Yea Windows and IIS was all the rage for asp.net, but now the best path that we've taken is NGINX as a reverse proxy. All the benefits of NGINX without any of the license fees usually associated with asp.net hosting.
Also, Azure is quite expensive.
We currently manage 22 website development agencies hosting solutions.
We're a bit niche in our approach offering unlimited developer support included in our agency hosting (literally fix our clients issues for them) as all of us at CainHosting are website developers, so we understand the...
Linux is by far more stable than Windows in every way.
I've had a personal Ubuntu server running for 12 years straight, no restarts. Try that with Windows. 🫡
Since price is your concern.
Since the release of cPanel & WHM Version 88, ImunifyAV has been integrated into cPanel
https://blog.cpanel.com/malware-scanners-for-cpanel-keeping-your-server-safe/
ImmunifyAV is free, just scans less frequently.
After migrating over 30 web servers from cPanel to DirectAdmin, I can without a doubt say I like DirectAdmin more than cPanel.
DirectAdmin's no bs approach to licensing fees and customer care beats cPanel's hands down.
I actually have found customizing, and tweaking DirectAdmin's core...