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Ask HN: VPS Solution for a limited-budget emerging startup

3 points by alpb 15y ago

Currently we are using Linode VPS with 512 MB RAM however that was quite insufficient for us. We are looking for a VPS solution that does not exceed $25/mo (that's true, since we're just students in a developing country) and offer >=1 GB RAM and at least dual core processor. We looked at Hetzner.de VPs solutions, which are recommended by many people however they offer single core processor virtualizations. Can HN recommend us a good option that we can use for prototyping in short term?

richf 15y ago
What's your current bottleneck with the Linode 512MB solution? Is it processor, memory, I/O?
- alpb 15y ago
  I thought I somehow emphasized that, sorry. It is memory. We are running MongoDB and two Java servers (play framework apps) and a Solr server. we immediately reach a full memory and then some of the swap gets being used, which slows down everything. Our processes are mostly RAM-sensitive.
irunbackwards 15y ago
IntoVPS is pretty good, totally unmanaged so the cost is kept down. If you don't want cPanel, it's especially cheap in my opinion. IntoVPS also has availability outside the United States, if you're interested in getting a server in Europe. http://www.intovps.com/ http://www.intovps.com/
- alpb 15y ago
  That actually seems pretty cool. Do you have a server in London or know any that we can measure round-trip time of IntoVPS? How good is their support?
da02 15y ago
VPS - http://www.intovps.com/plans.html http://www.intovps.com/plans.html $20/mo - 1 GB RAM Guaranteed, CPU Burst: 4 X 2.67 GHz Their support is very fast and knowledgeable. You might be able to use Kimsufi dedicated servers @ $17/mo: 2 GB RAM, 1 TB storage, single core Atom processor: http://www.kimsufi.co.uk/ http://www.kimsufi.co.uk/ Based on reviews: Their servers are great, unless you need the company to do something on their end. Their support has mixed reviews.
richf 15y ago
http://alienvps.com/vps-hosting/ http://alienvps.com/vps-hosting/ 2 GB RAM 4 cores 100 GB disk $19
- pilom 15y ago
  Wow those guys are cheap. My AWS free tier just ended for my play server and I think I know where I'm headed next.
- dholowiski 15y ago
  Seems too good to be true. Have you used them? That $19 a year plan is very interesting. [edit] I couldn't help it... On sale for $15, I bought. Seems like a great server to play around with stuff on.
  - sumukh1 15y ago
    Just to be clear, the $19 a year plan is: VZ Abduction ~200 MB RAM, 19 GB DISK, 190 GB Bandwidth, 5 Mbps Uplink.
- da02 15y ago
  It's $12 during their holiday sale: http://alienvps.com/vps-hosting-specials/ http://alienvps.com/vps-hosting-specials/ You can get regular sales info. at: http://www.lowendbox.com/?s=alienvps http://www.lowendbox.com/?s=alienvps Their support seems mixed judging from reviews. Here is one example: http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/537/alienvps-las-vegas-node-down http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/537/alienvps-las-vegas-... The VSwap might not be stable for production systems. I suggest asking to move you to a different node without vswap if it gives you trouble.

3 points by alpb 15y ago

richf 15y ago

What's your current bottleneck with the Linode 512MB solution? Is it processor, memory, I/O?

alpb 15y ago
I thought I somehow emphasized that, sorry. It is memory. We are running MongoDB and two Java servers (play framework apps) and a Solr server. we immediately reach a full memory and then some of the swap gets being used, which slows down everything. Our processes are mostly RAM-sensitive.

irunbackwards 15y ago

IntoVPS is pretty good, totally unmanaged so the cost is kept down. If you don't want cPanel, it's especially cheap in my opinion. IntoVPS also has availability outside the United States, if you're interested in getting a server in Europe. http://www.intovps.com/ http://www.intovps.com/

alpb 15y ago
That actually seems pretty cool. Do you have a server in London or know any that we can measure round-trip time of IntoVPS? How good is their support?

da02 15y ago

VPS - http://www.intovps.com/plans.html http://www.intovps.com/plans.html $20/mo - 1 GB RAM Guaranteed, CPU Burst: 4 X 2.67 GHz Their support is very fast and knowledgeable. You might be able to use Kimsufi dedicated servers @ $17/mo: 2 GB RAM, 1 TB storage, single core Atom processor: http://www.kimsufi.co.uk/ http://www.kimsufi.co.uk/ Based on reviews: Their servers are great, unless you need the company to do something on their end. Their support has mixed reviews.

richf 15y ago

http://alienvps.com/vps-hosting/ http://alienvps.com/vps-hosting/ 2 GB RAM 4 cores 100 GB disk $19

pilom 15y ago
Wow those guys are cheap. My AWS free tier just ended for my play server and I think I know where I'm headed next.
dholowiski 15y ago
Seems too good to be true. Have you used them? That $19 a year plan is very interesting. [edit] I couldn't help it... On sale for $15, I bought. Seems like a great server to play around with stuff on.
- sumukh1 15y ago
  Just to be clear, the $19 a year plan is: VZ Abduction ~200 MB RAM, 19 GB DISK, 190 GB Bandwidth, 5 Mbps Uplink.
da02 15y ago
It's $12 during their holiday sale: http://alienvps.com/vps-hosting-specials/ http://alienvps.com/vps-hosting-specials/ You can get regular sales info. at: http://www.lowendbox.com/?s=alienvps http://www.lowendbox.com/?s=alienvps Their support seems mixed judging from reviews. Here is one example: http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/537/alienvps-las-vegas-node-down http://www.lowendtalk.com/discussion/537/alienvps-las-vegas-... The VSwap might not be stable for production systems. I suggest asking to move you to a different node without vswap if it gives you trouble.