: Finding a good CentOS VPS host Possible Duplicate: How to find web hosting that meets my requirements? I am looking to host a new Wordpress blog/portfolio on a CentOS VPS. I know

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How to find web hosting that meets my requirements?

I am looking to host a new Wordpress blog/portfolio on a CentOS VPS. I know that a shared hosting account would do for such requirements. However I want to run NGINX with an opcode and memory cache, as I am a bit of speed queen.

The problem is I don't know who to buy from, and am wary that just because the numbers look good doesn't mean the service is good.

I am happy to stay unmanaged for the time being, and am in two minds whether or not to use cPanel (is pretty expensive, plus I plan on using Centmin Mod to ensure things like PHP, NGINX .etc stay up to date).

I was hoping you could provide suggestions of quality hosting providers who are affordable (I don't want to spend much more than a month for the time being, but want an easily upgradeable system should I ever need more resources).

In short I require:

max budget (small room for manoeuvre)
CentOS (preferably 5.* and 64bit)
Speed lots of it (I am no expert on the balance of resources, so need a little guidance here)
an upgradeable plan should the time arise
A good experience :)

Thanks.