Ask HN: $20 per month dedicated server?

Re:Ask HN: $20 per month dedicated server? by shail on Monday May 27, 2013 @07:15AM (#5774214)

Thanks for the detailed reply. This clears my head a lot. I haven't sunk any cost yet. I am trying to find the best fit.

Can I say for sure one thing that between dedicated vs VPS you will surely choose dedicated?

Are there any downsides to dedicated servers from customer standpoint. I know from providers standpoint it's requires more work.

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Re:Ask HN: $20 per month dedicated server? by csense on Monday May 27, 2013 @05:01PM (#5776565)

> Can I say for sure one thing that between dedicated vs VPS you will surely choose dedicated?

If they have the same specs and the same price, dedicated is probably better.

> Are there any downsides to dedicated servers from customer standpoint.

1. Price.

2. For a dedicated server I want a serial console and out-of-band rebooter, so I can fix it myself when I bork the bootloader or hang the system. This can all be done in software with VM's, but may require additional hardware for dedicated servers.

3. Monitoring of disk failure. On a VPS, the provider typically handles RAID, and is pro-active about replacing failed disks. On a dedicated server, RAID is up to the customer to manage, depending on your setup it might be the customer's responsibility to alert support that a disk is bad, and diagnosing a failed disk remotely might be challenging.

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