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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by hu3 on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:20AM (#34676303)
where can I get a VPS for $4/year?

I could use one for things like remote cronjobs.

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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by defrost on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:28AM (#34676372)
https://cron-job.org/en/faq/

   How much is the service of cron-job.org?
   Our service is entirely free of charge.
( Some resource limits apply )
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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by gl-prod on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:52AM (#34676596)
How come its free?
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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by newaccount74 on Monday February 06, 2023 @11:30AM (#34679839)
Some people like helping others even if there's nothing in it for them. Like icanhazip.com
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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by hu3 on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:53AM (#34676606)
I use them and they are great. But I need longer timeout settings.
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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by nbk_2000 on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:45AM (#34676520)
You can find Frantech servers for as little as $3.50/year here:

https://my.frantech.ca/aff.php?aff=3460

This is the parent company of BuyVM. They have a very good reputation, but their stock goes up and down throughout the month. If you want a specific data-center location, wait until the first of the month when stock replenishes.

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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by hoppyhoppy2 on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:50AM (#34676572)
The servers at this affiliate link start at $3.50/month. Am I missing something? What service is $3.50/year?
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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by efreak on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @06:15AM (#34691294)
Not sure about $3.5/year, but Hosteon has servers at $16/yr (openvz) and $21/yr. Small companies on LEB have yearly prices occasionally, and frequently they never disable the sign up page for them, for example:

$1/month list: https://lowendbox.com/blog/1-vps-1-usd-vps-per-month

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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by ddtaylor on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:48AM (#34676563)
Vultr
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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by hereforphone on Monday February 06, 2023 @09:25AM (#34677655)
As I said above I had a bad customer service experience with them. I've used a lot of hosting providers and Vultr was the most ghetto-feeling by far. Back to Digital Ocean for me, or if they stop hosting custom images, I'll try and find another
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Re:How much can you get out of a $4 VPS? by raybb on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:56AM (#34676631)
I bought it from VirMach on Cyber Monday back in 2017. It was a pretty good deal and they've stuck to it. I've barely used the box for anything over the years but it's nice to have.

I think you'll still find deals like this on lowendbox occasionally.

Original deal: https://lowendbox.com/blog/cyber-monday-virmach-vps-deals-as...

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