been with Pair for as long as FQ, at least. Have several legacy sites hosted on a shared account, and moving the last 3 over right now - zero extra cost on a basic $8 per month acount. I find them bulletproof. Great technical support, and as someone mentioned in the main thread, they're aware of people migrating from FQ right now, and are being very helpful.

[rossH]

Originally Posted by JohnStrasser

So it looks like pair.com is using weebly for their infrastructure.

I'm not sure what that means - they offer Weebly for a site builder, that's all

[Syneryder]

Originally Posted by Trilby

The first host I tried looked pretty good, even with a $6/month charge for a dedicated IP address. Then I tried to upload my site using rsync. Nope...

pair.com replied that everything I needed was covered in their shared packages including a dedicated IP address....

Thanks for this! I recognize which host was charging $6/mth for a dedicated IP You've convinced me to signup at Pair and try them as a backup. It helps that Pair only charge $2.50/mth for any additional dedicated IPs, much cheaper than Dreamhost!

That said - now I have my Pair account, my FTP speeds are *very* slow. I'm only getting 320kbps upload (my connection can do 20Mbps upload). And the hosted Pair site seems to be very slow compared to the one I have on Dreamhost (even on shared hosting there). Is this just some rate limiting in the first hour or two of signup? I think I'm in Pair's Denver datacenter, but I'm accessing from Australia.

[Trilby]

Haven't yet started the "heavy duty" upload via rsync. I have a dummy "under construction" index.html page that loads almost instantly. I'm also on the Denver data center, but near St. Louis, which is much closer.

[esllou]

Is there a place where pair website owners can hang out like this forum?
There must be something: discord, telegram, reddit?

[rick-k]

Originally Posted by esllou

Is there a place where pair website owners can hang out like this forum?
There must be something: discord, telegram, reddit?

I haven't found one. But that's one of the things that made FutureQuest great. I didn't post much for most of my 23 years here. But I knew that when I did, I'd get an answer to my question. It's that community sense I'll miss.