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Re: Ask HN: Which VPS hosting do you use?

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Post by migrantgeek »

Having used Linode, SliceHost, and AWS I would say they are all about the same.

I had a severe crash at Linode years ago causing a complete loss of data. They did work with me for days trying to recover the filesystem and I found their support staff knowledgeable and helpful.

I never had problems with SliceHost so I don't know much about their support.

I'm using AWS because a reserved micro instance is super cheap at just under $10 and because I manage a much larger AWS infrastructure at work so it's nice to work with the same APIs for my own stuff and work. I also think the skillset is more transferable if you're learning.

Re: Ask HN: Which VPS hosting do you use?

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Post by oomkiller »

remthename wrote: post #12
tdfx wrote: post #5

I've used SliceHost, Linode, and AWS, as well as some "no-name" providers. Linode is my top pick. I've thought about moving my stuff to AWS (due to the hourly vs monthly billing) multiple times but always ended up staying with Linode.

I should have added this as part of my original question but how easy is it to upgrade your hosting solution. Say I have a 20$ a month one but then one of my websites takes off and I need bigger and better. Is the transition painless?

Linode customer here. It really depends on your architecture, but I'd say it's just as easy to scale at Linode as it is with AWS. You can simply upgrade your linode, but that involves some downtime (depending on how much disk space you used). The other alternative is to setup a separate one then once you have everything switched over shutdown the old one.
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