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This seems risky, Oracle Cloud shuts down VPS they deem to be "inactive", in other words, not under any load or traffic. This would fit that category.

sodality2 3y ago
They also shut down the VPSs they deem to be “too active” as in using too much resources, if you’re on the always free tier
- SXX 3y ago
  Though there are no other cloud hosting providers that give you VPS with public IP and 24GB RAM for free. Oracle did shutdown my VM like 2 times in 3 years, but considering I paid them $0 it's borderline awesome service.
  - sodality2 3y ago
    Sounds like you got further than me, they simply permabanned my payment information (also cannot complain too much since i didn’t pay a dime either, but seriously?!)
    - SXX 3y ago
      IDK, their support is pretty responsive and the only requirement they have is that you must sign up using actual credit card and not some prepaid / debit one.
  - unclet 3y ago
    Have you upgrade from the always free plain to the Pay as You Go subscription?
    - SXX 3y ago
      No I did not, but I dont host my mail on their servers either. I still used it quite extensively and it's far more reliable than 99% of cheap cloud providers. I mostly use them as my personal build server and VPN.
dizhn 3y ago
That is the free tier. The fix is very simple. You add a credit card but not go over the free tier usage limits. Then they don't touch your stuff and you still don't pay anything. (Free tier applies to everyone including paying customers)
- brnt 3y ago
  And then, poof, something goes wrong, Oracle bills you a kilodollar and now you need to fight _Oracle_ if you want any recourse. No thanks.
  - trog 3y ago
    Yeh this feels like holding a loaded gun to the head of not only my email but my wallet
  - dizhn 3y ago
    You're absolutely right. It can happen.
  - nvm0n2 3y ago
    What can go wrong with a single VM? Billing explosions in the cloud are always to do with auto-scaling services that go wrong. Plus, in that case your alternative is fighting Microsoft, Google or Amazon.
    - dizhn 3y ago
      If you run the free tier until the intro period ends you'll know exactly what you can run for free. (There are some free credits during the trial that might skew the resurls) If you do not add anything extra after rhat, there's no visible way you can have a bill larger than 0. But you have to pay attention. Whereas before you would be told "you can't do that", later it'll just go through.
- rascul 3y ago
  But then Oracle has your credit card number.

sodality2 3y ago

They also shut down the VPSs they deem to be “too active” as in using too much resources, if you’re on the always free tier

SXX 3y ago
Though there are no other cloud hosting providers that give you VPS with public IP and 24GB RAM for free. Oracle did shutdown my VM like 2 times in 3 years, but considering I paid them $0 it's borderline awesome service.
- sodality2 3y ago
  Sounds like you got further than me, they simply permabanned my payment information (also cannot complain too much since i didn’t pay a dime either, but seriously?!)
  - SXX 3y ago
    IDK, their support is pretty responsive and the only requirement they have is that you must sign up using actual credit card and not some prepaid / debit one.
- unclet 3y ago
  Have you upgrade from the always free plain to the Pay as You Go subscription?
  - SXX 3y ago
    No I did not, but I dont host my mail on their servers either. I still used it quite extensively and it's far more reliable than 99% of cheap cloud providers. I mostly use them as my personal build server and VPN.

dizhn 3y ago

That is the free tier. The fix is very simple. You add a credit card but not go over the free tier usage limits. Then they don't touch your stuff and you still don't pay anything. (Free tier applies to everyone including paying customers)

brnt 3y ago
And then, poof, something goes wrong, Oracle bills you a kilodollar and now you need to fight _Oracle_ if you want any recourse. No thanks.
- trog 3y ago
  Yeh this feels like holding a loaded gun to the head of not only my email but my wallet
- dizhn 3y ago
  You're absolutely right. It can happen.
- nvm0n2 3y ago
  What can go wrong with a single VM? Billing explosions in the cloud are always to do with auto-scaling services that go wrong. Plus, in that case your alternative is fighting Microsoft, Google or Amazon.
  - dizhn 3y ago
    If you run the free tier until the intro period ends you'll know exactly what you can run for free. (There are some free credits during the trial that might skew the resurls) If you do not add anything extra after rhat, there's no visible way you can have a bill larger than 0. But you have to pay attention. Whereas before you would be told "you can't do that", later it'll just go through.
rascul 3y ago
But then Oracle has your credit card number.