Low-Cost VPS Testing

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Post by Cyberdog » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 8:49 PM UTC

Re: Low-Cost VPS Testing

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Post by juskrey » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 9:24 PM UTC

Well, nowadays all of them are just fine when you install OS and run several tests. Problems handling is what really matters.

Re: Low-Cost VPS Testing

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Post by asdkhadsj » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 9:29 PM UTC

I can't wait for PaaS prices to drop. I know they'll always be relatively expensive, but I'm primarily a dev (not ops) and I don't have the time nor desire to manage my own servers securely.

Heroku lately has seemed a tempting offer, assuming I can run my apps on it (Rust based), but at $7/m for little side projects it felt.. expensive for a no user side project. They can add up. A $5/m DO box can host quite a few apps in containers, by comparison.

Perhaps Serverless would be a great playground for low/no traffic apps, but I've not gotten into serverless much.

Re: Low-Cost VPS Testing

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Post by amatecha » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 9:30 PM UTC

I've used BuyVM for years and they are quite reliable. Though, I had one VPS terminated (including all data wiped) because I didn't pay the monthly invoice within 1 week of the due date. They have one of the most strict timelines on invoices I've ever seen for a web service:

4,2,4 - Unpaid services will be suspended four days past the due date on the service.

4,2,5 - Unpaid services will be terminated seven days past the due date on the service.

That said, the $15/year package is a super excellent deal for a basic VPS and I've never had any technical issues.

Re: Low-Cost VPS Testing

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Post by benbristow » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 9:34 PM UTC

Been using DigitalOcean for a while now with a Dokku setup and running multiple sites/apps on it.

Excellent uptime and very good connectivity, great interface and the pricing is very fair. Even moved a client to them with no real issues.

Would definitely recommend for a developer looking to get themselves online with a limited budget.

Re: Low-Cost VPS Testing

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Post by filmgirlcw » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 9:36 PM UTC

amatecha wrote: post #4

I've used BuyVM for years and they are quite reliable. Though, I had one VPS terminated (including all data wiped) because I didn't pay the monthly invoice within 1 week of the due date. They have one of the most strict timelines on invoices I've ever seen for a web service: 4,2,4 - Unpaid services will be suspended four days past the due date on the service. 4,2,5 - Unpaid services will be terminated seven days past…

I have had the same experience. Used them on and off for years and really like the service, especially for the cost. Just be sure to set a reminder to pay the invoice because they don’t do recurring billing (or at least didn’t last time I used them), and is you don’t pay your stuff is terminated.

Great team tho and always very receptive in IRC.

Re: Low-Cost VPS Testing

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Post by tyingq » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 9:37 PM UTC

asdkhadsj wrote: post #3

I can't wait for PaaS prices to drop. I know they'll always be relatively expensive, but I'm primarily a dev (not ops) and I don't have the time nor desire to manage my own servers securely. Heroku lately has seemed a tempting offer, assuming I can run my apps on it (Rust based) , but at $7/m for little side projects it felt.. expensive for a no user side project. They can add up. A $5/m DO box can host quite a few a…

Maybe openfaas, kubeless, or knative on DigitalOcean's managed K8S? Note that Linode has managed K8S in beta now, so there's another cheap K8S option.

Re: Low-Cost VPS Testing

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Post by superkuh » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 9:42 PM UTC

amatecha wrote: post #4

I've used BuyVM for years and they are quite reliable. Though, I had one VPS terminated (including all data wiped) because I didn't pay the monthly invoice within 1 week of the due date. They have one of the most strict timelines on invoices I've ever seen for a web service: 4,2,4 - Unpaid services will be suspended four days past the due date on the service. 4,2,5 - Unpaid services will be terminated seven days past…

I've been with them for my private mailserver VPS for ~7 years now and the support in IRC and via the ticketing system has always been fast and friendly. The author talks about the KVM/slice setup in the post but they're still dilligently running all the openvz from legacy contracts. You can count on them being around years from now.

Re: Low-Cost VPS Testing

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Post by rcarmo » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 9:45 PM UTC

asdkhadsj wrote: post #3

I can't wait for PaaS prices to drop. I know they'll always be relatively expensive, but I'm primarily a dev (not ops) and I don't have the time nor desire to manage my own servers securely. Heroku lately has seemed a tempting offer, assuming I can run my apps on it (Rust based) , but at $7/m for little side projects it felt.. expensive for a no user side project. They can add up. A $5/m DO box can host quite a few a…

If you feel like contributing Rust support to https://github.com/piku, it would be great. ;)

Re: Low-Cost VPS Testing

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Post by Hamuko » Fri, Dec 06, 2019, 9:49 PM UTC

tyingq wrote: post #7

asdkhadsj wrote: post #3

I can't wait for PaaS prices to drop. I know they'll always be relatively expensive, but I'm primarily a dev (not ops) and I don't have the time nor desire to manage my own servers securely. Heroku lately has seemed a tempting offer, assuming I can run my apps on it (Rust based) , but at $7/m for little side projects it felt.. expensive for a no user side project. They can add up. A $5/m DO box can host quite a few a…

Maybe openfaas, kubeless, or knative on DigitalOcean's managed K8S? Note that Linode has managed K8S in beta now, so there's another cheap K8S option.

Isn't that even more expensive? DO advertises it as "as little as $10 per month".