Had a chance to listen to @pfefferle on WeDistribute's Decentered podcast. Surprisingly informative, and eye opening just how locked down shared hosting providers are.
Things we take for granted like the ability to mount routes on /.well-known (they could be blocked!)... or that you can't always assume cron is available.
Having used a VPS for years, I would never go back to shared hosting, but you definitely cannot argue with the convenience, ease of use (CPanel, et al.), and most of all, value for money. However, those three come with significant trade-offs in terms of flexibility and power.
Kudos to you Mattias for having the patience to try to get those shared hosting providers to change. If I were in your shoes I'd just tell them to hop on over to a different provider!
@julian@pfefferle
Well... "cron as a service" is a thing, and I guess if like me you've had a dreamhost since 2006 at roughly the same price-point; you don't mind when they remove things.
I Also pay for the cloud, and currently a few VPS.
I Find it interesting where shared-hosting draws the lines; and for most new things, I'd question the value of shared hosting.
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