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Re:What we've learned from building Ghost after 5 years and $3M by prophesi on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @10:45AM (#17082793)
That's for a managed WP host. I agree that the $50/mo price comes out of nowhere, but you're still not going to find one for $20/mo as you would with Ghost.

Ghost is 20 times faster. And once you add a single WP plugin, it's 100 times faster.

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Re:What we've learned from building Ghost after 5 years and $3M by wolco on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @11:19AM (#17083084)
Can't find 20 dollars a month for a managed wp?

For 4 dollars a month you can.

https://www.siteground.com/wpbeginner-managed

50 dollars a month seems extremely costly. For that amount $600 a year it would be cheaper to hire someone to self host for you.

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Re:What we've learned from building Ghost after 5 years and $3M by vezycash on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @11:56AM (#17083404)
There's $1-2 monthly hosting for WP
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Re:What we've learned from building Ghost after 5 years and $3M by extra88 on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @11:08AM (#17082999)
Isn't Dreampress a comparably affordable managed Wordpress host?

https://www.dreamhost.com/wordpress/

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Re:What we've learned from building Ghost after 5 years and $3M by oddevan on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @11:45AM (#17083306)
I imagine there's a difference between "managed hosting" (host handles OS/package updates and maintains your LAMP stack) and "managed WordPress hosting" (host handles all of the above AND core WordPress updates, basic security, etc).
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Re:What we've learned from building Ghost after 5 years and $3M by extra88 on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @12:29PM (#17083720)
Dreampress's non-shared hosting plans include "Wordpress Service Updates" which surely includes core Wordpress updates and updates to plugins they include, like Jetpack. It might also cover updating a list of the most popular plugins.

For security beyond running updated software, it includes a Wordpress-tuned web application firewall and the $24.95/month tier includes "Malware Scanning & Repair."

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