Hi all,
I've just signed up as I've outgrown my current Cpanel shared hosting account (site was featured in FHM & went mad!). I was wondering if anyone had any tips on the easiest way to get all set up and running in as short a space of time as posible.

Things like installing, where to point DNS, security considerations etc. I've used Debain & AIX before so I should in theory know my way round!

What install would be the best to go with? I like Deb but if Redhat's got everything pre-configured then I may be tempted to opt for the time saving path!

Do accounts get set up on weekends?

TIA
Fully

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Hi,

Many of the distros are ready to go, debian can be made ready to go within about an hour, if you use apt-get to install everything and get things configured quickly.

If you use the linode DNS servers, all you will need is apache, the scripting languages used, maybe a database server and a mail server if nessecary, or sendmail my surfice if you are only using form to mail.

Adam

You're all set -- welcome to the neighborhood!

Thanks,
-Chris

Hi,
Am I right in thinking that if Apache is set up I can use the following DNS servers to resolve my site..

216.156.129.66
216.156.129.65

Thanks,
Darren

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If you don't want to run your own nameservers, you can use either your domain name registrar's managed DNS servers, OR use ZoneEdit.com -- they have free DNS hosting for up to five domains.

-Chris