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Linux boxes via SSH: suspended when disconected

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Re: Linux boxes via SSH: suspended when disconected

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Also many other services that are way cheaper are also charged per hour.

But you cannot suspend these vps so easily and fast. Shellbox.dev aims to be frictionless in that regard

I understand but they cost about the same running full time as the shellbox costs suspended so there's no need to suspend it.

Re: Linux boxes via SSH: suspended when disconected

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One difference other than price is that sprites doesn't seem to use ssh

Also, they cost less than a shellbox when unused (idle), and more when used.

> and more when used.

Sprites pricing is based on usage, not reserved capacity, so depending on what you're doing I think it can actually be cheaper than Shellbox. You'll have to stay below 1GB of memory and have the CPU be mostly idle, which I'm not sure common workloads will.

Re: Linux boxes via SSH: suspended when disconected

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I could imagine using this to access a beefier machine besides my main work computer. But indeed paying for stopped VM is difficult to sell. There was a suggestion to propose pre installed tools in different images which I find a good idea. Otherwise the workflow all by ssh is cool!

Re: Linux boxes via SSH: suspended when disconected

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Nope, unless they changed this recently. It's an ssh-like way to connect and get a console/terminal, but it's not ssh, and there is no transfer capability

How do you upload files to a sprite box then?

https://community.fly.io/t/how-to-upload-and-download-files-...

Re: Linux boxes via SSH: suspended when disconected

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$36/mo for 2/4/50 VPS without public IP... Ok, I get the idea that the service is for non-regular use, but I think even $0.005 per hour ($3.6/mo) of suspended state is too expensive. The same config in Hetzner is just $4.09/mo for 24/7 working VPS with public IPv4 address

Hi, That is a good point actually. The suspended price has to be significantly lower than the alternative. I'll revise it. Still, there is the advantage of simplicity not having to deal with the web console etc. Some people may enjoy this

Why would I need to suspend a machine other than saving cost? Until your rare is SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper, I just go to Hetzner and let it run.

Re: Linux boxes via SSH: suspended when disconected

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I was born in Argentina, so technically American, yes ;)

Weird fun fact (as an Argentinian who went to school in England for a few years): in English-speaking countries, America is not a continent in the same way as in Spanish. In English they have two continents: South America and North America. So the word "American" in English does not mean the same as "Americano" in Spanish. There's really no natural word in English to refer to someone from "El continente Americano", b…

That sounded fascinating as a rather large difference in world view stemming only from using different languages.

It turns out that there are various models for the number of continents, and that is (phew) known in Spanish, too. See the Wikipedia page [1] (link to Spanish version) for instance. This is for European Spanish though, but I couldn't find a version of the page in es-AR.

[1]: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continente#Modelos_continental...

Re: Linux boxes via SSH: suspended when disconected

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post #17

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I was born in Argentina, so technically American, yes ;)

Weird fun fact (as an Argentinian who went to school in England for a few years): in English-speaking countries, America is not a continent in the same way as in Spanish. In English they have two continents: South America and North America. So the word "American" in English does not mean the same as "Americano" in Spanish. There's really no natural word in English to refer to someone from "El continente Americano", b…

I think "the Americas" means the continent(s), and America (to some extent) can mean either but it would feel more like something used as a gotcha at a pub quiz.

You're definitely right about there not being a word for someone from that continent though.

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