dedicated web server for my application/s?

Question

I am looking for a dedicated server because shared webhosting solutions have some limitations.

I am going to start with one appliation (web server + db) but in the future I will need more resources for more applications. I am starting small so the price is very important right now the quality is more important though.

The requirements are like (not sure what I forgot)

• scalable hw resources (memory, hdd, bandwith)
• linux/unix based
• able to install programs
• ssh
• ssl/https
• backup solution?
• unlimited number of outgoing emails
• 'simple scripts' ?
• server user management

Update

Does the location of the server matters as I want to target my 'visitors' world wide?

Answer 1

I went for linode

Answer 2

Yes - location matters. If you are going with just one server location, you need to make your best guess as to where most of your visitors are going to come from.

The plumbing of the internet tends to be US centric, so if you are not sure, and have no legal restrictions on where your data can live, that may be your best (and often cheapest) option.

Answer 3

Well I don't know where you are from and if it matters to you where the server's at. But I am very happy with swiss based hostfactory (I host some ecommerce solutions there). The support team reacts very fast and you'll get full control of the server (rdp access on windows, shell access on linux).

Check it out here: hostfactory

Hardware resources are scalable via the web interface.