Cheap but Private Dedicated Hosting

Posted by uncled1023 on Sunday March 05, 2017 @09:17PM
from the self-post dept.

Hello All,

I am looking for a new dedicated hosting provider due to both resource needs and the previous provider. I have already looked and ruled out OVH, Online.Net, or any US/UK/CA/AU based hosting.

By private I mean focusing on privacy of the data I'm hosting, and a sense of dedication to it's privacy by the provider. As well, the hosting country should have some decent data privacy laws.

The server will be hosting email, blogging, file uploads (malware not allowed), and other assorted services.

The min server specs are: high bandwidth (>3TB/mo), need fast speeds, medium RAM (16-32GB), >4 core xeons (or comparable), main drive of >=500GB SSD for most applications, and >1TB for storage.

My range is about 75-125 USD per month.

What are your thoughts? I'm considering flokinet.is, or possibly Hetzner.

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Re:Cheap but Private Dedicated Hosting by tuxlinuxien on Sunday March 05, 2017 @10:10PM (#13800420)

What do you mean by cheap, what price do you consider cheap based on your configuration?

I do use a lot vultr, instances are small and cheap, but I sometimes have reboots or maintenance issues.

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Re:Cheap but Private Dedicated Hosting by uncled1023 on Sunday March 05, 2017 @10:18PM (#13800443)

I consider my range to be about 75 - 125 USD for the specs I've given. I already have my own OS License, so no need for an OS in the price.

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Re:Cheap but Private Dedicated Hosting by tuxlinuxien on Sunday March 05, 2017 @10:30PM (#13800477)

Based on my own experience, when you want something cheap you will have to deal with unexpected downtime. In that situation, you may spend more money on redundancy, monitoring and time.

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Re:Cheap but Private Dedicated Hosting by uncled1023 on Sunday March 05, 2017 @10:32PM (#13800484)

Good point!

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