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If you use low bandwidth, EC2 is reasonably priced compared to cheaper alternatives such as Linode, DO, etc. If you use a fair amount of bandwidth, AWS is outr
by redox99 4y ago
If you use low bandwidth, EC2 is reasonably priced compared to cheaper alternatives such as Linode, DO, etc.
If you use a fair amount of bandwidth, AWS is outright a scam.
Of course bare metal is much cheaper.
In my previous job (gaming), colocation was literally 20x cheaper than using AWS EC2.
- dotancohen 4y agoGood point. As a server mostly for myself (but also hosting a few low-bandwidth sites such as my personal site), bandwidth is minuscule. I should have clarified that.
- mekster 4y agoIt just makes no sense to use AWS. You sleep better knowing there aren't extra charges you can't expect on sudden egress traffic rise by choosing sane providers. The only place it's good for is for backups where traffic is almost one way.