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Get a VPS from linode for $5 a month and it costs $5 a month.

nix23 5y ago
Or hetzner, or Vultr.
gkhartman 5y ago
They have transfer limits and an associated overage fee iirc. I can still see this sort of thing happening if that is the case.
- iso1631 5y ago
  My understanding is you hit your bandwidth cap and that's it, no more bandwidth. (edit) looks like that's not the case, I'm sure I used to have to buy a second instance a few years ago if I did want to use more bandwidth that was allocated
- BenjiWiebe 5y ago
  I barely even realized that, since my hobby stuff doesn't come anywhere near the limit. For those curious, the overage rate is $10/TB ($0.01/GB) after the transfer included in the plan. The smallest amount of included transfer is 1TB for the $5/mo VPS.
  - Ostrogodsky 5y ago
    Or just go with Hetzner and have a limit 20X as big with cheaper prices https://www.hetzner.com/cloud https://www.hetzner.com/cloud
tpetry 5y ago
Sure that's what i am doing. A beefy dedicated machine with no bandwidth pricing. But that also means i need to do everything by my own. I don't get any of the worry-free services of AWS.
- iso1631 5y ago
  Like the $10k/day bills? Odd definition of 'worry free'
- nojito 5y ago
  How is surprise billing not a worry?
- christophilus 5y ago
  I worry far less about my Netcup servers + BunnyCDN than I ever did about my AWS bills.
ozim 5y ago
Not really as there is network traffic quota: If you use up your monthly network transfer pool, you can continue to use your Linodes normally. That being said, you will be charged $0.01 for each additional GB at the end of your billing cycle.
hkt 5y ago
Personally I like Mythic Beasts and use their raspberry pi servers and VPSes. Much less terrifying pricing and the support is good too.
- tome 5y ago
  Yes, their support is amazing. I can email the support address and have a real human who knows what he/she is doing reply within minutes or hours at most.
  - hkt 5y ago
    Exactly! It is quite refreshing to not have to battle past first line to find someone with the understanding to help. No shibboleth required. Cheaper hosting, too.

Or hetzner, or Vultr.

They have transfer limits and an associated overage fee iirc. I can still see this sort of thing happening if that is the case.

iso1631 5y ago
My understanding is you hit your bandwidth cap and that's it, no more bandwidth. (edit) looks like that's not the case, I'm sure I used to have to buy a second instance a few years ago if I did want to use more bandwidth that was allocated
BenjiWiebe 5y ago
I barely even realized that, since my hobby stuff doesn't come anywhere near the limit. For those curious, the overage rate is $10/TB ($0.01/GB) after the transfer included in the plan. The smallest amount of included transfer is 1TB for the $5/mo VPS.
- Ostrogodsky 5y ago
  Or just go with Hetzner and have a limit 20X as big with cheaper prices https://www.hetzner.com/cloud https://www.hetzner.com/cloud

tpetry 5y ago

Sure that's what i am doing. A beefy dedicated machine with no bandwidth pricing. But that also means i need to do everything by my own. I don't get any of the worry-free services of AWS.

iso1631 5y ago
Like the $10k/day bills? Odd definition of 'worry free'
nojito 5y ago
How is surprise billing not a worry?
christophilus 5y ago
I worry far less about my Netcup servers + BunnyCDN than I ever did about my AWS bills.

ozim 5y ago

Not really as there is network traffic quota: If you use up your monthly network transfer pool, you can continue to use your Linodes normally. That being said, you will be charged $0.01 for each additional GB at the end of your billing cycle.

hkt 5y ago

Personally I like Mythic Beasts and use their raspberry pi servers and VPSes. Much less terrifying pricing and the support is good too.

tome 5y ago
Yes, their support is amazing. I can email the support address and have a real human who knows what he/she is doing reply within minutes or hours at most.
- hkt 5y ago
  Exactly! It is quite refreshing to not have to battle past first line to find someone with the understanding to help. No shibboleth required. Cheaper hosting, too.