Ask HN: What server host do you use for your personal projects?

#1

Post by simpleintheory » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 12:25 PM UTC

My VPS host is currently experiencing an outage that’s not even listed on the status page, and I’m starting to look at better options. Recommendations?

I’m on the east coast, but suggestions for other regions are appreciated too.

Re: Ask HN: What server host do you use for your personal projects?

#2

Post by stop50 » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 12:32 PM UTC

I use netcup.probably not the cheapest, but i like it there.uptime in my history has been better than expected.

Re: Ask HN: What server host do you use for your personal projects?

#3

Post by stop50 » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 12:35 PM UTC

stop50 wrote: post #2

I use netcup.probably not the cheapest, but i like it there.uptime in my history has been better than expected.

the biggest problem i had were forgotten redirections(somebody forgot to remove the records of an domain they didn't use anymore)

Re: Ask HN: What server host do you use for your personal projects?

#4

Post by TacticalCoder » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 12:40 PM UTC

OVH of course. Hetzner is a name that comes up often too.

Note that you can have a dedicated server, not just a VPS, for as cheap as 5 EUR / month (and you can go up to insanely powerful stuff with bandwidth and CPU power sufficient for 99.99% of all the SMEs in the world at a fraction of the price of cloud offerings). They automatically come with quite beefy DoS protection too.

These are remotely controlled: you can re-install another Linux distro in minutes. You can also boot to a Web console. I precise this because any time these names comes up some comments here invariably explaining that "I don't have the time to assemble a server" or "I don't have the time to drive to the datacenter to fix a failed machine" etc.

We're talking about companies managing hundreds of thousands of servers (since decades now?). They know what they are doing.

Re: Ask HN: What server host do you use for your personal projects?

#5

Post by cloudking » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 12:43 PM UTC

Digital Ocean droplets start at $4 USD/month and super reliable. https://www.digitalocean.com/products/droplets

Re: Ask HN: What server host do you use for your personal projects?

#6

Post by dtagames » Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 1:15 PM UTC

cloudking wrote: post #5

Digital Ocean droplets start at $4 USD/month and super reliable. https://www.digitalocean.com/products/droplets

Seconded.