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I feel like I have to ask: where are you getting a server that'll run arbitrary erlang code for 2 bucks a month? The absolute cheapest I've seen seems to be 5,

I feel like I have to ask: where are you getting a server that'll run arbitrary erlang code for 2 bucks a month? The absolute cheapest I've seen seems to be 5, from digitalocean/linode

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brobinson 6y ago
Vultr has $2.50/mo USD VPS if you're okay with ipv6-only... that's the lowest I've ever come across.
- Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
  See IONOS, I provided a link in a reply to parent comment.
  - brobinson 6y ago
    This is cool, thanks!
johndough 6y ago
There are a few websites which aggregate VPS offers, for example https://lowendbox.com/ https://lowendbox.com/ or https://lowendstock.com/ https://lowendstock.com/ However, you usually get what you pay for, so be prepared for - long and frequent server outages - tech support which takes weeks to respond or no tech support at all - IP changes without warning - system images which have last been updated 5 years ago - machines which simply fail to reboot - retroactive contract changes, e.g. introduction of a "maintenance fee" for already paid services (cloudatcost) - customer support logging in as root into your machine from Indian IP addresses and changing random system settings But if you are not concerned about the privacy, integrity or availability of your services, you can often find offers for about $1 per month.
- ricardo81 6y ago
  Fair warning you've posted, I'd say with a caveat some of the cheap ones are good enough. There's also a community that [0] splintered off the ones you mentioned that are not ColoCrossing centric unlike LET/LEB. I'd bought hundreds of servers there over the years (with cost being a main factor) and it tended to be the Colocrossing ones that'd be volatile or not last your entire billing period. For specific servers/recommendations, I have a few servers with Ramnode (might be a grandfathered service) for $15/y. There are a bunch of good providers in that price range but without knowledge of them they can be hit and miss and for the most part makes it worthwhile paying more to worry less about it. [0] https://talk.lowendspirit.com/ https://talk.lowendspirit.com/
calpaterson 6y ago
Hetzner and a few others will go a bit cheaper than DigitalOcean. Scaleway used to but have hiked prices of their cheapest instance.
Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
I'm running a $2/month xmpp server on IONOS [1], so far didn't have a single outage. However, they can slap 20% vat tax above that if you are in certain jurisdictions, making it $2.40 for EU customers. [1]: https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps#packages https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps#packages
robert_foss 6y ago
Scalewsy Stardust instances are 1.9Eur/m. https://www.scaleway.com/en/stardust-instances/ https://www.scaleway.com/en/stardust-instances/
- miyuru 6y ago
  IPv6 only is even cheaper at 0.3 euro per month.
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I feel like I have to ask: where are you getting a server that'll run arbitrary erlang code for 2 bucks a month? The absolute cheapest I've seen seems to be 5, from digitalocean/linode

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brobinson 6y ago

Vultr has $2.50/mo USD VPS if you're okay with ipv6-only... that's the lowest I've ever come across.

Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
See IONOS, I provided a link in a reply to parent comment.
- brobinson 6y ago
  This is cool, thanks!

johndough 6y ago

There are a few websites which aggregate VPS offers, for example https://lowendbox.com/ https://lowendbox.com/ or https://lowendstock.com/ https://lowendstock.com/ However, you usually get what you pay for, so be prepared for - long and frequent server outages - tech support which takes weeks to respond or no tech support at all - IP changes without warning - system images which have last been updated 5 years ago - machines which simply fail to reboot - retroactive contract changes, e.g. introduction of a "maintenance fee" for already paid services (cloudatcost) - customer support logging in as root into your machine from Indian IP addresses and changing random system settings But if you are not concerned about the privacy, integrity or availability of your services, you can often find offers for about $1 per month.

ricardo81 6y ago
Fair warning you've posted, I'd say with a caveat some of the cheap ones are good enough. There's also a community that [0] splintered off the ones you mentioned that are not ColoCrossing centric unlike LET/LEB. I'd bought hundreds of servers there over the years (with cost being a main factor) and it tended to be the Colocrossing ones that'd be volatile or not last your entire billing period. For specific servers/recommendations, I have a few servers with Ramnode (might be a grandfathered service) for $15/y. There are a bunch of good providers in that price range but without knowledge of them they can be hit and miss and for the most part makes it worthwhile paying more to worry less about it. [0] https://talk.lowendspirit.com/ https://talk.lowendspirit.com/

calpaterson 6y ago

Hetzner and a few others will go a bit cheaper than DigitalOcean. Scaleway used to but have hiked prices of their cheapest instance.

Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago

I'm running a $2/month xmpp server on IONOS [1], so far didn't have a single outage. However, they can slap 20% vat tax above that if you are in certain jurisdictions, making it $2.40 for EU customers. [1]: https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps#packages https://www.ionos.com/servers/vps#packages

robert_foss 6y ago

Scalewsy Stardust instances are 1.9Eur/m. https://www.scaleway.com/en/stardust-instances/ https://www.scaleway.com/en/stardust-instances/

miyuru 6y ago
IPv6 only is even cheaper at 0.3 euro per month.

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