[TriLUG] Any recommendations for cheap "cloud" hosting?

[Thomas Delrue via TriLUG]

Igor, this is a great summary! Thanks!

On 06/19/2017 04:10 PM, Igor Partola via TriLUG wrote:
> I'll do my usual summary of this landscape as I've used a few of the
> popular services:
> 
> Linode: these guys were one of the first to this space. I haven't used them
> since they've dropped their prices to match others, but they are now price
> competitive. They did have at least one major security issue in the past.
> 
> DigitalOcean: these guys created the original low cost commodity VPS based
> on KVM, with a custom easy to use dashboard too. They offer a $5 VPS with
> 512 MB RAM and an SSD hard drive. Their IPv6, while available, is sucky
> because they don't offer a full /64. If you want to try them, have $10:
> https://m.do.co/c/e4c665418121. Note that if you spend $25 with them based
> on that link, I'll get $25.
> 
> Vultr: Competitor/clone of DigitalOcean, with better value. Their lowest
> VPS is $2.50 for 512 MB RAM. They provide very good IPv6 support and the
> VPS's are solid. This is where I currently host most of my apps. I don't
> believe you get anything by using my affiliate link, but I will get $10 if
> you spend $10: http://www.vultr.com/?ref=6854758.
> 
> Scaleway: Their claim to fame is two-fold. First, they don't seem to care
> if you use their boxes for torrenting. Not that you should use them for
> torrenting illegal stuff, of course. Also, they offer dedicated ARM servers
> for about 3 Euros a month, as well as VPS's. Their IPv6 support is... well
> it's spotty. Older offerings, including the older bare metal ARM servers
> don't support IPv6 at all because something something the switches they
> used don't do it. Newer servers do but you don't get a full /64. They also
> are not a US company so if jurisdiction matters to you, it may make a
> difference. I've had a number of issues with them, including their poor
> support for things like shutting the damn servers down (the dedicated boxes
> at least). Still, if you want to play with your own ARM box, this is not a
> bad option.
> 
> Amazon Lightsail: this is the newest addition to all of this, and runs as a
> sort of stand-alone thing to the rest of AWS. It's priced competitively
> with the rest of these, but at least theoretically you can use some other
> AWS services without too much lag which is cool. It has some kind of IPv6
> support, though I have yet to ascertain if you get a full /64 or not.
> 
> Other places to check out:
> 
> Online.net: dirt cheap VPS's.
> 
> LowEndBox.com: blog dedicated to deals on VPS's.
> 
> http://sdf1.org/index.cgi?vps if you want to go old school.
> 
> Igor
> 

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