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Hetzner switches to new billing model

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Re: Hetzner switches to new billing model

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Post by pretext-1 »

mikkom wrote: post #17

I have a dedicated server in Hetzner and I don't understand what this means. How do they decide when the server is "used"? Based on CPU allocation? SSH sessions? HTTP traffic? Power? It's easy to shut down virtual servers and continue from the same position. It's not that easy to do the same for servers. The linked page is very unclear about this.

„Used“ means as long as you rent them / as long as they’re assigned to your account / as long as you have access. Dedicated servers are physical objects in the real world, contrary to virtual servers they don’t stop „to exist“ just because they’re no longer yours.

Previously you could only rent physical servers for an entire month. If you’re doing this the price is still the same. But going forward it will be possible to rent for a portion of the month only (x amount of hours).

Re: Hetzner switches to new billing model

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Post by c0balt »

mikkom wrote: post #17

I have a dedicated server in Hetzner and I don't understand what this means. How do they decide when the server is "used"? Based on CPU allocation? SSH sessions? HTTP traffic? Power? It's easy to shut down virtual servers and continue from the same position. It's not that easy to do the same for servers. The linked page is very unclear about this.

If I understand correctly your cost will stay the same. The bill for march might be a bit different but the total cost should be identical. Their usage will also stay the same-ish with usage = allocation for CPUS, Ram and storage.

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Post by shortlived »

CoolCold wrote: post #15
willcodeforfoo wrote: post #12

Last time I checked, Hetzner doesn’t have any dedicated offerings in the US, only cloud, is this still the case?

Still the case, right

Any recommendation for a provider with dedicated servers in the US?

I’m with a provider now who is phasing them out.

Re: Hetzner switches to new billing model

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Post by lovegrenoble »

I've heard that Hetzner is a good provider, so I want to buy a cheap unmanaged VPS server in the USA. But can not find any mention about VPS. Any help, please?

Just need to replace this one (the same bad story $$$ as Netlify recently): https://www.leaseweb.com/fr/cloud/virtual-server

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Post by mglz »

lovegrenoble wrote: post #24

I've heard that Hetzner is a good provider, so I want to buy a cheap unmanaged VPS server in the USA. But can not find any mention about VPS. Any help, please? Just need to replace this one (the same bad story $$$ as Netlify recently): https://www.leaseweb.com/fr/cloud/virtual-server

Managed virtual servers are available here: https://www.hetzner.com/managed-server/

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Post by edm0nd »

lovegrenoble wrote: post #24

I've heard that Hetzner is a good provider, so I want to buy a cheap unmanaged VPS server in the USA. But can not find any mention about VPS. Any help, please? Just need to replace this one (the same bad story $$$ as Netlify recently): https://www.leaseweb.com/fr/cloud/virtual-server

Just use DigitalOcean. Easy setup and very cheap VPS options.

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Post by [deleted] »

lovegrenoble wrote: post #24

I've heard that Hetzner is a good provider, so I want to buy a cheap unmanaged VPS server in the USA. But can not find any mention about VPS. Any help, please? Just need to replace this one (the same bad story $$$ as Netlify recently): https://www.leaseweb.com/fr/cloud/virtual-server

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Post by Sebb767 »

lovegrenoble wrote: post #24

I've heard that Hetzner is a good provider, so I want to buy a cheap unmanaged VPS server in the USA. But can not find any mention about VPS. Any help, please? Just need to replace this one (the same bad story $$$ as Netlify recently): https://www.leaseweb.com/fr/cloud/virtual-server

You're looking for the cloud servers: https://www.hetzner.com/cloud/

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Post by treffer »

lovegrenoble wrote: post #24

I've heard that Hetzner is a good provider, so I want to buy a cheap unmanaged VPS server in the USA. But can not find any mention about VPS. Any help, please? Just need to replace this one (the same bad story $$$ as Netlify recently): https://www.leaseweb.com/fr/cloud/virtual-server

Virtual private server == anything that is not a whole machine, usually referring to small VMs.

In hetzner speak you want a "shared vCPU server".

That's roughly what others offer as VPS, just more clearly spelled out (IMHO). You get fractional CPU usage that should be burstable and roundabout one core.

Re: Hetzner switches to new billing model

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Post by TheNorthman »

shortlived wrote: post #23
CoolCold wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Still the case, right

Any recommendation for a provider with dedicated servers in the US? I’m with a provider now who is phasing them out.

OVH have some in the US. I've only had good experiences with them. I like Server Hunter to get a general overview:

https://www.serverhunter.com/#query=product_type%3Adedicated...

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