Comment on An alternative to Contabo (VPS provider)
solrize@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Get a Hetzner dedicated server. Don’t mess with vps once it gets that large. Look on hetzner.com/sb for auction servers that might be better deals than regular ones. And does your 800gb of storage really have to be all SSD? Hard disks still exist and cost lots less.
UnfairUtan@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Why should I stop using vps for my needs? I looked at the dedicated servers but they’re all too expensive for me.
And yea I would like it to be all SSD, to me it makes a big difference for browsing large file collections, pictures and videos.
solrize@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Dedi will perform a lot better and be more consistent and reliable. They’re not THAT expensive if you’re making nontrivial use of them. Otherwise maybe you can keep moving around between Contabo products. Keep in mind too that hdd performance will seem a lot better when you’re not sharing it with dozens of other users. I have an HDD server and it’s fine for browsing. Might not be great for large seek-intensive databases but I’m not currently doing that
Anyway you can also ask on lowendspirit.com which is a forum about budget vps.
UnfairUtan@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Thanks for the explanation :)
solrize@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Added: also look at kimsufi.com as an alternative to Hetzner.