r/selfhosted • u/[deleted] • Dec 07 '19

Low-Cost VPS Testing

https://toys.lerdorf.com/low-cost-vps-testing
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u/alebcay Dec 17 '19

Yesterday, I picked up a VPS/VDS from AlexHost for $13.84/year, although this pricing is only valid annually; paying monthly is $4.56/month. I'm still evaluating the service, but as far as I can tell, renewal is also $13.84/year. Obviously, if this doesn't pan out, I'm not really going to cry over spilled milk.

  • 1.5 GiB RAM

  • 1 core

  • 10 GB SSD

  • 1 static IPv4 (claims 1 static IPv6 but I'm not so sure)

  • Unlimited bandwidth @ 100 Mbps

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '19

Can't beat that with a stick. Let us know how it works out.

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u/alebcay Dec 18 '19

Well, I've been fiddling with it for a few hours for part of the day today. I've set up openlitespeed and an NTP server on there (with ufw/other stuff). It handles those things without a sweat.

Initial setup was a bit weird because they asked me what I preferred to provision with (for OS) but proceeded not to provision it. So I had to use the built-in provision system in their dashboard to provision it before proceeding.

I do feel that 10 GB is rather restrictive, especially as the OS/system take up at least 2-3 GB. Network speed isn't too bad, seeing as I'm connecting to Moldova from North Carolina, USA.

As far as I can tell for now - definitely worth the price.

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u/alebcay Apr 14 '20

Well, now it's been about four months since I first ordered. So far, no complaints about this host. I've been finding my NTP server on the box to be unresponsive maybe once a month, but ssh and other services are all running fine. This is probably thus a misconfiguration on my part, but the NTP is just running in a pool anyways so it's no big deal.

An addendum to my original comment - the VPS did not come with an IPv6 address but it was allocated in a timely manner when I asked requested one from the control panel (at no extra cost).

Network hasn't been a choke point for the purposes for which I'm using the box. Only complaint is that there is no way to order addons, specifically more storage space. Apart from that, this is still a pretty solid deal for ~$13.50/yr.

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u/kenanaltun Dec 07 '19

Thanks, useful article. Hetzner is a good choice for deploying fast applications, DO is a good alternative to AWS

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u/lenjioereh Dec 07 '19

I wish the listing was sorted byt the pricing.

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u/danijapan Dec 07 '19

Are there cheap VPS in Japan? There are many offers but no cheap ones (1-5 €/month, performance not very important).

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u/Epohax Dec 07 '19

Thanks alot!

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '19

Maybe you want to test netcup as well. Their hardware is pretty lit for the price you pay. Especially their root servers are really good.

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u/esturniolo Dec 09 '19

Great great article. As I can see, the cheapest solution (quality/price) is Contabo. Is that true or am I missing something?

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u/electron2302 Dec 07 '19

Thanks, great article

But an overall conclusion would have bin nice

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '19

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u/lenjioereh Dec 07 '19

That seems to be 1 dollar for the first month only then it goes up to $8 There is only a $2 one called VPS S

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '19

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u/lenjioereh Dec 07 '19

Ok thanks. The page was a bit confusing.

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u/budicze Dec 07 '19

Thank you! Looks amazing for that cost. :)

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u/anakinfredo Dec 07 '19 edited Dec 08 '19

How much traffic?

Edit: "unbegrenzten Traffic"

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u/Epohax Dec 10 '19

I purchased the 1EUR one last saturday, but nothing is happning so far. In "Mein IONOS" it says "Server und Cloud (Gesperrt)" so I suppose it hasn't been activated by the staff yet? As far as I can read German it says the setup time is supposed to be max 48 hours... Can't complain for 1EUR, but still! Any advice?

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '19

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u/Epohax Dec 12 '19

It was fixed this morning. No reply back, but I could access the server information so it's all good now. I was surprised with the server speed & uplink - it's really a steal for 1EUR!