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Would a Linode VPS be much different than an Amazon instance to host a couple of projects without traffic? I've been thinking about getting something more "pro
by Timothee 16y ago
Would a Linode VPS be much different than an Amazon instance to host a couple of projects without traffic?
I've been thinking about getting something more "proper" than the GoDaddy plan I've been barely using for a couple of years, and was looking at getting a micro instance with Amazon. A reserved micro instance is only $54/year. I've seen Linode mentioned often but I'm wondering if the $240/year are worth it compared to what I would learn using an Amazon instance.
- loire280 16y agoReserving a micro instance only means that you get discounted usage hourly usage of that instance. You have to pay usage fees on top of that. By my math, 24 hours * 365 days * $.007 per usage hour (VA datacenter) = $61.32 in usage fees. Don't forget the cost of elastic block storage, too, especially if you're going to save snapshots. A full-time micro instance will cost ~$150/yr. AWS pricing can be complicated, so make sure you read: http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/purchasing-options/ http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/purchasing-options/ http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/ http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/
- Timothee 16y agoOh I see. I figured my number might be a bit misinformed. Yeah, AWS pricing is not simple and I'm not surprised I forgot storage and other things... Thanks for the reply!
- gexla 16y agoMicro instances are good for certain things, but I wouldn't want to use one for general purposes. I'm not a guru with server performance, but the micro instances seemed very poor. In my case, compiling from source seemed to always take way longer on an Amazon micro instance compared to a VPS with pretty much any other provider.