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We're renting bare metal servers from Hetzner. It's multiple times cheaper than AWS. We have lots of data, and to handle it with no problems our DB server has 5

by murkt 6y ago

We're renting bare metal servers from Hetzner. It's multiple times cheaper than AWS. We have lots of data, and to handle it with no problems our DB server has 512 GB of RAM and 24 cores (AMD EPYC). How much does it cost to have a comparable server on AWS? More than $2k per month, last time I checked. We bootstrapped the startup and I'm based in a much cheaper area than SF or NY (Eastern Europe, actually). I can hire a decent developer here for $2k per month.

harpratap 6y ago
Okay so you're still using Cloud service but with a different layer of abstraction. It's not the same as on-prem Bare metal which usually people refer to as "not using cloud"
- murkt 6y ago
  Yep, I haven't said I'm "not using cloud", I said I don't use Heroku or AWS because they're expensive.
- ddorian43 6y ago
  There are options in the middle of "shared hosting" & "build your own cpu".
ddorian43 6y ago
Can you share your company ?
- murkt 6y ago
  I've sent you an email to the contacts in your profile.