What to get for hosting ?

[Doc Ellis]

I have an older version of VB and want to try hosting a forum again.

What I don't know is what I should get in the way of hosting service. I don't know if I need one with unlimited bandwidth etc, or not. I realize that the amount of use means everything, but is there an estimate for something like 100 users with an average of 100 posts a day? No photo galleries or other extras.

Thanks for any advice

[KevinL]

I would stay away from any unlimited host. There is no such thing as 'unlimited hard drives' haha

I would choose a shared hosting to start out. Have a look around webhostingtalk.com

[Doc Ellis]

What about monthly bandwidth? I see one place that has plans with 45, 90, 180, 360GB. Do you have any idea how much bandwidth is used for 100 or so users, all posting text only?

[KevinL]

For a new site; I would say you would be good with anything above a few Gigs of bandwidth. Unless you will be hosting/posting large quantities of images or video.

[Doc Ellis]

OK, thanks. That is what I need to know. This place offers 3000M disk space and 45G monthly as their base level. Should be good to start. Thanks Kevin.

[KevinL]

You are very welcome.

Also always make sure to have your own backups of everything in case anything were to ever happen.

Good luck on your new venture!

[CoffeeLovesYou]

I would go with HostGator. My site is running off of the hatchling plan (first month was $0.01 with promo code you can find on Google) and my site never loads slow. Of course, when we get more members/posts per day, I will upgrade to a HostGator VPS but I love this host and you will love it too, especially the speed and customer support! :)