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

[Ken M via TriLUG]

I will add this to this great write up.  I use digital ocean now, and
have for years.  For the most part pretty pleased but if it was me today
looking for a new host I would consider Linode.

Why?

I am starting to feel that Digital Ocean is getting more into nickle and
diming its customers.  That is all, just a general feel.

I have been thinking about spinning up a new cloud vm for development
and for that I am considering linode.  At the same time I am trying to
look into using AWS for static site hosting.  Of course that still
leaves me figuring out cheap places to throw lamp stack items.
Basically I want to look at an AWS or similar for that because they are
built and not high traffic sites.  So they can sit there and cost me
less.  At least that sounds good in theory.  That way I can use my VPS
merely for remote dev and skip using a VPS to actually host sites.

Truth is I am trying to get out of hosting other people's sites anyway.

Ken

On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 04:37:15PM -0400, Thomas Delrue via TriLUG wrote:
> 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.
> >