Wish B4J server hosting..

[Beja]

I always wished that Anywhere Software provides hosting service to host data servers written in B4J, (jar file) for monthly fees as all are doing.

??

 

[LucaMs]

I think that a considerable financial investment would be required; but not only that, also technical, that is, it would require personnel.

Furthermore, the competition would already be a lot from the start.

Finally, I don't see what the benefits would be for us members.

So, I don't think it's worth it.

 

[aeric]

I always wished that Anywhere Software provides hosting service to host data servers written in B4J, (jar file) for monthly fees as all are doing.

??

Are you currently using any VPS hosting?
I think there are already service providers that can offer very competitive prices.

 

[Beja]

Are you currently using any VPS hosting?
I think there are already service providers that can offer very competitive prices.

VPS is for protection only right? does it have anything to do with hosting? Please note I am currently using no-ip
service to point to my home computer. The router is configured to accept incoming connections. The URL I type
in the browser now is in the format: "http://.myname.ddns.com:12345/" (12345 is the port number opened on the router for incoming connections)
With that URL I can access the b4j server and use the database from anywhere or any network.

 

[aeric]

VPS is for protection only right?

VPS stands for Virtual Private Server.
Unlike shared hosting, you can install software inside the server which run on the operating system provided to you. This is the server you need to run B4J server app.

 

[Sandman]

VPS is for protection only right?

Nope.

does it have anything to do with hosting?

Absolutely. It stands for Virtual Private Server, and it's a way to slice up a hardware machine in smaller pieces and make them all seem like individual servers. You can read more about it here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_server

I am currently using no-ip service to point to my home computer

Great solution during development, but I would never ever use that for anything in production.

 

[Beja]

Great solution during development, but I would never ever use that for anything in production.

Really! why not? reliability may be? during test everything is perfect..

 

[aeric]

It’s cheaper to run in VPS and you can make sure it is running 24/7.
Would you waste your home electricity to run your server 24/7?

hostinger is offering package starts at $3.95/month.

 

[LucaMs]

Would you waste your home electricity to run your server 24/7?

You also need to have a backup system, a second machine ready in the event of a breakdown and an emergency power supply.

 

[Beja]

It’s cheaper to run in VPS and you can make sure it is running 24/7.
Would you waste your home electricity to run your server 24/7?

hostinger is offering package starts at $3.95/month.

Thank you for the advice..

I went with ionos.. they are $4

 

[MichalK73]

hostinger is offering package starts at $3.95/month.

There are even cheaper options. Recently, I put servers in B4J on mikr.us. For 9$ a year, we have a small server where you can easily handle the API. There is an option for 16$ and 33$ a year. A small downside is that we get IP6, but you can connect to Cloudflare and it works beautifully. It gives 5 external ports after IP4. You can buy from 8$ 120GB of disk space. There are also a few other flavors to improve the service. Unfortunately, the portal is only in PL, you can manually translate it with a translator. If I help something.

 

[Magma]

Also, have in mind SSL certs... at least a custom/created by you (and share the .cer at clients), or lets encrypt...

Create Firewall rules, fail2ban, leave specific ports open that really need - avoid ssh/sshd/email servers/ftp servers (use them only at begin)... and get a lot of backups !

Monitor the Bandwidth, the login tries (!!!!)... brute force attackers never stop !