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Yeah, my current Linode I've been running since it was a 512MB instance. I definitely don't need 2GB, I'd rather pay a bit less per month than get the upgrade.

by kylec 13y ago

Yeah, my current Linode I've been running since it was a 512MB instance. I definitely don't need 2GB, I'd rather pay a bit less per month than get the upgrade. I don't think they need to go down to $5/month, but a $10/month plan similar to DO's would be very useful.

morganherlocker 13y ago
I use a tiny VPS provider that is actually $20/yr. For sites that get a couple thousand hits per month it is perfect. Although I do not see it as a requirement in this price range, the uptime has been on par with the big names (I have known of one 5 hour outage in the 3 years I have been using it). Even DO's $5/mo now seems a bit steep now for the "I just had a random idea" type thing.
- rschmitty 13y ago
  Care to share the provider you are using?
  - dewey 13y ago
    There are always great offers on http://lowendbox.com/ http://lowendbox.com/ - I'm very happy with the small KVM offers edis.at is offering.
    - highstep 13y ago
      Beware of super cheap VPS providers. A couple years ago I got burned by a provider called VBOX that was highly recommended on lowendbox.com. At first the service was ok, but a few months later my server and VBOX business were completely unresponsive. Sure you'll save some money, but you might also waste hours of your time setting up a server that could one day disappear into thin air.
      - jon-wood 13y ago
        So long as you have deployment automated, and frequent backups, that shouldn't be a huge issue. One of the many advantages of not having to manually deploy a new box is being able to rapidly get off a bad provider.
  - sergiotapia 13y ago
    Ramnode is fantastic and cheap. http://www.ramnode.com http://www.ramnode.com
    - notastartup 13y ago
      $2/month is enticing, but 128mb ram seems impossible. even 256mb is pushing it.
      - nitrogen 13y ago
        You can run a mostly static site on 64.
      - bearbin 13y ago
        Debian minimal, with NGINX or some other light HTTP is easy on even 64 megs. On 128, you can do stuff like PHP and you can run whatever efficient web stuff you like. The web is light, if you're efficient about it. As an aside, one of my friends has a 100 meg free VPS from one of the terrible free vps providers. He has managed to squeeze a Minecraft server on, and that can hold about 2 or 3 players! (apart from the terrible network, cpu and uptime)
      - neckro23 13y ago
        It isn't (I have one, a whole $15/year due to some ridiculous sale some months ago). Consider that it's userspace only, so kernel doesn't count. I'm running a (light-duty) nodejs app, nginx to proxy it, tmux, and two irssi instances on mine right now, with memory to spare. Light PHP works fine too (haven't tried anything heavier). A database server or similar wouldn't work, of course.
      - insertnickname 13y ago
        If you pay $2/month, you're a sucker; they've got lots of coupons (like the seemingly permanent 25 % discount on their website. If you look a bit further, you'll find even better discounts).
    - lazylizard 13y ago
      vpsdime is crazy cheap...
  - wcfields 13y ago
    I use INIZ[1] 1GB for only $25 a year from a lowendbox special[2]. I don't use it for much so I can't speak with quality/uptime/anything beyond testing/experimentation. 1GB-YEARLY 3 vCores 1GB RAM 512MB vSwap 50GB RAID10 Disk 1TB Outbound BW 1 IPv4 and 1 IPv6 OpenVZ/SolusVM [1] http://iniz.com/ http://iniz.com/ [2] http://lowendbox.com/blog/iniz-yearly-deals-and-more-25year-1gb-vps-amsterdam-ny-and-la/ http://lowendbox.com/blog/iniz-yearly-deals-and-more-25year-...
  - morganherlocker 13y ago
    OP here. I use Hostigation[1]. I know some people are concerned about many of the low end providers, but in this case: 1. It's 20 bucks... take a gamble! 2. The owner, Tim, has personally responded to every issue I have ever had within an hour. Pretty stellar, if you ask me. [1] https://hostigation.com/ https://hostigation.com/
kbar13 13y ago
5c a month savings is worth keeping your Linode on old hardware with 512MB of ram?!??!?
- kylec 13y ago
  The stuff I have there (mostly lightly-trafficked PHP sites) is not memory-intensive. Why rent a 3000 sq ft office when I only need a 1500 (or even 750) sq ft one? And yes, if I could halve ($20 -> $10) my monthly cost, it would most definitely be welcome.
  - astrodust 13y ago
    If you're that cost sensitive, move to Digital Ocean. They have a better deal.

by kylec 13y ago

morganherlocker 13y ago

I use a tiny VPS provider that is actually $20/yr. For sites that get a couple thousand hits per month it is perfect. Although I do not see it as a requirement in this price range, the uptime has been on par with the big names (I have known of one 5 hour outage in the 3 years I have been using it). Even DO's $5/mo now seems a bit steep now for the "I just had a random idea" type thing.

rschmitty 13y ago
Care to share the provider you are using?
- dewey 13y ago
  There are always great offers on http://lowendbox.com/ http://lowendbox.com/ - I'm very happy with the small KVM offers edis.at is offering.
  - highstep 13y ago
    Beware of super cheap VPS providers. A couple years ago I got burned by a provider called VBOX that was highly recommended on lowendbox.com. At first the service was ok, but a few months later my server and VBOX business were completely unresponsive. Sure you'll save some money, but you might also waste hours of your time setting up a server that could one day disappear into thin air.
    - jon-wood 13y ago
      So long as you have deployment automated, and frequent backups, that shouldn't be a huge issue. One of the many advantages of not having to manually deploy a new box is being able to rapidly get off a bad provider.
- sergiotapia 13y ago
  Ramnode is fantastic and cheap. http://www.ramnode.com http://www.ramnode.com
  - notastartup 13y ago
    $2/month is enticing, but 128mb ram seems impossible. even 256mb is pushing it.
    - nitrogen 13y ago
      You can run a mostly static site on 64.
    - bearbin 13y ago
      Debian minimal, with NGINX or some other light HTTP is easy on even 64 megs. On 128, you can do stuff like PHP and you can run whatever efficient web stuff you like. The web is light, if you're efficient about it. As an aside, one of my friends has a 100 meg free VPS from one of the terrible free vps providers. He has managed to squeeze a Minecraft server on, and that can hold about 2 or 3 players! (apart from the terrible network, cpu and uptime)
    - neckro23 13y ago
      It isn't (I have one, a whole $15/year due to some ridiculous sale some months ago). Consider that it's userspace only, so kernel doesn't count. I'm running a (light-duty) nodejs app, nginx to proxy it, tmux, and two irssi instances on mine right now, with memory to spare. Light PHP works fine too (haven't tried anything heavier). A database server or similar wouldn't work, of course.
    - insertnickname 13y ago
      If you pay $2/month, you're a sucker; they've got lots of coupons (like the seemingly permanent 25 % discount on their website. If you look a bit further, you'll find even better discounts).
  - lazylizard 13y ago
    vpsdime is crazy cheap...
- wcfields 13y ago
  I use INIZ[1] 1GB for only $25 a year from a lowendbox special[2]. I don't use it for much so I can't speak with quality/uptime/anything beyond testing/experimentation. 1GB-YEARLY 3 vCores 1GB RAM 512MB vSwap 50GB RAID10 Disk 1TB Outbound BW 1 IPv4 and 1 IPv6 OpenVZ/SolusVM [1] http://iniz.com/ http://iniz.com/ [2] http://lowendbox.com/blog/iniz-yearly-deals-and-more-25year-1gb-vps-amsterdam-ny-and-la/ http://lowendbox.com/blog/iniz-yearly-deals-and-more-25year-...
- morganherlocker 13y ago
  OP here. I use Hostigation[1]. I know some people are concerned about many of the low end providers, but in this case: 1. It's 20 bucks... take a gamble! 2. The owner, Tim, has personally responded to every issue I have ever had within an hour. Pretty stellar, if you ask me. [1] https://hostigation.com/ https://hostigation.com/

kbar13 13y ago

5c a month savings is worth keeping your Linode on old hardware with 512MB of ram?!??!?

kylec 13y ago
The stuff I have there (mostly lightly-trafficked PHP sites) is not memory-intensive. Why rent a 3000 sq ft office when I only need a 1500 (or even 750) sq ft one? And yes, if I could halve ($20 -> $10) my monthly cost, it would most definitely be welcome.
- astrodust 13y ago
  If you're that cost sensitive, move to Digital Ocean. They have a better deal.