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Depending on the instance type, Lightsail easily gets throttled into oblivion. The $3.50/month instance allows for 5% utilization before you start eating up bu
by tyingq 3y ago
Depending on the instance type, Lightsail easily gets throttled into oblivion. The $3.50/month instance allows for 5% utilization before you start eating up burst capacity. Perhaps WireGuard is light enough that it's okay, but thought it worth mentioning.
- Sohcahtoa82 3y agoLightSail instances are burstable t2/t3 instances under the hood. Which...those types of instances have their use. But the fact that AWS kind of hides the whole CPU credit thing in LightSail is a bit misleading.
- tyingq 3y agoYeah, it's documented, but it's fairly buried in a place where you'll only find it if you already know throttling exists for Lightsail. It's irritating when I read blog posts comparing Lightsail to other, normal VPS offerings because it's not very normal :)
- supriyo-biswas 3y agoYou’ll also discover it if you look around in IMDS, though that’s no excuse for not documenting the throttle limits.
- j45 3y agoLinode isn't too bad for a VPS instance - best ot make sure the IP isn't on many block lists, take your time logging into all your services through it and the rest can be generally smooth sailing. More and more cloud providers look for and block vpn's self-hosted with vps providers, in which case, finding access to residential connections (trading) or a provider is a way to go.
- LeoPanthera 3y agoLinode is now Akamai - and considerably more expensive than Hetzner, and you don't get all that much more for your money.
- j45 3y agoLinode has only gone up a little. Hetzner might be worth looking into but the cheapest isn’t always the best value. Digital ocean should be avoided for all production uses