The first major sign your web host will not respect you

I use Digital Ocean now and used Linode for a long time before that, both are great.<p>But, before I knew how to manage my own server, I used <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dathorn.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;dathorn.com&#x2F;</a>. They were the absolute greatest shared host that I have ever used. The guy running it is extremely responsive, and I never had any issues.<p>If you&#x27;re looking for shared hosting, I can&#x27;t recommend them enough. I&#x27;m not affiliated, I just hope they never gets put under by big hosting companies.

To me, Dreamhost stands out as the sole player that has (mostly) avoided becoming scummy when it comes to shared, managed hosting services. Probably because they&#x27;re independent and employee-owned.<p>I was a happy customer for ~2 decades. Only recently left because I simply have no need for their services anymore (and frankly, haven&#x27;t for years) due to having an assortment of VPS and dedicated server instances running around the globe at any given point in time nowadays.

A respectful VPS provider is also hard to find. Sometimes I get most of the way through the sales funnel only to find out that the ToS includes selling my personal information to third parties.<p>In general I found that the more third-party domains linked to from a provider&#x27;s site, the higher the chance they&#x27;re up to some kind of disrespectful behaviour.

At a minimum, a disclaimer should be added next to the price. Such as: $19&#x2F;mo Billed Annually