[postgis-users] Postgis Availability on Website or Cloud?

[pcreso at pcreso.com]

Last time I played with HostGIS, they were more about providing a virtual host with Postgis installed and supported. Each account was for a host, rather than a database within a host

I'm not aware of a cloud or web based tool to access a Postgres database, but it is an interesting concept. I can see a range of possible security & other issues though.

Perhaps multiple Postgres server instances on a single (virtual) server? Each account essentially gets its own database cluster on it's own port on a shared server system?  I have run multiple server instances like this before with no problems, & it is certainly easier than a complete new host for each instance.

pgAdmin or phpgAdmin could perhaps be instantiated as a tool to manage these with a hard coded port for each instance? 

Cheers,

  Brent Wood

--- On Sun, 4/18/10, Michael Hinke <michaelhinke at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Michael Hinke <michaelhinke at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Postgis Availability on Website or Cloud?
To: "PostGIS Users Discussion" <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 8:37 AM

It's not the cloud. It might be worth checking these folks out:

http://www.hostgis.com/home/

I haven't used them; I am in the process of making the same transition that you are. Even though they are more expensive, these folks are in the top 5 on my list because they know GIS and seem to know how geography is a bit different (for now, I guess) than other data types.


Best,

M.

On Sat, Apr 17, 2010 at 2:31 PM, Bob Pawley <rjpawley at shaw.ca> wrote:








Hi
 
I am developing a PostgreSQL/PostGIS application 
(Geometric not Geographic).
 
I want to have the database on the web with a 
desktop user interface and viewer.
 
The usual method is to install a PostgreSQL server 
on a website and go from there. 
 
However, seeking a more flexible approach, I would 
like to explore other possibilities.
 
Is anyone aware of a PostgreSQL/PostGIS 
installation, either as a website or cloud based system, that allows users to 
access, install and run single or multiple databases, and be charged 
accordingly?
 
It would be something like having an "on demand" 
database capability.
 
Is this a service that would be useful to 
others?
 
Bob

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