Website hosting and admin.
This is just a generic question with no real answer. I'm just looking for ideas?
If you had a project to bring 300+ disparate websites using a variety of platforms and tech onto a site and provide templates, hosting and access and easy use for the end user what would you use?
We are just about to get our Azure tenancy and have already got an AWS account...Should we go that way and host or just go via a third party like WordPress . Money isn't so much an issue as time and support needed. I can get Digital and Creative to sort the look out but need to provide the back end?
I need to make it as easy as possible for the end user\administrator who will be doing the day to day updating. These are people who give there time and money already for the sites they currently host\run and don't need the added stress of website management.
Each site already has a unique AD\Exchange account so can use that to link in.
Sorry - I admit I'm out of my depth here!
Rob
If you had a project to bring 300+ disparate websites using a variety of platforms and tech onto a site and provide templates, hosting and access and easy use for the end user what would you use?
We are just about to get our Azure tenancy and have already got an AWS account...Should we go that way and host or just go via a third party like WordPress . Money isn't so much an issue as time and support needed. I can get Digital and Creative to sort the look out but need to provide the back end?
I need to make it as easy as possible for the end user\administrator who will be doing the day to day updating. These are people who give there time and money already for the sites they currently host\run and don't need the added stress of website management.
Each site already has a unique AD\Exchange account so can use that to link in.
Sorry - I admit I'm out of my depth here!
Rob
To start with, if you are willing to pay then put it up in EE gigs.
ASKER
Fair point - I just wanted some ideas first and not sure about my new workplace's policy on this iykwim.
The tricky part is
Otherwise, you have to take care of managing servers, backups, patching, high availability, system support etc. This is perfectly doable, and if performance is paramount and cost is less, then go for it on Azure or AWS.
AWS Marketplace has this pre-installed server to help you get started
https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B075K3WXY8?qid=1520070787172&sr=0-1&ref_=srh_res_product_image
For 300 sites I would start with a t2.medium instance, so assuming these are smallish sites with low traffic your monthly costs are going to be around $50.
Important notice:
On AWS and Azure you actually pay for everything you use. So if a web site costing a customer a fixed $50/month suddenly generates 1TB of traffic, you will pay AWS $80-$250 depending on the region.
300+ disparate websites using a variety of platforms and techThere are several solution for mass hosting of web sites. cPanel and Plesk are the most popular. You set up a server, install cPanel, and assign each web site owner her own space for the web sites she runs. It's kind of like being your own Godaddy provider. Speaking of godaddy - they have this LAMP VPS service with cPanel on it https://uk.godaddy.com/hosting/vps-hosting?isc=gdbbp1030 and a similar offer for windows.
Otherwise, you have to take care of managing servers, backups, patching, high availability, system support etc. This is perfectly doable, and if performance is paramount and cost is less, then go for it on Azure or AWS.
AWS Marketplace has this pre-installed server to help you get started
https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/B075K3WXY8?qid=1520070787172&sr=0-1&ref_=srh_res_product_image
For 300 sites I would start with a t2.medium instance, so assuming these are smallish sites with low traffic your monthly costs are going to be around $50.
Important notice:
On AWS and Azure you actually pay for everything you use. So if a web site costing a customer a fixed $50/month suddenly generates 1TB of traffic, you will pay AWS $80-$250 depending on the region.
ASKER
Thank you shalomc..it's very much appreciated!
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I'm willing to pay anyone who provides the easiest solution for consultancy work.