EazyVPS Review
SimpleNode
Member, Provider
@Arif257 Was kind enough to provide me with a free VPS for a week for me to test. This is their "Starter Plan"
NOTE: I am another provider, so I can't promise that this review is un-biased.
Ordering
The pricing/details page is simple, however it lacks details: What Hypervisor? Location? Port speed? Control Panel? CPU Cores?
Once we click one of the buttons, we are presented with a standard WHMCS interface. Starter? I thought it was called Bronze!
Not many OSes to choose from, but I'm assuming that there'll be more to choose from in the control panel.
Here is where I'm confused. This VPS comes with 2 IPv6 addresses. Does this really mean it comes with no IPv4? That's not very good, because I don't have IPv6 on my home connection, and all 4 VPSes I have access to don't have IPv6. This will make it hard to review if this is really the case.
Due to this, I decided to order an "extra" IPv4, just in case.
Mail went straight to spam.... google apps. Consider using SendGrid or similar.
Didn't get an activation email with SolusVM details, username, password etc, so had to log into WHMCS. Still no SolusVM details 
You can also see that I was indeed provisioned 2 IPv6 and 1 IPv4. That means that their VPSes are IPv6 only by default, and IPv4 addresses are pretty expensive ($3)
VPS
Luckily I can SSH in, so no need for SolusVM at the moment, however it'll still be nice to see it.
[email protected]:~# df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/xvda1 50G 841M 46G 2% / tmpfs 256M 0 256M 0% /lib/init/rw udev 256M 0 256M 0% /dev tmpfs 256M 4.0K 256M 1% /dev/shm
About 850MB used disk space
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- -system-- ----cpu---- r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa 0 0 0 411888 3696 58580 0 0 16 8 34 26 0 0 100 0
VMStat
[email protected]:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 44 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 970 @ 3.20GHz stepping : 2 cpu MHz : 3199.998 cache size : 12288 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 1 core id : 0 cpu cores : 1 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 11 wp : yes flags : fpu de tsc msr pae cx8 apic sep cmov pat clflush acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht syscall lm constant_tsc pni ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt lahf_lm bogomips : 8002.08 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management:
CPUInfo shows 4 of the above CPU Cores
[email protected]:~# dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync 16384+0 records in 16384+0 records out 1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 5.94045 s, 181 MB/s [email protected]:~# dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync 16384+0 records in 16384+0 records out 1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 5.27921 s, 203 MB/s [email protected]:~# dd if=/dev/zero of=test bs=64k count=16k conv=fdatasync 16384+0 records in 16384+0 records out 1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 5.92476 s, 181 MB/s
Generic DD tests... pretty good scores. No idea how full/empty the node is though.
[email protected]:~# wget cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test -O /dev/null --2012-12-03 22:02:45-- http://cachefly.cachefly.net/100mb.test Resolving cachefly.cachefly.net... 205.234.175.175 Connecting to cachefly.cachefly.net|205.234.175.175|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 104857600 (100M) [application/octet-stream] Saving to: `/dev/null' 100%[=================================================>] 104,857,600 5.96M/s in 18s 2012-12-03 22:03:03 (5.71 MB/s) - `/dev/null' saved [104857600/104857600]
Cachefly wget...
FreeVPS.us Bench.sh:
[email protected]:~# sh bench.sh CPU model : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 970 @ 3.20GHz Number of cores : 4 CPU frequency : 3199.998 MHz Total amount of ram : 512 MB Total amount of swap : 0 MB System uptime : 17 min, Download speed from CacheFly: 6.13MB/s Download speed from Linode, Atlanta GA: 2.04MB/s Download speed from Linode, Dallas, TX: 697KB/s Download speed from Linode, Tokyo, JP: 2.44MB/s Download speed from Linode, London, UK: Download speed from Leaseweb, Haarlem, NL: 10.7MB/s Download speed from Softlayer, Singapore: 325KB/s Download speed from Softlayer, Seattle, WA: 400KB/s Download speed from Softlayer, San Jose, CA: 532KB/s Download speed from Softlayer, Washington, DC: 917KB/s I/O speed : 217 MB/s
Took 25 minutes to run... :L
ServerBear is running. Please wait. It'll probably take a long, long time as the network tests will probable take ~30 minutes on it own .
SimpleNode | VPS Hosting | KVM and OpenVZ | Dallas, TX | PayPal and Bitcoin accepted
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Comments
This image should speak for itself.
Only 3 OSes
Network to west coast USA seems HORRIBLE.
I/O looks great.
Also the IPv4/6 thing is 100% just BAD.
Personally, I wouldn't buy. But thanks for taking the time @SimpleNode
Very detailed
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I agree. IPv6 Only is fine, but you should make that big and bold, so customers don't get confused.
Basically everyone assumes 1 IPv4 comes free.
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Hi there,
Sorry to say, we are being a little delayed with this. The update hasn't been made yet. This will be delayed until further notice.
Thank You
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Providers reviewing providers. Well, I guess this works when a provider doesn't have any real customers.
@marcm dat gif
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@Arif257 What update are you referring to?
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I personally don't find any issues in this really. I mean I'd prefer @SimpleNode do it than some other random individual who the community doesn't know. Now he did state in the beginning that he is a provider and that his answers can (and probably will) be biased.
I don't have any issues with it as long as the reader understands where it's coming from.
@SimpleNode
Secretly that gif hijacks your brain and rootkits it, be careful...
@HalfEatenPie - I don't have any issue with that either, I just thought it sounded funny. We're all part of the same community, so it's more like an inside joke, lol.
@SimpleNode - Is he using HostBill?
Gotcha. Yeah... didn't get that at the moment.
nah its WHMCS
No, HostBill looks far more fancier (that's why we use it), however it can be buggy at times >:D
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So a cheap i7 950 from Snelservers. 3USD for IP when it's .90 euros per ip when you order more than 4,
Yeah, I'll stick to CVPS/Hostigation.
*970
No EU location though. :P
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@SimpleNode
I fell in love with Hostbill, it's more mature, better price, more modules, less fucking exploits and looks great indeed.
WHMCS is for skidies that want to sell uber leet shared webhosting, but evolved a little to support SolusVM and some worthless crap...
There are many awesome European providers e.g. Inception [minus the recent issues], Prometeus etc.
Cablestreet - London based ISP - Managed Solutions, Carrier Services, Colocation, Dedicated Servers, VMs, and more..
@HalfEatenPie - HostBill is really cool, but if you don't start out with it then don't try and migrate hundreds of customers from WHMCS over because it's a pain in the but. We've tried to do it, finally gave up and purchased an owned license for WHMCS. If we would have started with HostBill from the beginning, it would have been a different story. You can't import tickets or any additional info into HostBill over. It also doesn't have any kind of support for mobile devices. As far as bang for the buck, HostBill wins hands down. Just from the top of my head:
1) Comes with Stripe module built in - $45 on WHMCS
2) Comes with Live Chat app - $145 to get PHP Live! or ~$15/mo. to $30/mo. for other solutions
3) Comes with PowerDNS module - ~$180 WHMCS module
4) It comes with a boat load of modules that support anything from OpenStack to Proxmox.
So yeah, get HostBill if you're just starting out :-)
@BronzeByte
Problem is when customers start emailing you, complaining that your site looks like this;
Still prefer HostBill though
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@marcm
It's so lovely
We migrated ~100 customers from BoxBilling -> HostBill. It wasn't too bad, but that's because we have an amazing php dev who can write a amazing migration script - even migrates SolusVM integration
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@SimpleNode
Ah, the CSS doesn't really like you I assume?
Hitting refresh a few times fixes it... no idea why.
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MOAR RESULTS ARE IN (what is this, we're actually talking about EazyVPS, not HostBill? How is that possible?)
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@marcm: I wasn't getting into a discussion about HostBill. You asked if that was HostBill, instead I just stated it was WHMCS (which it is).
I agree with you to an extent on that though, but I absolutely detest the entire company that HostBill is. The way that they couldn't make up their mind if they wanted a rented/owned license, etc. and their limitation in support and just in general lack of telling us what they're doing. This is why I prefer WHMCS (as much as I hate to say it).
This can be debatable due to the fact that WHMCS is more commonly used than HostBill, and also the entire fact that finding an exploit in WHMCS is probably more profitable than to find one in HostBill, but that's for another discussion.
Edit:
Got 679KB/s
Benchmarking download from Softlayer, San Jose, CA, USA (http://speedtest.sjc01.softlayer.com/downloads/test100.zip)
Got 484KB/s
Those got me.
@SimpleNode - Sounds like a caching issue or other PHP related opcode caching issue. I am just guessing. I would recommend that if you're using APC for instance to check if "stat" is set to "1" or "0". I would recommend setting it to "1" so that APC for instance will check the PHP script first before serving from cache.
@simplenode I got a blank looking site experience after you migrated...I assumed it was a homage to Steve Jobs. Forced a refresh and all was good
"Go cheap on rarely used things"
@HalfEatenPie
We'll never know if the following statement is true as it's IonCubed:
WHMCS coding is sloppy and shit and that sloppyness causes errors to sneak in which result in exploits
@HalfEatenPie - I wasn't trying to derail the thread either. As far as your comments about HostBill as a company, I agree. That, and the fact that the same person is answering most tickets, does sales and is on the forums all the time has me worried. I would hate it to stay locked into a piece of software if the company goes belly up tomorrow. So I have considered that as well. Their product is nice do, I wish they would be better at being transparent. The fact that HostBill as a company is indecisive shows that only one person is in charge there.
More results.
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@Simplenode
That looks like spaghetti, hehe
"complicated.vps" is epic lol
Hi there,
We have now officially launched EazyVPS and I have requested for both @simpleNode @gubbyte to now try it. We were not launched when this review was made, we have now officially launched EazyVPS.
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@Arif257 if it was not launched why could they order?
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YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
@Arif257
Why do you make a 12/13 year old kid review your thing with horrible grammar, which also seems to be some kind of staff member:
I know that kid personally, and as Zenum.co.uk is a BS site (paid IRCd setup and webdesign while he ripped the ugliest theme on themeforest and edited it poorly) and not a corporate business he can't call himself CEO...
The theme doesn't look promising, the logo looks horrible, I hope Ollie didn't make this crap?
@bronzebyte That is your opinion on the site and by all means you can feel free to provide that, then again I see you criticising it and not really saying how it could be improved. Also we stated the testimonial exactly as it was written by the customer as we believe in not changing or editing any of the customers testimonial.
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@BronzeByte - Why you pick young grass hopper on? Time is Oh Wise One and teach it will you grass hopper the ways and wisdom of hosting on the web. You shall criticize him not, but help grow knowledge from the tree that wisdom comes from.
I hope that the Yoda style advice helps...
@marcm LOOOL! :P
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@marcm
But this 12/13 year old was before calling himself CEO of THIS company without properly knowing what it means...
@arif257 seems to be "recycling" these people's purpose
Anyway, I would suggest you to fix the grammar everywhere, fix ipv4 thing and remove nonsense testimonials and just have none.
Grammar errors.. looks like the speed was amazing..it must've changed.
Linux fanboy
Linux fanboy? what the heck? tom noland? looks like he just got out of prison.
edit;; looks like a rushed website.. logo was rushed aswell. Favicon is still the default wordpress install logo aswell.
@David_P
I spotted these Grammar errors too, but hey, he changed the name and caption LOL
@BronzeByte and @DavidP - Grammar errors? What grammar errors? I see none... Anyway, I think that the site is fine and that it will get him allot of customers. After all, there speed is amazing.
A lot*
Me?
Some honest review,
Wtf?
To make sure all of our customers are able to use there server with us to the max we give all of out clients access to our 1gbit port and
allow then to use its full potential
So what happens when 1 client decides to use "its full potential" 24/7?
Can you explain how you plan to secure customers data and monitor it?
Time is good and also bad. Life is short and that is sad. Dont worry be happy thats my style. No matter what happens i won't lose my smile!
@Ishaq - I was joking obviously (sarcasm), however @BronzeByte and @David_P are right, @Arif257 needs to fix the bugs, inconsistencies, grammar and most importantly he needs to get rid of those testimonials.
Sorry, I'm late.
In whois, it's Arif Shah in UK
He's an Indian or Asian?
@ ErawanArifNugroho I thought India was in Asia?
Time is good and also bad. Life is short and that is sad. Dont worry be happy thats my style. No matter what happens i won't lose my smile!
Don't blame Google Apps
. I think they just haven't set it up properly.
+1 it is. Maybe India has some special importance?
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