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Title: Web hosting
Post by: realms_creator on September 13, 2003, 06:16:41 AM
Can someone but me in contact with a good hosting company?
Title: Web hosting
Post by: Lxndr on September 13, 2003, 01:50:53 PM
I'm actually enjoying www.rpgshelf.com as my webhost
Title: Web hosting
Post by: DP on September 13, 2003, 03:12:43 PM
I should mention first off that much information can be had by using the Forge's "Search" function, above.

In the past, people have sought Web hosting recommendations:
webhosting (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=5593&highlight=web+hosting)
Website Hosting (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=193&highlight=web+hosting)

In the forum thread Paying for the Forge (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=5643&highlight=forge+web+hosting), Clinton noted:
Quote from: Clinton R. Nixon- You can get a subdomain at the Forge (whatever.indie-rpgs.com) for $60/year.

- You can host your games on the Forge Bookshelf for $40/10 MB of games/year.

[the above is slightly edited by Panchyk; no facts or figures were changed]

Clinton, of course, is also the author of How to Make Your Own Role-playing Game (Cheap) (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/articles/14/)

The resources section of the Forge mentions a site called Host Professor  (http://www.hostprofessor.com/)

There's even a thread with basic instructions on getting a Web site up and running:
The Whole Website Ordeal (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=1118&highlight=web+host)

As well as one concerning getting a domain name (if you don't want a Forge subdomain as mentioned above--you do, don't you? Admit it.):
Domain Name Registration (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/viewtopic.php?t=6653&highlight=web+host)
Title: Web hosting
Post by: Matt Machell on September 13, 2003, 04:20:59 PM
As an aside, having a web host who understands your business needs is always a plus, so both the aforementioned RPG specialists should probably be your first port of call. Especially when you consider that both Nathan and Clinton have experience of selling RPGs online...

-Matt
Title: Web hosting
Post by: Lxndr on September 13, 2003, 04:38:56 PM
Quote- You can get a subdomain at the Forge (whatever.indie-rpgs.com) for $60/year.

- You can host your games on the Forge Bookshelf for $40/10 MB of games/year.

Is this information available ANYWHERE but in that one thread (well, and now here)?  It should be put on the "About the Forge" page, I would think.  I've been wondering how to get stuff into the Bookshelf (not that I have anything in pdf format yet, nonetheless actually published, but I am tres interested for when I do).

(Sorry if this is threadjacking)