DotNetNuke Developer Chris Hammond

I have used WebSecurestores for myself and a number of clients.  I have been very happy with the speed and service.  I have nver needed RDP access but I do often need SQL access and they allow SQL Server Management Studio access as well as the normal access through the control panel.

I would stay away from the godaddy shared hosting plan.  They do not let you by default install DNN in the root folder and do not enable "Full Trust" on the server so certain modules that require that level of code access will not work. If you get the virtual server plan then that's a different story.  

I currently use IHostASP.Net and I have to say they have been great so far.  Their hosting service is specifically geared towards DotNetNuke.  I can get a DNN site up and running very quickly with no issues.  The only gripe I have with them was that they release the DNN application from memory very quickly.  This means that if the site is not accessed in a while it has to recompile when the next user tries to access it.  I fixed this by purchasing the "Open - KeepAlive " module which can be purchased by going to:

http://www.snowcovered.com/Snowcovered2/Default.aspx?r=291fbc1fef

It works wonderfully and can be used with any hosting provider.  My DNN site never has to recompile now.

I use http://www.my-asp.net Great support and lots of extras.

I would love to recommend ASPHostCentral.com (http://www.asphostcentral.com) to host your DNN site and this is simply because:

1. They always optimize their server and your site will run faster

2. They do have knowledgeable staffs, who can aid you in upgrading your DNN, in case you need help

3. They always provide the latest DNN installation and they always keep up-to-date with whatever that is available on the market.

4. They do provide 1-Click installation of DNN from their control panel.

So far, I have 5 DNN sites with them and they all looks good and the loading speed is excellent!

A few months ago I made a blog post about good DotNetNuke Hosting providers , I would like to continue

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I have some experience with Webhost4life, but find it soooo slooooooow. Would websecurestores be any better?

any ideas?

hi there,

there is no perfect hosting company in this world. It may good for one customer, but it may be bad for the other. It all depends on the application that you are running because if you are looking for a 99 cents/month hosting package, please do not expect a good uptime!

If you have a budget, you better pay slightly higher to get a quality and decent service. Webhost4Life is indeed, a very good company, but sometimes, some customers will not like to place their websites there. DiscountASP.NET is also another good example of an excellent hosting company, but some customers do not want it because it is a little bit pricey ($10.month at least).

Guess what, you may see some + and - news about these companies and the question is, who can you trust? ASPHostCentral.com is also an excellent hosting company, which can provide DotNetNuke service at a decent price ($4.99/month.

After all, please just do NOW see blindly the other customers' negative feedback as it can actually comes from its competitors as well :)

Bravo, hosting world!!!

I use reseller choice http://www.resellerchoice.com

Any one else using them, there support was much better after used a few of the hosts listed here.

I think this web hosting company - SeekDotNet.com should be add to the list of DNN hosting providers.

http://www.seekdotnet.com

Their support team are experienced and solid to troubleshoot clients problems on DotNetNuke.

The latest DotNetNuke 5.0 hosting are available with them too.

Good Post mate,

can oyu explain me how to host a dnn website myself. I have my own server. But I need to know the steps to host the site. Please give information on the same. I do not want to use any hosting providers because I myself wanna host. I need to learn.

Thanks for the post once again. Awaiting reply,

Manish

hi there,

I am sticking my decision with asphostcentral.com and up until today, everything seems to run smoothly. Their control panel has a lot of features that you can do and the support service is excellent + their dotnetnuke package is very affordable.

Hope this helps

I wanted to put in my vote to recommend websecurestores.com. I have used websecurestores.com since 2004 and have never had an issue with my dotnetnuke site. I first began using dotnetnuke with version 1 and websecurestores was my first dotnetnuke host back then. I just joined yesterday for a dotnetnuke beginner plan for my 3rd site hosted with them.

I used websecurestores and left shortly after, support and server speed was very poor.

I have also used seekdotnet in the past, It was ok but wanted more resources and did not like the control panel.

I am currently running on resellerchoice.com and godaddy,  With reseller choice I paid a few extra dollars but it was way worth it for the level of support and service you get with them.

I will be moving all DNN sites to them.

I used websecure stores to host my (admittedly primitive) DNN site for about a year, and cost was not the basis for choosing them.  But the loading speeds were so slow, the site was crashing constantly, and their help desk continued to tell me everything was my fault without offering any constructive suggestions.  I switched to another company in the UK--nameless for now--and after they did a really quick diagnosis of the site they found a few structural problems I knew nothing about.  They fixed these problems and everything has run excellently since then--except just recently they informed they will no longer automatically back up the site, and they do not answer messages about how to arrange this.  So I need to find another host.  I will use guidance from this forum but only as one source of info.  Definitely, it won't be websecure stores again.

Good Post!

I recommend you can check

Http://www.webhost4life.org

They're great Dotnetnuke Web Hosting Provider!

Regards,

I have 25 sites in a reseller package on ihostasp.net. I've constantly complained about the load speeds of SOME of the sites even though we are using keepalive.aspx on all of them. I get faster load speeds on databasemart.com and crystaltech.com but at least on crystaltech, you'll pay for it. I don't have a lot of experience on databasemart.com to recommend it but the two sites I do have there are humming along and never seem to have issues.

I really like ihostasp.net for the price but can't seem to get past the issue of load times and get a lot of lip service from the service reps. If I could find a faster host for the price, I'd move this second!

A few choices we recommend and have had success:

1. PointClick.Net (great customer service/DNN focus)

2. PowerDNN.Com (great customer service/DNN focus)

3. CrystalTech.com

I use DotNetPark (www.dotnetpark.com) and am very happy.  There control panel is based on DNN and so they are aware of the product and can help.

Not the fastest, but then I have their budget plan -- so you get what you pay for.  

I also like the full access to database -- handy!

Paul

I think one of the best over looked hosting companies on the market today is 3Essentials.  Well known DotNetNuke Developers such as Mitch Sellers use 3Essentials for their DNN hosting.  The unique thing I have found regarding 3Essentials is that they support Full Trust, Root Intalls, Free installs of the latest version of DNN and even optimized virtual servers just for DNN installs.

Review their DotNetNuke Hosting Plans Here:  www.3essentials.com/dotnetnuke.asp

Efficion has recently started providing high-quality DotNetNuke hosting. We've been hosting for years now but it was previously only available to our development customers.

Learn more at: www.efficionconsulting.com/.../Default.aspx

Unlike many of you, I am not a particularly technical person. While I am a huge DNN fan, I do not have the skills (or time) to work through the technical issues that are required to make DNN work.

For example, installing DNN without an automated script installer is risky because if something goes wrong I have no where to turn for help.

So I am interesting in who are the low cost hosting providers who offer the level of automation and technical support that can make DNN accessible to me.

I run 10-20 non-profit sites so some of the more expensive DNN focused provides are too expensive.

Recommendations?

Thanks.

Charlie

Yeah, now there're more than 600,000 websites are using DotNetNuke cms application,

But if you'd like to use DotNetNuke to design websites, the web hosting server performance will be very important, some Dotnetnuke websites owner may find their websites are always loading slowly, since the DotNetNuke needs better server enviroment than other applications:)

We have a Reseller 50 hosting plan with www.ihostasp.net. We create sites for local church groups, soccer teams, and clubs so having sites hosted on low budget is very important because my clients typically do not have much money to spend on their site or hosting. This costs me about $0.72 per DNN installation, pretty darn good considering all you get. They provide us with everything we need in terms of getting our DNN sites installed, working, and support.

Overall service has been good. Few times I had to call them when I installed bad skin and started getting “object reference not set to an instance of an object”, they were able to restore my site from backup and I was back in business few hours later. The support person I talked to seem to be very knowledgeable in DNN which is surprising considering other budget hosts I have used don’t even answer the phone or route you to some call center filled with mindless drones.

If you are looking for a budget <a href=”http://www.ihostasp.net”>DNN hosting</a> definitely checkout <a href=”http://www.ihostasp.net”>http://www.ihostasp.net</a>

With my experience, the webhost4life web hosting is a reliable service for dotnetnuke, those guys are friendly and professional in DNN knowledge, very good for new starters. You can click here to visit

www.webhost4life.org/hosting.php

Good luck