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title: "Having A Good Host And Knowing Who Runs It Helps"
url: "https://sethgoldstein.me/having-a-good-host-and-knowing-who-runs-it-helps/"
updated: "2024-07-07T14:16:44+00:00"
sources:
  - "https://sethgoldstein.me/having-a-good-host-and-knowing-who-runs-it-helps/"
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I was at Flywheel for the longest time. They are a good service. But they lost their personal touch when the were acquired by WPEngine.

I recently moved 40 sites to [Rocket.net](https://rocket.net/?ref=nthinjz) *(affiliate link)*. And I’m very happy with them.

Just yesterday, I stupidly deleted a former client’s site without first grabbing a backup. I thought I was toast. Nope, Ben the CEO came to rescue. He found the deleted files and I now have them safe.

Lessons to learn:

1. Save your backups before taking them off the server
2. Find a good host that has your back