Replacing shared hosting for my Linux distro's web site

[Jason Hsu]

I'm working on a reboot of Swift Linux.  The new Swift Linux will be based directly on Debian instead of indirectly through antiX Linux or Linux Mint Debian Edition.  (Dependency hell was too much of an issue when purging packages.  The process of creating the new Swift Linux will involve starting with minimal Debian and adding packages.)  I will use a Debian Stable base (part of the CrunchBang Linux playbook) for ease of maintenance.

I still intend to make the ISO files available through SourceForge instead of through my web site due to the enormous amount of bandwidth this takes.

The biggest change I will be making is using custom Swift Linux *.deb packages to transform minimal Debian into Swift Linux.  The process of remastering Swift Linux will include installing these packages.  (Thus, I'm following another part of the CrunchBang Linux playbook.  CrunchBang Linux has its own package repository for providing the layouts, default setups, etc.)  I'll need space on my own web site to store these packages.  I will be turning to https://wiki.debian.org/SettingUpSignedAptRepositoryWithReprepro as a resource on setting everything up.

MY QUESTION: What type of web site hosting do I need?  I currently have shared hosting from WebFaction, and I understand that it's not the way to go for hosting my own package repository.  Should I use VPS?  Dedicated hosting?  Something else?  So far, all of my web sites are on shared hosting.

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Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com>