umbraco can be hosted at any host who supports the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and Microsoft SQL Server. You'll need to have write access to certain files and folders, but it's all explained in the install guide. Normally this is a quickly done by putting a ticket at your host. If you're planning on hosting umbraco on your own dedicated server, you can do it using Microsoft Windows Server 2003 web-edition and the free Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine keeping your license cost to a minimum.
We recommend umbraco hosting in corporation with Fab IT.
We’ve designed a hosting package together with a Danish ISP called FAB IT. You might not know them, but we share offices together with them and have never seen so dedicated hosting people who deliver such a great service.
The whole point of the hosting package has been to offer a no nonsense product that’s 100% optimized for running umbraco sites. All the disk space, database space and traffic you’ll need and superb HP hardware with loads of ram and Windows Server 2003.
We're also working on a cheaper developer solution (lower priorities, limited support and only for development purposes but easy to upgrade to a full hosting solution), stay tuned for more info.
Feature highlights:
- 40% of the income goes directly to the umbraco team
- Dedicated servers running only umbraco sites
- umbraco pre-installed if you want
- 500mb disk space, 100MB MS SQL space and 50 gb traffic pr. month
- Shitty fast HP Hardware with more RAM than Nasa ever had
- Daily Backup
- Dedicated support from the most friendly people in the hosting business
- FAB It has daily contact with the umbraco team (we share offices)
- DKK 400,00 a month (60$) - remember 40% goes directly to umbraco!
Call FAB IT at +45 70 202 407 for more info