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Re:Ask HN: How can DigitalOcean be so cheap? by anonfunction on Friday March 22, 2013 @04:41AM (#5421918)
Each virtual server gets its own internal and external IP address. You pay nothing extra per virtual server.

So I can create hundreds of virtual servers to get the same amount of IP addresses?

With your pricing being so low I have to doubt if you'll be around for long.

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Re:Ask HN: How can DigitalOcean be so cheap? by zagi on Friday March 22, 2013 @02:20PM (#5424635)
Even though our pricing is low we still generate profit on every unit that we sell, therefore we will be around for a long time. We have a ton of expertise in the server industry and we've already been around for 18 months. Here's looking forward to the next 18 years :)
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Re:Ask HN: How can DigitalOcean be so cheap? by staunch on Friday March 22, 2013 @05:21AM (#5421991)
No, the number of virtual servers per physical machine is limited. "Up to 8 Virtual Servers" for example. Other providers might give you 5+ IPs with a dedicated server, so it's really not extravagant.
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