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Currently I'm using a VPS from Network Solutions, they are running Fedora Core release 6. It's ancient and they are not going to upgrade it. I want a VPS with the latest, or at least not so old, OS releases. This will be for developing with Python, MySQL and Django. Any recommendations?

Thank you!

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A few options are:

I personally recommend Linode. It has good value, good speed, low latency, and very little downtime (less than 2 hours in a year). Test and see which works best for you.

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I second the Linode.com recommendation. They are wonderful. (Also, their VPSes are unmanaged, so you can run whatever you like.) – HedgeMage Dec 8 '10 at 2:59
I have had good experience with Slicehost. They have lots of different distros to pick from. I am running ArchLinux. – Nathan Farrington Dec 8 '10 at 14:23
I used Media Temple for some time and had no problems. I switched to Linode because it was cheaper. While I Linode, I got hacked twice (which has never happened before in my life). I switched back to Media Temple a few months ago and haven't had any problems since. It was probably my fault and not Linode's but it's one heck of a coincidence. – Jason Swett Dec 8 '10 at 14:25
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MT is great, Rackspace is better! – Frank Dec 8 '10 at 21:30
I'm also a satisfied customer of Linode, highly suggested. – Filippo Diotalevi Dec 9 '10 at 10:53
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I recommend Media Temple. I've used them on and off for years and I haven't had any problems. I currently use their (ve) service running Ubuntu and I'm quite happy with it.

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I use Gandi.

Their only disadvantage is the they are French ;) (joking)

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Love the tagline by their logo ;) – Charles Visio Dec 8 '10 at 15:49
Well, it summarize pretty well their service. – user3997 Dec 8 '10 at 15:52
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http://webbynode.com/

9.99$ for a VPS.

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Webbynode has node.js, ruby and django git deployment and lots of more goodness - vimeo.com/8700500 vimeo.com/9212935 vimeo.com/webbynode and guides.webbynode.com – kolrie Feb 23 '11 at 20:32
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Linode and Webbynode are great. Webbynode's ready-stacks got me up and running with Rails 3 on Ubuntu in no time, and their one line command-line git based gem handles pushing to the server, well, in one line! Check out their options for python. Linode on the other hand has a great library of supporting documentation on setup, frameworks, etc. And both of them seem to have great customer service.

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HostGator VPS, so far, I've found to be very competent.

You might get better answers asking at Pro Webmasters, though. Some hosting questions there.

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I've previously used Slicehost and had no complaints, but currently I use Xtraordinary Hosting because they give you a higher spec for the same amount of money.

Slicehost's servers are in St. Louis whereas Xtrahost's are in London, but to me it makes no real difference.

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I've had good experience with Knownhost (no real downtime that wasn't our fault in 3+ years). It's unmanaged, but when I've been unavailable to help my partner, they've helped a lot (in fact, I'm not doing anything with it and letting him/them manage it since I've pulled out of the business quite a bit).

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I use servint for VPS and mediatemple for shared hosting. Mediatemple also provides VPS but I did not want to put all my eggs in the same basket.

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