Web Application Administration
Many of our clients need to have their application monitored and maintained on an ongoing basis. Managed hosting can be expensive and we provide the alternative. Whether we built your app or someone else did, we can help you manage it and ensure the uptime. Through our web application administration services, we become your systems administrator. Here's what we'll do:
- Scalable, Affordable Hosting - We can transfer your web app to a "slice" (virtual private server) at Slicehost hosting, which we have build our hosting and maintenance infrastucture around. We feel its the most cost-effective and robust RoR hosting out there right now.
- Regular Backups - We'll setup backups using Amazon S3 services, so that your code and database are backed up every day.
- Monitoring 24/7/365 - We'll setup an automated monitoring system that will notify us (and you) if your application goes down for any reason. A SMS text message is sent to your Flatsourcing sys admin who will work to diagnose the issue and work with you to get it back up ASAP.
- Version Control System - If you don't have a version control system in place, we can get one set up for you. We work with Subversion or Git and will install and train you on the system to ensure proper versioning deployment of code.
- User Support - If desired, we can provide a support manager to respond to support tickets for your users.
- Ongoing Development - When you want to make modifications to your application, we're on call. We can include monthly maintenance hours or bill you at an hourly rate for any work you need.


