In Official Beta: Runbox Introduces Webhosting With All Runbox Accounts

hanslysglimt · 9 Jun 2006, 12:55 AM

I am happy to inform you that Runbox will include webhosting with all Runbox accounts at no extra cost -- that is FREE. The service is launched in beta mode as there are integration and support issues that need to be sorted out over some time.

The free accounts will have CPANEL administration interface 100 MB of storage space and 4 GB of transfer per month and include domain hosting.

We are working on the integration issues into the rest of the Runbox application. The webhosting setup and administration will eventually be integrated into the webmail application. For now all webhosting accounts will have to be set up manually on request.

To have your account setup please email webhosting at runbox.com and specify the domain you want to use for your webhosting account.

For more information see:
http://www.runbox.com/twiki/bin/view...nfo/WebHosting

We are launching this to improve the Runbox service for all Runbox users.

Thank you.

Regards,
Hans Lysglimt
Founder - Runbox

carverrn · 9 Jun 2006, 02:16 AM

That should make a whole bunch of people happy!

Rich

rishi · 9 Jun 2006, 02:30 AM

Suddenly 49.95 per year looks very reasonable.

Congrats Hans and and the Runbox Team.

Rishi

Edit - Just one question, what if people host multiple domains on runbox account, can we host this domains on the webhosting account as well ?

carverrn · 9 Jun 2006, 03:44 AM

And what if you don't have a domain?

Rich

pingme97 · 9 Jun 2006, 04:41 AM

yes the 50$ now looks pretty reasonable

mail2me · 10 Jun 2006, 03:53 AM

Wow, that is great news!

mail2me · 10 Jun 2006, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by carverrn
And what if you don't have a domain?

Rich

You need to get one

**ReuvenNY** · 10 Jun 2006, 05:32 AM

I have already established a hosting account and uploaded my site. The process was easy and smooth - already works better than many established website hosters...

I have to commend Runbox.com: they seem to have the foresight, vision and guts to do what others don't! This is the formula to success... - among the companies frequently discussed here they were the first, after Gmail, to offer 1 Gig account, the first (and only) to offer 10 Gig accounts, the first to offer a real Website Hosting account. Truly commendable!

David · 10 Jun 2006, 05:51 AM

Does the service include the ability to run Perl and/or PHP scripts?

carverrn · 10 Jun 2006, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by David
Does the service include the ability to run Perl and/or PHP scripts?

Yes.

General server information:

Operating system: Linux
Kernel version: 2.4.32-grsec
Machine Type: i686
Apache version: 1.3.36 (Unix)
PERL version: 5.8.7
PHP version: 4.4.2
MySQL version: 4.0.27-standard
cPanel Pro 1.0 (RC36)
cPanel Build: 10.8.2-RELEASE 83

It has all the features that you will find common to most hosting services using cPanel.

Regards,
Rich

David · 10 Jun 2006, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by carverrn
It has all the features that you will find common to most hosting services using cPanel

Thanks Rich: I just paid for a years webhosting (up front) a few weeks ago, but I will certainly try this out later on in the year, when it comes out of Beta. It seems like a very excellent deal.

Cheers

David

COUME · 10 Jun 2006, 04:32 PM

Erm, here is something I need to test out

I already have a reseller hosting account + a VPS for my domains but I was looking to get a tiny one to monitor their uptime, etc.

Just one question, have you got a dedicated server for the webhosting part or is it on a server already in use by the Runbox architecture? I am wondering that regarding the server loads to know if these could have a negative effect on the webmail part or not.

Regards,
Ludo

Liz · 10 Jun 2006, 09:38 PM

Glad people are happy about this.

The webhosting is run separately from the rest of runbox (outsourced, if you will).

Liz

nomad · 11 Jun 2006, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by carverrn
And what if you don't have a domain?

Rich

There are no plans to let us use the runbox domain with URLs like http://www.runbox.com/users/username/ ?

carverrn · 11 Jun 2006, 01:22 AM

I'm guessing not ... or at least not immediately.

As Liz said they are using a third-party hosting service so any Runbox address would have to redirect to the host server which means Runbox would probably have to add software to support that.

Maybe a subdomain reference would work ... username.runbox.com? The DNS server might be able to redirect that to the hosting server. I don't know though ... I'm not that knowledgeable of what you can and can't do with the DNS server.

But I suppose it depends on the requirements of the hosting server.

Just ramblings on my part ... don't know for sure.

Regards,
Rich

9 Jun 2006, 12:55 AM	#1
hanslysglimt Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oslo Norway Posts: 210 Representative of: Runbox.com	In Official Beta: Runbox Introduces Webhosting With All Runbox Accounts I am happy to inform you that Runbox will include webhosting with all Runbox accounts at no extra cost -- that is FREE. The service is launched in beta mode as there are integration and support issues that need to be sorted out over some time. The free accounts will have CPANEL administration interface 100 MB of storage space and 4 GB of transfer per month and include domain hosting. We are working on the integration issues into the rest of the Runbox application. The webhosting setup and administration will eventually be integrated into the webmail application. For now all webhosting accounts will have to be set up manually on request. To have your account setup please email webhosting at runbox.com and specify the domain you want to use for your webhosting account. For more information see: http://www.runbox.com/twiki/bin/view...nfo/WebHosting We are launching this to improve the Runbox service for all Runbox users. Thank you. Regards, Hans Lysglimt Founder - Runbox

9 Jun 2006, 02:30 AM	#3
rishi Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: India Posts: 214	Suddenly 49.95 per year looks very reasonable. Congrats Hans and and the Runbox Team. Rishi Edit - Just one question, what if people host multiple domains on runbox account, can we host this domains on the webhosting account as well ? Last edited by rishi : 9 Jun 2006 at 02:45 AM.

9 Jun 2006, 02:16 AM	#2
carverrn Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,606 Representative of: Runbox.com	That should make a whole bunch of people happy! Rich

9 Jun 2006, 03:44 AM	#4
carverrn Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,606 Representative of: Runbox.com	And what if you don't have a domain? Rich

9 Jun 2006, 04:41 AM	#5
pingme97 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 427	yes the 50$ now looks pretty reasonable

10 Jun 2006, 03:53 AM	#6
mail2me Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: California, USA Posts: 1,597	Wow, that is great news!

10 Jun 2006, 05:32 AM	#8
ReuvenNY Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New York Posts: 4,259	I have already established a hosting account and uploaded my site. The process was easy and smooth - already works better than many established website hosters... I have to commend Runbox.com: they seem to have the foresight, vision and guts to do what others don't! This is the formula to success... - among the companies frequently discussed here they were the first, after Gmail, to offer 1 Gig account, the first (and only) to offer 10 Gig accounts, the first to offer a real Website Hosting account. Truly commendable!

10 Jun 2006, 05:51 AM	#9
David Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada. Posts: 10,355	Does the service include the ability to run Perl and/or PHP scripts?

10 Jun 2006, 04:32 PM	#12
COUME Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Twickenham, UK Posts: 1,306	Erm, here is something I need to test out I already have a reseller hosting account + a VPS for my domains but I was looking to get a tiny one to monitor their uptime, etc. Just one question, have you got a dedicated server for the webhosting part or is it on a server already in use by the Runbox architecture? I am wondering that regarding the server loads to know if these could have a negative effect on the webmail part or not. Regards, Ludo

10 Jun 2006, 09:38 PM	#13
Liz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Los Angeles,CA Posts: 4,652 Representative of: Runbox.com	Glad people are happy about this. The webhosting is run separately from the rest of runbox (outsourced, if you will). Liz

11 Jun 2006, 01:22 AM	#15
carverrn Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,606 Representative of: Runbox.com	I'm guessing not ... or at least not immediately. As Liz said they are using a third-party hosting service so any Runbox address would have to redirect to the host server which means Runbox would probably have to add software to support that. Maybe a subdomain reference would work ... username.runbox.com? The DNS server might be able to redirect that to the hosting server. I don't know though ... I'm not that knowledgeable of what you can and can't do with the DNS server. But I suppose it depends on the requirements of the hosting server. Just ramblings on my part ... don't know for sure. Regards, Rich