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AWS Lightsail. Linode and DO are not cheaper. Seriously, compare the prices for yourself [0][1][2]. Linode and DO seem to have a reputation of being cheaper opt

AWS Lightsail. Linode and DO are not cheaper. Seriously, compare the prices for yourself [0][1][2]. Linode and DO seem to have a reputation of being cheaper options, but they're not, and AWS isn't going to jerk you around with small-hoster issues like Linode and DO have been known to. [0] https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/ https://aws.amazon.com/lightsail/pricing/ [1] https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing [2] https://www.linode.com/pricing/ https://www.linode.com/pricing/

jbboehr 5y ago
I've inadvertently done something against Linode's ToS twice and both times they contacted me to get the issue resolved, my account was never locked. So take this as a +1 for them, at least on this front.
m0lecules 5y ago
What is a "small-hoster issue"?
- electroly 5y ago
  Things like poor customer service (the OP that we're commenting on right now), limited POPs [0], low service quotas with unpredictable results if you hit them [1], limited services (limited instance types, no long tail of value-add services), requiring manual tickets for things that hyperscalers have fully automated, etc. Things of that nature. These are things that stem directly from being a very small hosting company, and that you won't see at a hyperscaler. [0] Linode got DDOS'ed literally entirely off the Internet in December 2016. You can't take AWS down with a DDOS. You can take down an individual customer server but you can't take AWS offline with a DDOS. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20064169 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20064169
slenk 5y ago
Instead of just negatives, do you have an answer for his question? What is a good hosting provider?
- electroly 5y ago
  I can't tell if I'm missing a joke or something. AWS Lightsail is the host that I recommend. That's what I said in my post.
  - slenk 5y ago
    D'oh. My eyes. I saw that first . after lightsail as a ,
BenjiWiebe 5y ago
I'm a happy Linode user. And I'm a very small hoster. I'm renting a $10/month VPS for quite a few years now, and I've been very impressed with them. A while back I made a stupid mistake while tired, and I was panicking and couldn't find the feature I needed in the account. I called Linode at around 11PM CDT, and got a helpful friendly guy on the line who walked me through what I needed. I was amazed that I could get a human on the line in less than a minute after hours, when only paying $10/month.
- ingvul 5y ago
  I wish I could migrate to Linode... but they don't support VPCs in Europe though.

jbboehr 5y ago

I've inadvertently done something against Linode's ToS twice and both times they contacted me to get the issue resolved, my account was never locked. So take this as a +1 for them, at least on this front.

m0lecules 5y ago

What is a "small-hoster issue"?

electroly 5y ago
Things like poor customer service (the OP that we're commenting on right now), limited POPs [0], low service quotas with unpredictable results if you hit them [1], limited services (limited instance types, no long tail of value-add services), requiring manual tickets for things that hyperscalers have fully automated, etc. Things of that nature. These are things that stem directly from being a very small hosting company, and that you won't see at a hyperscaler. [0] Linode got DDOS'ed literally entirely off the Internet in December 2016. You can't take AWS down with a DDOS. You can take down an individual customer server but you can't take AWS offline with a DDOS. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20064169 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20064169

slenk 5y ago

Instead of just negatives, do you have an answer for his question? What is a good hosting provider?

electroly 5y ago
I can't tell if I'm missing a joke or something. AWS Lightsail is the host that I recommend. That's what I said in my post.
- slenk 5y ago
  D'oh. My eyes. I saw that first . after lightsail as a ,

BenjiWiebe 5y ago

I'm a happy Linode user. And I'm a very small hoster. I'm renting a $10/month VPS for quite a few years now, and I've been very impressed with them. A while back I made a stupid mistake while tired, and I was panicking and couldn't find the feature I needed in the account. I called Linode at around 11PM CDT, and got a helpful friendly guy on the line who walked me through what I needed. I was amazed that I could get a human on the line in less than a minute after hours, when only paying $10/month.

ingvul 5y ago
I wish I could migrate to Linode... but they don't support VPCs in Europe though.