WebFaction

39
83 votes
Environment
Shared
Dedicated
Flavors
mod_python
Lowest monthly (no prepay)
$9.50
URL
http://www.webfaction.com/s...
  • We were one of the first ISPs to offer Django hosting and we have great support for it.
  • You get your own Apache2/mod_python instance for maximum flexibility.
  • Django hosting is available on our Shared 1 plan and above.
  • Django can be installed from our one-click installer. Whenever a new Django release comes out we add it to our installer in a matter of hours.
  • We even have a Django-specific screencast showing a step-by-step installation of a real life Django site on our servers.

Comments

lawgon 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Most of what they claim up there is true. Very flexible. I run one site there off svn trunk. Only memory is hard to come by and running the site within the constraints is difficult. They are also responsive and I dont see much downtime. Their setup is so good that one doesnt really need to ask for help. I use apache with mod_python.

mike_3d 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Been with them for over a year and I love it. Very flexible, awesome one-click installer for Django, fast and robust servers, friendly customer support, what more do you want?

PS: This website is hosted by WebFaction.

mointrigue 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I love WebFaction. Super responsive support, very flexible service and very developer friendly. Want an additional feature, just file a ticket. If you need extra software or libraries you are free to install them over an ssh connection.

Only mod_python is listed on this site, although it is trivial to set up a Django site using mod_wsgi or FastCGI on WebFaction. They include directions for doing so on their forums.

Easily my favorite shared hosting site.

waylan 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I've been with them for over a year and have no complaints. Especially since they removed many of the restrictions common to shared hosting plans. You can have as many domains, subdomains, apps, etc as long as you don't go over your memory, disk and bandwidth restrictions. Their custom control panel is the easiest I've ever used.

In a default django setup, you get your own apache/mod_python instance which is proxied through the main apache instance on the specified port. That means you have complete control over the apache config and can start and stop etc whenever you want. While this does cut into your memory limit, it doesn't really feel like shared hosting.

Definitely worth the few dollars more than other shared hosts charge. Just be sure to take the memory limit into account when choosing your plan.

glove 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I've been with WebFaction for a little over 2 years now and haven't had any major problems. They have a responsive team and well-built services.

My only complaint with them was their limit on the number of sites that could be run on a single account, but as of a few months ago they removed that limit...and I've since signed up for 5 years more. Gotta love the WF.

zgoda 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Their dedicated server offer looks poor compared to hetzner.de, specially if you want your server to be located in Europe.

davemerwin 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I LOVE webfaction. I was with textdrive for a while and hated it. Webfaction makes setting up really complicated servers pretty easy. Nicely done. Django can come in any flavor and YOU control the extra libraries for Python. It is awesome.

tupixo 1 month, 2 weeks ago

WebFaction put my faith back in web hosting. Their "no-bullst, no marketing vaporware" approach is what seduced me. They don't oversell like most other hosts and the quality of service is top-notch.

mheisig 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I just signed up with Webfaction recently so I can't say much from experience, but initially I'm pretty impressed.

There is an immense amount of control, the Django one-click installer is a dream for Django newbies, and the prices are very reasonable.

The control panel interface is a little strange at first, but you get used to it pretty quickly. It seems kind of backwards at first to create an app, then create a site, then create a domain, but once you wrap your brain around it it's no big deal.

harrismorga 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Been with them for over 2 years and I'm loving it. Their django setup is great: fast, stable and flexible. Also, they have by far the best customer service I've ever seen!

winterdson 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I have nothing more to say: I agree with everything that's been said so far :)

magreif 1 month, 2 weeks ago

I like the fact that they don't oversell. Their servers seem less crowded than most other hosts.

kwegley 1 month, 1 week ago

These guys are just awesome!

winterd 1 month ago

I love WebFaction! The setup is almost as flexible as a VPS (I can install my own modules etc) and I don't have to maintain the server myself.

Kanuck 1 month ago

Been with Webfaction for a little over two months now, and I've had no complaints. Came here from A Small Orange, where setting up anything django related became a royal pain in the end.

With Webfaction, I can get a default installation, easily switch it over to the django trunk, and get up and working within minutes. Customer service is great, and I've yet to experience any downtime.

kstutts 4 weeks, 1 day ago

In the past I've tried DreamHost, BlueHost and then WebFaction and WebFaction had by far the best customer service (especially for questions about Django). So far my server has had a low load average (around 0.6) and I've never seen it down so I'm a happy chappy :)

merjadok 4 weeks ago

WebFaction: easy setup, great performance and wonderful people!

peterp 4 weeks ago

Nothing beats these guys (and girls?). I would strongly recommend Webfaction to anyone.

andresjriofrio 3 weeks, 1 day ago

I have been with them for half a year now. I love the flexibility that they give, and how easy it is to setup a website. The only problem for me, as is already said above, is controlling the memory that I use. They have been increasing it, though. I think it was 20 MB when I signed up. Now it is 60 MB. The customer support is really great; in my experience, they take less than a day to respond (sometimes only hours).

kogakure 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Very fast, flexible, easy setup. Friendly and competent support team.

imakethings 5 days, 16 hours ago

Fast, easy upgrades, similar to VPS as far as command line flexibility and memory allocations. Just all-around stable hosting provider for the experienced sys admins and hobby web developers out there.

likebike 1 day, 1 hour ago

I've been with WebFaction for a year now. I've used more than five other web hosts; none of them even come close! WebFaction has such a powerful SSH environment (basically as powerful as a dedicated server) and it allows me to do work and advanced stuff that no other shared web hosts support. I really love their service. It's made for advanced users like me who need POWER.

The Django stuff is really great too. Soooo easy! Just a few clicks and I can create any app I want, as well as select from a huge amount of previous versions, just incase I need to work with old code.

Highly recommended.