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European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Re: European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Post by corford »

meskyanichi wrote: post #73
ashleyw wrote: post #38

Their VPS service looks fantastic also: http://www.hetzner.de/en/hosting/produktmatrix_vserver/vserv... Their 2GB plan is 3x cheaper than Linode…and you get over 4x the data transfer! Does anyone know how the performance compares?

You could also just get a dedicated server with a good chunk of ram. Say, 32gb or the new 64gb one. Then install XEN or KVM on it and run your own VPS farm instead. It'll save you $800-1600 USD/month in the long-run once you fill up the whole box with VPSs. Another thing to note is that the new 64gb instance trucks a hexacore (6) core CPU and includes hyper-threading. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this…

What happens when the host box dies? If you build in redundancy, the costs start spiralling quite quickly...

Re: European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Post by ksajadi »

jakeonthemove wrote: post #83
ksajadi wrote: post #45

If it is possible to run a hosting service as cheap as this, why is there none like it in the US? I thought the labour, tax and VAT costs in Germany should make it less competitive but this is just way cheaper than anything you can find in the US. Does anyone know of any similar offerings in the States?

Yes, 1and1 - they offer pretty much everything Hetzner has and more (250 GB free backup, unlimited 100 Mbps traffic, which is about 30 TB per month if I'm not mistaken, and fully automated OS recovery and reinstallation, as well as serial console, which is basically KVM-over-IP. Their tech support is pathetic though, and the worst thing is that it takes them quite a while if any hardware fails - you could be out for…

So far as I know, 1and1 is also German (they might have data centres in the US though) and their prices (as of now) are not competitive with Hetzner. Look at http://www.1and1.com/ServerPremiumXL?__lf=Static&__sendi...

Re: European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Post by abhaga »

irahul wrote: post #86

I have a question. Do they always ask for passport scan and credit card photograph, or I fall under some special category which makes me suspicious? Going by the rave reviews, I ordered the 512 MB vps to evaluate, and was greeted by an email asking for my passport and credit card photograph. I don't feel like doing business with them anymore. I am a bit uncomfortable about sharing my credit card info. But since I alr…

I am from India, have a server with them and was not asked for any documentation. May be it is a recent change.

Given that you pay for the server in advance, a VPS is essentially zero risk for them. I am also surprised by this requirement.

Re: European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Post by toenail »

mrspandex wrote: post #77

Are there legal issues to think about when storing data on German servers?

You can't distribute Nazi materials or ideology. Free speech is also limited, you can't just defame people. Also as a german business owner you are required to have an imprint with some specific info, no idea how this is for foreigners.

Re: European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Post by rmoriz »

swombat wrote: post #98

Totally random off the cuff... I've been fighting with an EX 4S server for the last week, trying to set up Xen under Debian Squeeze... anyone got some rock-solid instructions which they know work? I've tried both my own recipes and various tutorials on the web, but so far no luck. I managed to get Xen sort of working at one point, but then the networking wasn't working. I'm about ready to start throwing things out th…

depends if you bought extra IPs (up to 4) or a whole subnet? There are some tutorials by customers on how to setup routing at http://wiki.hetzner.de/

Re: European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Post by nolok »

ceejayoz wrote: post #88
meskyanichi wrote: post #63

Purchased an EX 4S (32gb ram non-ecc) the other day from Hetzner, been running extremely smooth. They got it rigged up in about 2-4 hours. Installed Xen to run my own little VPS farm and it's dirt cheap compared to all the VPS providers out there, and more performant as well since you actually own the underlying hardware. Just noticed they also added "1 Gigabit-Port" under "Additional Options" at only 39 EUR, along w…

> Of course it has it's downsides compared to S3 but when you compare pricing in "TB" to S3, you'll see how redonk the S3 pricing is. Remember, comparing "x TB of storage" to S3 is silly. S3 is designed to replicate your file to multiple datacenters (their site promises ELEVEN nines of durability!), provides things like a BitTorrent tracker for your files, etc.

Unless I'm mistaken he is not comparing TB of storage, but TB of bandwith used.

Re: European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Post by givanfp »

swombat wrote: post #98

Totally random off the cuff... I've been fighting with an EX 4S server for the last week, trying to set up Xen under Debian Squeeze... anyone got some rock-solid instructions which they know work? I've tried both my own recipes and various tutorials on the web, but so far no luck. I managed to get Xen sort of working at one point, but then the networking wasn't working. I'm about ready to start throwing things out th…

Do you need debian? If not, 1 - Ask for a LARA install of Xen Server (20€ IIRC). 2 - Request an additional IP with MAC address 3 - Change the MAC address of your VM on XenCenter

Re: European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Post by jakeonthemove »

ksajadi wrote: post #102
jakeonthemove wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, 1and1 - they offer pretty much everything Hetzner has and more (250 GB free backup, unlimited 100 Mbps traffic, which is about 30 TB per month if I'm not mistaken, and fully automated OS recovery and reinstallation, as well as serial console, which is basically KVM-over-IP. Their tech support is pathetic though, and the worst thing is that it takes them quite a while if any hardware fails - you could be out for…

So far as I know, 1and1 is also German (they might have data centres in the US though) and their prices (as of now) are not competitive with Hetzner. Look at http://www.1and1.com/ServerPremiumXL?__lf=Static&__sendi...

Yes, they're owned by a German company, which is interesting. They are the cheapest in the US/Canada, though, and the hardware is pretty high quality...

Re: European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Post by [deleted] »

ksajadi wrote: post #102
jakeonthemove wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, 1and1 - they offer pretty much everything Hetzner has and more (250 GB free backup, unlimited 100 Mbps traffic, which is about 30 TB per month if I'm not mistaken, and fully automated OS recovery and reinstallation, as well as serial console, which is basically KVM-over-IP. Their tech support is pathetic though, and the worst thing is that it takes them quite a while if any hardware fails - you could be out for…

So far as I know, 1and1 is also German (they might have data centres in the US though) and their prices (as of now) are not competitive with Hetzner. Look at http://www.1and1.com/ServerPremiumXL?__lf=Static&__sendi...

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Re: European server provider Hetzner now offers a 64GB RAM box for 109€/mon

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Post by runako »

rmoriz wrote: post #11
nolok wrote: post #7

Can somebody tell me why the EX 4S costs the same as EX 5 ? I feel like the 4S is actually superior, but I'm no expert.

EX 5 has a lower setup fee. Some people want to save once and pay more... (I don't understand those folks) The EX5 is the last one with the old-gen CPU and was kept because in the early days of the i7-2600 it was too expensive to offer high-ram servers like the 4S (which was introduced months later)

>> EX 5 has a lower setup fee. Some people want to save once and pay more... (I don't understand those folks)

This seems prudent when going with a new vendor. Reduce financial risk until you gain trust.

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