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Using this for a remote backup server would be cool. Start the server, copy over backup, take their "storage snapshot", and turn off the server. Lets do some n

Using this for a remote backup server would be cool. Start the server, copy over backup, take their "storage snapshot", and turn off the server. Lets do some napkin math: (In USD) - $0.01/hr USD - 10hr of backups each day (Heavy Usage) - 10 cents/day, $3/month, $36/year You can also take snapshots. So that's extra cool. Edit: Calculations for 150GB storage instances: - €0.01/hr (@ 150GB of storage) - 20hr of backups each day (Heavy Usage and more data transferred) - $0.24/day, $7.27/month, $87.29/year Just did these for my own needs so thought everyone else might enjoy having them too.

hanoz 11y ago
> take their "storage snapshot", and turn off the server Or rather, turn off the server and then take the storage snapshot, which is the order you have to do it. And you have to snapshot and reincarnate just in order to attach or detach a volume, which means adding some more storage space requires several hours downtime, which is a nuisance. Although apart from that, I have found them very good.
- gravypod 11y ago
  For this usecase several hours of downtime is not much of a problem. In fact, the server will be off for more time then it's not. If you want to upgrade: wait until the backups are done and you should have 12hr till your next backup. I'd hope that's more than enough time to expand a snapshot. Also, how does pricing work for hourly servers? Is it still a quid a month?
wyldfire 11y ago
I don't think that's right if there's really a fixed cost per each snapshot. The website says this in the pricing FAQ: > Each snapshot is billed €0.50 per creation and €0.002 per 50GB/h up to 500 continuous hours. Why is the snapshot billed per-rate instead of per-time or per-capacity?
- gravypod 11y ago
  I think there is a cost for the initial provisioning, not for loading the snapshot each time. I might be wrong though.

hanoz 11y ago

> take their "storage snapshot", and turn off the server Or rather, turn off the server and then take the storage snapshot, which is the order you have to do it. And you have to snapshot and reincarnate just in order to attach or detach a volume, which means adding some more storage space requires several hours downtime, which is a nuisance. Although apart from that, I have found them very good.

gravypod 11y ago
For this usecase several hours of downtime is not much of a problem. In fact, the server will be off for more time then it's not. If you want to upgrade: wait until the backups are done and you should have 12hr till your next backup. I'd hope that's more than enough time to expand a snapshot. Also, how does pricing work for hourly servers? Is it still a quid a month?

wyldfire 11y ago

I don't think that's right if there's really a fixed cost per each snapshot. The website says this in the pricing FAQ: > Each snapshot is billed €0.50 per creation and €0.002 per 50GB/h up to 500 continuous hours. Why is the snapshot billed per-rate instead of per-time or per-capacity?

gravypod 11y ago
I think there is a cost for the initial provisioning, not for loading the snapshot each time. I might be wrong though.