# Current best services in hosting (DO vs Upcloud vs another?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Self-hosting\ **Tags:** hosting\ **Created:** [January 26, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-best-services-in-hosting-do-vs-upcloud-vs-another/349007 "2025-01-26T00:06:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![mk0r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4da419/32.png) [@mk0r](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mk0r)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-best-services-in-hosting-do-vs-upcloud-vs-another/349007/1 "2025-01-26T00:06:57Z")
Hi all, I’m getting ready to create a new Discourse community. For the next months to a year I expect it to be fairly small, but I’d like to make sure I get set up on the best possible service. I’ve seen the comparison chart and I’m wondering: - Which services do people think are best positioned for the long haul as companies, from an infrastructure and customer service perspective? I don’t expect to be making use of support often but if/when it’s necessary it’s probably an urgent situation. - Do people have positive experiences with Upcloud? - It’s hard for me to evaluate technical differences between types of servers, but it goes without saying I’d like my instance to be running on the best/fastest possible hardware, I’m not worried about an extra $5 per month here or there. But I don’t know what features are meaningful for a small community. - I’m located in the US West Coast and would want the server to be in that region, I see Upcloud only has one offering in the region. - Are there any other companies/services not listed in the chart or that have changed recently? Thanks for any advice about current best deals and services in hosting (and apologies for the somewhat nonspecific query!) --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/current-best-services-in-hosting-do-vs-upcloud-vs-another/349007)._