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Well, I have used Linode but then switched to Digital Ocean, since it was much cheaper and only needed a small server. Recently I got a Cloudatcost offer which

by drKarl 12y ago

Well, I have used Linode but then switched to Digital Ocean, since it was much cheaper and only needed a small server. Recently I got a Cloudatcost offer which is a once in a lifetime payment, with the 50% discount offer. I got 2 servers in cloudatcost, a Developer1 and a Developer3.

kaishiro 12y ago
Wow, never heard of these guys (cloudatcost). Seems legit.
- xur17 12y ago
  I've been using Digital Ocean for a little over a year, and have had a great experience. Highly recommend them.
  - kaishiro 12y ago
    Yeah, I love DO - sort of split between them and Linode for the test server. Really dig the idea of Cloudatcost's one time payment though.
mijoharas 12y ago
Wow, I hadn't heard of CloudatCosts either, I can't find any information about managing your server, can you pick any image you want? what's the dashboard like? support for custom kernels?
- drKarl 12y ago
  The dashboard is simple, power on/ power off the server and info about the ip, root password (which you should disable anyway) and reimage. You can choose between Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS mostly that I remember. No custom kernels that I know for now if by that you mean a custom distro image. I guess you could download or compile a kernel from sources, install it and reboot... if you screw up just reimage... About managing your server, you have ssh access so, total freedom and you can find guides/tutorials everywhere on the internet.
  - mijoharas 12y ago
    Thanks, that sounds pretty much exactly what I'd expect, if this gets your recommendation (which it sounds like it does) I think I might be sold (I like the idea of pay once.). Much appreciated.
michaelmior 12y ago
How has your experience been with Cloudatcost? I obviously don't realistically expect my server to be around forever, but it would be nice to get a feel for how stable things have been to decide if it's worth it.

by drKarl 12y ago

kaishiro 12y ago

Wow, never heard of these guys (cloudatcost). Seems legit.

xur17 12y ago
I've been using Digital Ocean for a little over a year, and have had a great experience. Highly recommend them.
- kaishiro 12y ago
  Yeah, I love DO - sort of split between them and Linode for the test server. Really dig the idea of Cloudatcost's one time payment though.

mijoharas 12y ago

Wow, I hadn't heard of CloudatCosts either, I can't find any information about managing your server, can you pick any image you want? what's the dashboard like? support for custom kernels?

drKarl 12y ago
The dashboard is simple, power on/ power off the server and info about the ip, root password (which you should disable anyway) and reimage. You can choose between Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS mostly that I remember. No custom kernels that I know for now if by that you mean a custom distro image. I guess you could download or compile a kernel from sources, install it and reboot... if you screw up just reimage... About managing your server, you have ssh access so, total freedom and you can find guides/tutorials everywhere on the internet.
- mijoharas 12y ago
  Thanks, that sounds pretty much exactly what I'd expect, if this gets your recommendation (which it sounds like it does) I think I might be sold (I like the idea of pay once.). Much appreciated.

michaelmior 12y ago

How has your experience been with Cloudatcost? I obviously don't realistically expect my server to be around forever, but it would be nice to get a feel for how stable things have been to decide if it's worth it.