Re:$5 Showdown: Linode vs. DigitalOcean vs. Amazon Lightsail...
by mreithub on Sunday February 19, 2017 @11:00AM
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I've had a quick look at your site because I'm currently using DO and Vultr with a PeerVPN[0] setup to connect the individual hosts - which brings me to my question:
Is it just a static website or do these instances communicate with each other? If you do, I'd like to ask if you use a VPN to connect them (and which one)?
I'm relatively happy with PeerVPN (with one or two rather minor annoyances that most likely can be solved if I actually spent time on them) but am always curious about alternatives.
Re:$5 Showdown: Linode vs. DigitalOcean vs. Amazon Lightsail...
by mrb on Sunday February 19, 2017 @02:38PM
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The site is mostly static, expect the server-side Python code to handle the submission of blog comments. I use no VPN but have automated rsync runs, over SSH, to sync data files periodically. A description of my setup is at: http://blog.zorinaq.com/release-of-hablog-and-new-design/
Re:$5 Showdown: Linode vs. DigitalOcean vs. Amazon Lightsail...
by vivab0rg on Monday February 20, 2017 @08:16AM
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> I like Vultr because they accept Bitcoin payments.
This. I've been a loyal Linode user for years but recently gone with Vultr for side projects because they accept Bitcoin and had a $5 plan long before.
I like Scaleway for their lowest price, and it's cool to have a barbone ARM server (which I chose over the x86-64 VPS) for 3€/mo.
I like Vultr because they accept Bitcoin payments.
But overall all 3 hosters are good and reliable in my experience.