Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by BorisMelnik » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 5:28 AM UTC

haidrali wrote: post #9

digital ocean

for a dedicated?

Re: Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by Cort3z » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 8:54 AM UTC

Check out serverbear.com. They have a really nice overview over most (all?) server providers, their price, IOPS, UnixBench and more. Helped me a lot when choosing servers :) (There is a tab so you only see dedicated servers)

Re: Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by atmosx » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 10:33 AM UTC

I'm with TransIP but I'd jump to Digital Ocean if I didn't had a fairly complex FreeBSD setup.

NOTE: Sorry I kinda misread, wasn't talking about dedicated, was talking (personal) VPS.

Re: Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by alltakendamned » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 11:05 AM UTC

Hetzner for a long time. Experienced nothing out of the ordinary. I'm content.

Re: Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by breakingcups » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 11:19 AM UTC

I'm with Hetzner, although I'm also considering online.net[0]

No complaints with Hetzner thus far. Support is okay.

0. https://www.online.net/en/dedicated-server

Re: Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by tdobson » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 3:54 PM UTC

Hey Sam, I work for http://bytemark.co.uk

What are you trying to do? What's it for?

There's a whole bunch of pros and cons to dedicated servers, bang for buck, uptime, customer service, networking...

If you explain what you're planning on using it for, I might be able to tailor some suggestions as to what might suit you best - always happy to offer helpful suggestions - even if it's not about our products.

Re: Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by dataminer » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 6:03 PM UTC

samsheen wrote: post #6

dataminer wrote: post #5

Hetzner 4 years, no major issues yet, good support, reliable servers Online.net 1 year, no major issues yet, reliable hardware, support a bit slow

Thanks for your reply. I am definitely leaning towards Hetzner. Are you concerned about the DDoS issue? (related to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6577465 )

My suggestion would be to first launch your service and then worry about any other issues. Automate provisioning of your servers, so you can migrate to other providers if you have any issues. I would recommend Ansible or Chef for automation.

Re: Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by flippant » Thu, Apr 16, 2015, 6:29 PM UTC

eip wrote: post #8

soyoustart.com

Is it supposed to be somewhere in between OVH and Kimsufi in terms of service?