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==Web hosting== |
==Web hosting== |
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[[Image:Dreamhost_panel_2007.jpg|thumb|right|A screenshot of the post March 2007 Dreamhost Control Panel]] |
[[Image:Dreamhost_panel_2007.jpg|thumb|right|A screenshot of the post March 2007 Dreamhost Control Panel]] |
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DreamHost hosts over 500,000 domain names (16th-ranked<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/webhosts/tophosts/global/?pi=1&ob=RANK&oo=ASC Webhosting.info World ranking as of June 14, 2007]</ref> web host in the world, 13th-ranked<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/webhosts/tophosts/Country/US Webhosting.info US ranking as of June 14, 2007]</ref> web host in the United States) on a network of mainly [[Debian|Debian GNU/Linux]]-based servers<ref>[http://www.dreamhost.com/hosting-features.html#debian_linux Dreamhost's feature glossary]</ref>. The company has deployed an unconventional control panel, devised by their own programmers <ref>[http://www.dreamhost.com/hosting-panel.html Web-based account administration]</ref>, that includes integrated billing and support ticket systems. |
DreamHost hosts over 500,000 domain names (16th-ranked<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/webhosts/tophosts/global/?pi=1&ob=RANK&oo=ASC Webhosting.info World ranking as of June 14, 2007]</ref> web host in the world, 13th-ranked<ref>[http://www.webhosting.info/webhosts/tophosts/Country/US Webhosting.info US ranking as of June 14, 2007]</ref> web host in the United States) on a network of mainly [[Debian|Debian GNU/Linux]]-based servers<ref>[http://www.dreamhost.com/hosting-features.html#debian_linux Dreamhost's feature glossary]</ref>. The company has deployed an unconventional control panel, devised by their own programmers <ref>[http://www.dreamhost.com/hosting-panel.html Web-based account administration]</ref>, that includes integrated billing and support ticket systems. The majority of hosted domains exist within a [[Shared web hosting service|shared hosting]] environment, with a small percentage of customers on [[Dedicated hosting service|dedicated]] servers. All accounts can have [[Shell (computing)|shell access]]. |
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==Domain registration== |
==Domain registration== |
Revision as of 15:21, 11 July 2007
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Company type | Private company |
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Industry | Domain Registrar, Web hosting service |
Founded | Claremont, California 1996 |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Key people | Dallas Bethune, Josh Jones, Michael Rodriguez, Sage Weil |
Products | Web services |
Website | http://www.dreamhost.com |
DreamHost is a Los Angeles-based web hosting provider and domain name registrar. It is the web hosting branch of New Dream Network, LLC, founded in April 1996 by four undergraduate students at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California.
Web hosting
DreamHost hosts over 500,000 domain names (16th-ranked[1] web host in the world, 13th-ranked[2] web host in the United States) on a network of mainly Debian GNU/Linux-based servers[3]. The company has deployed an unconventional control panel, devised by their own programmers [4], that includes integrated billing and support ticket systems. The majority of hosted domains exist within a shared hosting environment, with a small percentage of customers on dedicated servers. All accounts can have shell access.
Domain registration
DreamHost is an ICANN-accredited[5] domain name registrar. The company previously operated the .la top-level domain, allocated to the country of Laos, which it marketed as a domain for the city of Los Angeles. It stopped operating it in April 2006 because it reportedly received only "one registration a day".[6]
Notoriety
DreamHost is notable for being unusually transparent about its business practices, with staff contributing to a popular blog.[7][8] A disastrous power outage incident[9] in August of 2006 led to a frank account of what happened by Josh Jones that set a particular tone for the future. It was followed by the creation of a status site dedicated to detailing server maintenance and outages.[10][11]
References
- ^ Webhosting.info World ranking as of June 14, 2007
- ^ Webhosting.info US ranking as of June 14, 2007
- ^ Dreamhost's feature glossary
- ^ Web-based account administration
- ^ List of ICANN-Accredited Registrars
- ^ DreamHost Newsletter, February 2006
- ^ Honesty, transparency can offset customer service disasters
- ^ Netcraft site report showing site ranking of DreamHost's blog
- ^ LA Hosting Providers Slowed by Power Problems
- ^ Anatomy of an ongoing disaster
- ^ DreamHost Status Blog
External links
- DreamHost - Official site
- DreamHost staff blog
- Customer discussion forum
- DreamHost Wiki - wiki knowledge base, maintained by DreamHost staff and users