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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 wit

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.

filmgirlcw 7y ago
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.
superkuh 7y ago
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.
- slipwalker 7y ago
  just wondering what is your setup for this mailserver ? Which OS, smtpd, IMAPd, etc...
  - superkuh 7y ago
    I followed the general outline of the ispmail tutorials at https://workaround.org/ispmail https://workaround.org/ispmail . Debian based, postfix, dovecot, mysql, postgray (spam mitigation), catchall for the entire domain and only access it from imap clients or ssh'ing in. Doing webmail seemed like too much work to keep things secure. I self signed all my certs since it's just for me and very easy to set up and maintain (unlike letsencrypt over the same time span).
Hamuko 7y ago
Is that $15/year some old offer or is it still available? Not seeing it on the site. Also, how is that block storage so much cheaper than anyone else's?
- Havoc 7y ago
  Their bottom end openvz is 15 bucks. That's probably what he's referring to https://buyvm.net/openvz-vps/ https://buyvm.net/openvz-vps/
0x0000000 7y ago
I've been using BuyVM for about six months, they're the only VPS provider I could find with anycast IP support which is a neat feature to have. I think they're a pretty small operation and in my experience, pretty much all of these low cost VPS providers will terminate if you go a few days overdue on the invoice.

filmgirlcw 7y ago

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.

superkuh 7y ago

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.

slipwalker 7y ago
just wondering what is your setup for this mailserver ? Which OS, smtpd, IMAPd, etc...
- superkuh 7y ago
  I followed the general outline of the ispmail tutorials at https://workaround.org/ispmail https://workaround.org/ispmail . Debian based, postfix, dovecot, mysql, postgray (spam mitigation), catchall for the entire domain and only access it from imap clients or ssh'ing in. Doing webmail seemed like too much work to keep things secure. I self signed all my certs since it's just for me and very easy to set up and maintain (unlike letsencrypt over the same time span).

Hamuko 7y ago

Is that $15/year some old offer or is it still available? Not seeing it on the site. Also, how is that block storage so much cheaper than anyone else's?

Havoc 7y ago
Their bottom end openvz is 15 bucks. That's probably what he's referring to https://buyvm.net/openvz-vps/ https://buyvm.net/openvz-vps/

0x0000000 7y ago

I've been using BuyVM for about six months, they're the only VPS provider I could find with anycast IP support which is a neat feature to have. I think they're a pretty small operation and in my experience, pretty much all of these low cost VPS providers will terminate if you go a few days overdue on the invoice.