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I'm looking for a cheap server for around 5 EUR

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  • dfroedfroe Member, Host Rep

    As already mentioned, a slice&slab combo should be fine.

    "Slice" is just a "marketing term" for a KVM VPS and "slab" means a scalable block storage which appears as a virtual hard disk to your VPS.

    So you just need to order both and create a filesystem on your second data disk (slab). That's it.

    If you are unable for this, I doubt whether an unmanaged VPS on the public internet is a good choice for you. Keep in mind that you must secure your VPS against all those automated brute force attempts, exploits etc., so securely configuring your VPS is a must - which is far more than mounting a second disk and installing a P2P app.

  • daerraghdaerragh Member
    edited October 2019

    dfroe: I've had a VPS since 2015 and although I'm not good at linux, I haven't got any problems with my server running as a seedbox since.

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  • dfroedfroe Member, Host Rep

    Well, just because you had luck not having hit by a major illnes in the last years usually isn't a good reason to cancel a health insurance..

    For me this sounds a bit like "I have no clue what I am doing but so far I am lucky".
    If somebody abuses your self-managed server, whether you are aware of it or not, you are (usually at least partially) responsible for it. And (usually) you cannot simply hide and run away if something screws up.

  • uptimeuptime Member
    edited October 2019

    @daerragh keep in mind that Scaleway (and kimsufi) traditionally get the same consideration as a gutter near a saloon in the wild wild west - as much as we appreciate them for being what they are, people will not be shocked to find someone taking a piss there.

    So now stumbling into LET from that side of the tracks ... one might expect a bit of gatekeeping to protect the few good, cheap yet performant hosts from being mistreated, by accident or by design. Mostly (with very few exceptions) they're not well-suited for torrenting, given that the seedbox use case is already a grey area even just in terms of disk i/o and network use ...

    While torrenting may indeed be a familiar fact of life for providers as well as users here, it's maybe not the most favorite focus of discussion for this particular forum. If you don't already at least sort of know what you're doing (or are ready and able to learn quickly - it's not exactly rocket surgery) then could be better to just go with a managed service that is prepared to deal with that territory.

    I assume you've already checked https://www.reddit.com/r/seedboxes/ ...?

    All that said ... seek and ye shall find, but probably not served up on a silver platter - even for €7 per month. Maybe just check around and try a few - it may be the case that Contabo or even Scaleway are actually as good as it gets - or you might do a bit better. Generally you're going to get what you pay for (if you're lucky).

    EDIT2:

    There is a search function in the top right corner, query "seedbox" and you'll find a few other threads here ... discussing not much in particular.

    Also might check https://serverhunter.com for your specific requirements - and then come back here to check for reviews or second opinions with regard to network quality, reliability etc.

    Given that some of the concerns about shared resources are solved by using a small dedi, that may turn out to be your best option anyway. Consider recalibrating your budget to raise your expectations a bit and check (for example) worldstream.nl or ikoula.com for affordable options with decent networks. Can use https://metadedi.com to find a few more along those lines.

  • vyas11vyas11 Member
    edited October 2019

    Since by now it is clear that OP is getting in disparate zone though not yet desparate zone....time for some lighthearted fun.

    @dfroe said:
    Well, just because you had luck not having hit by a major illnes in the last years usually isn't a good reason to cancel a health insurance..

    Dr talking health insurance and illness. Very apt.

    If somebody abuses your self-managed server, whether you are aware of it or not, you are (usually at least partially) responsible for it. And (usually) you cannot simply hide and run away if something screws up.

    Indeed and this is the key takeaway. Unfortunately bitter medicine at that. But sometimes that’s the best prescription.

    @uptime
    Read your Performant hosts as Permafrost host. Which seems to be the case here. Hosts and/or offers have frozen

  • uptimeuptime Member
    edited October 2019

    @vyas11 I say permafunk is the real name of the lowend game :smiley:

    one more possibility comes to mind - I haven't yet taken a closer look at @HostSlick but have not heard any complaints, and am dimly aware that they have in the past put forward some possibly suitable offers (maybe or maybe not - depending on monthly bandwidth allotment and network performance I suppose). Worth checking to compare I think.

  • daerraghdaerragh Member
    edited October 2019

    uptime said: Also might check https://serverhunter.com for your specific requirements - and then come back here to check for reviews or second opinions with regard to network quality, reliability etc.

    Thank you uptime. I found a perfect VPS on serverhunter.

  • https://pq.hosting/ - I propose to get acquainted with our tariffs

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  • @pq_hosting said:
    https://pq.hosting/ - I propose to get acquainted with our tariffs

    @pq_hosting said:
    https://pq.hosting/ - I propose to get acquainted with our tariffs

    Still noo paypal?

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  • @pq_hosting said:
    https://pq.hosting/ - I propose to get acquainted with our tariffs

    I propose you get acquainted with the rules of this forum. Happy posting,

  • angstromangstrom Moderator
    edited October 2019

    @pq_hosting said:
    https://pq. BAD hosting/ - I propose to get acquainted with our tariffs

    You were also spamming yesterday

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  • vyas11vyas11 Member
    edited October 2019

    @angstrom said:

    You were also spamming yesterday

    The 24 hours of spamming fame spans two calendar days.

    @daerragh what was the final combination/ option you went with. Once things are up and running, can you post a BM or review? that would be helpful to the rest of the forum.

  • @vyas11 said:

    @angstrom said:

    You were also spamming yesterday

    The 24 hours of spamming fame spans two calendar days.

    He's gone now :smile:

  • daerraghdaerragh Member
    edited October 2019

    vyas11 said: @daerragh what was the final combination/ option you went with. Once things are up and running, can you post a BM or review? that would be helpful to the rest of the forum.

    I chose securesrv.io VPS: 1x E3v2 CPU, 1GB RAM, 500GB RAID HDD and unlimited 1Gbps (fair use). It runs well. I can download and upload torrents with 70-80MB/s (occasionally 100MB/s) with Deluge. HDD speed is 400MB/s (sequential).

    And it's only 3.5 USD, no setup fee. After the payment, the server was setup within minutes. I can recommend this provider.

  • edited October 2019

    @daerragh said:

    vyas11 said: @daerragh what was the final combination/ option you went with. Once things are up and running, can you post a BM or review? that would be helpful to the rest of the forum.

    I chose securesrv.io VPS: 1x E3v2 CPU, 1GB RAM, 500GB RAID HDD and unlimited 1Gbps (fair use). It runs well. I can download and upload torrents with 70-80MB/s (occasionally 100MB/s) with Deluge. HDD speed is 400MB/s (sequential).

    And it's only 3.5 USD, no setup fee. After the payment, the server was setup within minutes. I can recommend this provider.

    Looks like they lease servers from ReliableSite and Hetzner. Not bad I guess. Their servers look relatively bare of users: https://status.securesrv.io/

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  • daerraghdaerragh Member
    edited October 2019

    About securesrv.io. From their monitoring page you posted, it seems that they run their servers since 27 sept. 2019 (the monitoring started that day). So are they completely new on the market? I wonder how long they will last...

    EDIT: On the other hand, they've got reviews since 14 Nov 2018 here https://www.trustpilot.com/review/securesrv.io?page=5 . So maybe they aren't new after all...

  • uptimeuptime Member
    edited October 2019

    I'm guessing they'll last as long as they need to (or they'll endure, who can say really)

    Your transfer and i/o speeds may come back down to earth (and then some) as the server accumulates more users trying to do the same

    As long as you're just paying month-to-month then no worries if you backup your data regularly, on another server elsewhere (which is always the sensible thing to do for data you care about, even if on a service already proven to be reliable - shit happens).

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