Cheapest/best way to run a tiny java application on a server?

toString · 30 Aug 2008 at 23:46

As title really...

A very small irc bot that will be run in a single channel which just outputs some information when people ask for it.

Have it running on my computer in a cmd.exe window, which isn't ideal, obviously! What would the cheapest/best way of getting it hosted some how?

I doubt my (shared hosting) would run java apps at command line.

Thanks for any info

KA

toString · 31 Aug 2008 at 00:53

No access to a uni server lol. And in ssh if I type java or javac it doesn't find the applications so I guess that's off. And I'm pretty sure they don't allow you to run processes.

Just wondering what sort of prices I'd be looking at to do something like this really. Running another computer myself isn't really an option either.

toString · 31 Aug 2008 at 16:29

I'm assuming at most, I'd need a dedicated server, but I'm wondering if it's possible to do this on VDS. Does anyone have any ideas?

toString · 31 Aug 2008 at 17:03

I'm not really sure, according to my task manager java.exe is using 3,600 K. But I'm not sure 'what else' is running, and where.
I guess I'll just search for some VDS hosts and see what they say, although I think reg1's VDS isn't the same as everyone elses.

toString · 31 Aug 2008 at 17:33

Thanks for the link, seems to be down for me right now, virgin media I guess..

But yeah PircBot is the package I used, great stuff!

Edit: works now

http://contextshift.co.uk/shells

£7.50 a year sounds VERY reasonable! I think I'll contact them first though.