[liberationtech] Secure, inexpensive hosting of activist sites

[Jon Camfield]

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On 04/18/2013 04:45 PM, Hisham wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Activists whose sites come under attack struggle to find cheap
> solutions to keep their websites safely guarded. Many of them are
> looking for secure, inexpensive hosting. I've come across many such
> cases, from Senegal, to Zambia to Egypt to Morocco. Some of them
> ask for temporary hosting to be able to stay online until they can
> stand on their feet again.
> 
> I'd be grateful if someone could help with this one. Are there
> secure and inexpensive solutions out there?
> 
> Best,
> 
> -- Hisham Almiraat

For the hosting side, you should also look at VirtualRoad; I've
recently been working with their team on a humanitarian site, and
they've been nothing but amazing.

For DDoS protection, there is also Deflect.ca - it's an open source
DDoS mitigation tool (any group can set a Deflect system up for a
family of sites using a collection of low-cost virtual servers), and
it is also providing this as a free service to qualifying sites
(independent media, human rights, and related).  The benefit of this
is that you can set it up before an attack; it adds a level of
security to your site, speeds it up, and you keep 100% control over
the site itself.

Jon

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