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Cheapest way to get bulk Windows instances
So I have a project that require Windows instances, we're talking around 64 to 128 ones. It's nothing spammy, I can have them all running on one IP. It's just for technical reasons.
So either I buy a powerful computer and put it in my home, and I might get tired of this project in a week. Or I try and rent a dedicated server, install Windows and some sort of virtualisation program. How would you guys do it? I'd prefer renting.
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I believe the buyvm slices include windows server licenses.
https://buyvm.net/kvm-dedicated-server-slices/
I was just about to recommend BuyVM but you beat me to it.
I'm not looking for paying for them having a unique IP and such. I could get this done on a Dedicated for a much lower price.
What is your actual budget then? Their cheapest plan is $3.50 per month. That is not expensive.
I was looking for 64-128 instances. Without unique IP-addresses. A VPS isn't the way to go.
Buy a dedi and run 128 VPS instances?
I was thinking of doing something like that, but dosen't most providers charge kind of much when there's a Windows server licence being needed? They won't take that much resources.
Well, you can run trial for 180 days? If your project is going to last more than that, it's perhaps better to invest.
IIRC having a Windows Server 2016 Datacenter license allows you to run an unlimited amount of Windows VMs on the host. Not very budget friendly though.
Nat VPS might be the way to go.
What's your budget?
You can get dedicated server with 64 GB ram for not too much but you would struggle to get 120 VMs running on that. Especially since windows is kindof ram hungry.
If you need 128 GB ram, then it would cost more because you're looking at dual Xeon e5 territory.
A budget would be helpful.
Also, how much disk and bandwidth?
I nat'd a hundred VMs for some legacy visual basic code, you're going to hit disk io issues before cpu most likely
Not if the server uses ssds and the VMs don't use much io.
The perfect sprinkle (before the storm).
you can rent dedicated server from OVH for 1week / weekly basis and test your project that way you could save some money if its short period project.
You are looking for datacenter versioned Windows licenses.
I would recommend you to get a dedicated server and install windows datacenter version OS first after install hyper-v to make VMs, in that case you don't need to buy windows server license separately for all the VMs.
Make snapshots on vultr, use their api. easy.
This is the most obvious, and tenuously legal option available within a small budget.
You mean if he can get 64-128 VMs to run on 32 GB of ram without crashing and eating itself right?
Even with 64GB of ram jamming 128 Windows VMs on it is a recipe built for destruction. He is looking at a Dedi with 128GB of ram minimum in my book, but wtf do I know except Winblows still runs hacks I submitted 20 years ago to them as a tester.
But I don't know squat, just don't come here bitchin when it crashes please.
@emgh what's your budget?