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Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by samsheen »

I am looking at setting up a dedicated server, but am having a hard time figuring out which one.

Hetzner seems the best when it comes to bang for the buck, but should I be concerned about the DDOS issues?

Any recommendations for other providers from HN members? Any Gotchas that I should be careful about?

I'd be great if you could list down the provider you currently use or have used in the past (with price and specs if possible) along with your experience.

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Post by czbond »

So you're in Europe/Germany? I've used AWS, Softlayer, Firehost, etc - and my thoughts are: - If you have a small team, and will use the services, AWS can be great. It can become expensive. But many people don't realize the cost actually defers the need for some DevOps team members. Performance of EC2 hosts can be middle of the road at times compared to Softlayer, or pure metal. I love their HighAvailability, and many of their offerings, and security that comes "for free". - SoftLayer is fantastic. They don't have as many SaaS (eg: SQS, SNS, RDS) offerings - so you will build more of your own services and be responsible for uptime, etc. I love their performance. - FireHost is what you want if you're taking care of a very financially at-risk product. It is expensive, but you won't be hacked unless it's on your own stupidity.

Re: Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by samsheen »

czbond wrote: post #3

So you're in Europe/Germany? I've used AWS, Softlayer, Firehost, etc - and my thoughts are: - If you have a small team, and will use the services, AWS can be great. It can become expensive. But many people don't realize the cost actually defers the need for some DevOps team members. Performance of EC2 hosts can be middle of the road at times compared to Softlayer, or pure metal. I love their HighAvailability, and man…

Thanks for the reply. I'm fine with any location for the server. Right now, just looking at keeping the costs down.

Re: Ask HN: Which dedicated server provider do you currently use?

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Post by samsheen »

dataminer wrote: post #5

Hetzner 4 years, no major issues yet, good support, reliable servers Online.net 1 year, no major issues yet, reliable hardware, support a bit slow

Thanks for your reply. I am definitely leaning towards Hetzner. Are you concerned about the DDoS issue? (related to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6577465)
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