Github let's you host static pages for free. Mega gives you 50GB free storage. Amazon EC2 has a nano option that costs very little.
Ask HN: Cheap dedicated hosting options for side projects
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Re: Ask HN: Cheap dedicated hosting options for side projects
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have the same issue. Running a Plex server (~6TB) at home, and thinking I need to put my media in a more accessible location. Are you using Amazon Drive as the one true source and syncing it locally to use with your Plex Server? Or are you pulling/streaming directly from ACD?
Please keep in mind that Amazon is running a variant of content-id and may mistakenly think that your files are infringing someones rights: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/4j7wex/any_plex_users... https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/4j5fsi/after_s...
As I mentioned in another comment, you can avoid all that by using encfs, which encrypts the files before they ever reach amazon.
Edit: Just read the first reddit post. I call BS on anyone using encfs consistently and receiving a legitimate email from Amazon. Unless they've broken strong encryption, there's just no way.
Re: Ask HN: Cheap dedicated hosting options for side projects
#83I use and recommend both OVH and Hetzner.
Re: Ask HN: Cheap dedicated hosting options for side projects
#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
maybe you guys are using Plex for nothing but family vacation videos and publicly licensed content; but, no way in hell I would use 3rd party storage for my plex setup. On the otherhand, that's a kickass storage setup though.
I use encfs on top of all of that, which means there's no possible way for Amazon to see my files.
Do you have any thoughts on encfs vs. duplicity? http://duplicity.nongnu.org/
Re: Ask HN: Cheap dedicated hosting options for side projects
#85Re: Ask HN: Cheap dedicated hosting options for side projects
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have the same issue. Running a Plex server (~6TB) at home, and thinking I need to put my media in a more accessible location. Are you using Amazon Drive as the one true source and syncing it locally to use with your Plex Server? Or are you pulling/streaming directly from ACD?
Fyi, you might want to check this out (scroll to the bottom and start with the first post): https://amc.ovh/
exactly what i needed.
Re: Ask HN: Cheap dedicated hosting options for side projects
#87Here's an option you might not have considered, but might be applicable, depending on the read/write speeds you need from those hundreds of gigabytes of data. Amazon has cloud drive, which costs something like 50 bucks a year, and has unlimited storage. The neat thing is someone created a FUSE file system called acd_cli that allows you to use the cloud drive as if it were a normal hard drive. The speeds aren't too sh…
maybe you guys are using Plex for nothing but family vacation videos and publicly licensed content; but, no way in hell I would use 3rd party storage for my plex setup. On the otherhand, that's a kickass storage setup though.
Just family home videos for me ;)
Re: Ask HN: Cheap dedicated hosting options for side projects
#88I've been quite happy with Delimiter [1]. Cheap, but relatively beefy dedicated servers and S3-compatible object storage. You can use promo code B6NFT66YU7ZN to get 6% off in perpetuity (disclaimer: that's my affiliate code). [1] https://www.delimiter.com
Something to know about before going with delimiter – https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/4hx9w4/eve_online...
Re: Ask HN: Cheap dedicated hosting options for side projects
#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
I use encfs on top of all of that, which means there's no possible way for Amazon to see my files.
Do you have any thoughts on encfs vs. duplicity? http://duplicity.nongnu.org/
They serve different purposes, and I actually use both for different reasons. Encfs is seamless, it's encryption that doesn't impede normal operations. You can just mount it and you're off to the races.
Duplicity on the other hand is a backup solution. I use it to back up my mail server to S3. It's super handy for that, but it really couldn't be used with plex seamlessly like encfs could be.
Re: Ask HN: Cheap dedicated hosting options for side projects
#90FYI, DigitalOcean is rolling out expandable block storage summer 2016 (so any day now), so that might be a good way to go. Not a lot of information, but keep an eye on https://www.digitalocean.com/features/storage/. You may be able to ask support to manually add you to the beta if you need it right now. DigitalOcean is really good about going out of their way to win your business. Full disclosure: I have no relationship to DO other than being a happy customer.
If you're looking at mostly static assets though, why not just upload them to S3 and serve them directly from there (or via a Cloudfront distribution)? EC2 boxes are fairly inexpensive as well, and there's all kind of automation tools for provisioning your AWS resources + configuring them.