[plt-scheme] Web Hosting on PLT Scheme Web Server?

From: Dave Gurnell (d.j.gurnell at gmail.com)
Date: Tue Jul 3 07:59:08 EDT 2007

> On Jul  2, Shriram Krishnamurthi wrote:
>> Setting up space isn't a problem so much as administering the
>> resulting system.  Perhaps PLT can look into doing this in a more
>> centralized way...
>
> Administration is not too bad, IMO and IME.  The main problem will be
> the cost of machine/s.  Especially machines with lots of RAM.  (And if
> standard service rates are at the neighborhood of $20/month, then it
> will take either a long time or many users to cover machine costs.)

IMO the web server uses too much RAM to make this kind of setup cost  
effective. Note that I'm not taking Jay's work on serializable  
continuations into account because I don't know how mature the  
technology is.

-- Dave



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