Virtual Servers – Deploy Rails Right!

It’s a well known fact that cutting edge web technologies such as Ruby on Rails run substantially better when hundreds of customers aren’t competing for shared resources. But for many customers, the cost of a dedicated server is too prohibitive to be practical, especially in the beginning phases of project development.

That’s where Blue Box’s virtual server offering comes in. Our servers offer the freedom, reliability and guaranteed resources of our dedicated packages but at a more aggressive price point. For those looking for Ruby On Rails Hosting, these packages provide a powerful and secure platform to deploy your applications on. When you’ve outgrown your VPS, scaling your resources up or migrating to a Dedicated Server is much more painless than you may think.

Guaranteed Resources

Harnessing the power of OpenVZ, we split a primary “virtual server host” into a limited number of virtual servers. Unlike some companies who cram 100 or more virtual servers onto a virtual host, we want to ensure that when we say you’ll have access to 512Mb of RAM, that is exactly what you’ll get. We never oversell, ever!

Burst Away!

Another great feature of our virtual servers is the ability to burst resources for short periods of time. Customers can burst CPU and Ram allocations when they need it for activities such as software installations or other activities.

Competitive Prices

Starting at only $50 per month (plus a one-time $75 setup fee), our configurations include:

• 10GB hard disk space
• 1/4 of a CPU Core
• 512Mb RAM
• 150 GB of bandwidth a month; additional bandwidth billed at $0.60/Gb
• CentOS 5, Debian or Ubuntu
• 5 GB of off-server backup space
• Pre-installed software packages available featuring:
  • Blue Box Ruby on Rails Stack
  • PHP5
  • MySQL 5 or MySQL 5.1 (Postgres available)
  • Nginx (Fair Balancer and Traditional)
  • Apache 2.2 Webserver with mod_proxy_balancer

Our packages scale all the way up to 16GB of RAM and 8 Processing Cores. Check out our order form for the latest pricing or contact us!

Just as with our dedicated servers, if you think our service is too good to be true, feel free to try us out. We don’t require long term contracts, so you’re always allowed to call the shots for the longevity of your service.

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