Non-US based hosting?

[Jamon Camisso]

http://www.canadianwebhosting.com/vps.asp looks like it has what you 
need. Problem is you never know where their datacenter(s) is/are and 
they cost way too much for what you get.

Seems a little pricey compared to someone like Quantact.com in the US 
that offers a Xen based virtual server for 14.99/month, or linode.com or 
unixshell.com, all of which are mostly in the same price range and offer 
you full root in a XEN or UML virtual server.

I agonized over the aformentioned 3 virutal providers last week and 
settled on Quantact.

For shared hosting I use dothost.ca who are based in Markham, and I hear 
excellent things about blacksun.ca (python support on some plans). 
Dothost doesn't have shell access which really gets to being a problem.

Go for a virtual server, for the price and the control you get, they 
can't be beat. It's too bad they're all in the US which doesn't fit your 
criteria, but everything else you're asking for you can setup, with a 
selection of various distros as well.

You can also block those pesky law enforcement types with iptables (on 
your virtual machine of course) and a blocklist from bluetack.co.uk
( http://tinyurl.com/yc49ug for a full list of bluetack's blocklists ).

Unless we can get some TLUG'ers to get together and start up a properly 
competitive XEN or UML hosting company, I think south of the border is 
your only intelligent choice (in terms of cost), but I'm with on 
wholeheartedly on having my data across the border as the DMCA and 
Patriot act bother me greatly.

Jamon

William O'Higgins Witteman wrote:
> Does anyone have any recommendations for hosting where the server is not
> within the United States?  It's not that I am doing anything with my web
> sites that is illegal, immoral or in violation of the PATRIOT Act, the
> DMCA or would attract the attention of Homeland Security, but still, I
> don't want US law enforcement to have easy access to my web sites
> either.
> 
> Requirements:
> 
> Virtual is fine
> Preferably allow more than one domain
> Allow SSH access
> Support WordPress
> Support Python (not a dealbreaker)
> 
> I really like the price and package at bluehost.com, except that they
> are located in Utah.
> 
> Canadian companies are preferred, but mostly I'm interested in where my
> sites *aren't* hosted (the US, China, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, etc.).
> Thanks.

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