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if it's about business something like what DO and Vultr offering already pretty good, have close location, instant provisioning, and high stock availability. If it's for private project/experiment make it as cheap as possible since i don't store important stuff on a single vps.
A fair slice of what I could get at Hetzner etc.
Most VPS providers are poor value for one or more of cpu/ram/storage. Usually storage followed by cpu cores. Providers like netcup, phpfriends, contabo are the only sanely priced VPS providers.
Other providers sell you good super-cheap options, sure, but once you move higher up the price bands, you are into dedicated server prices before you get towards the cheapest dedi at Hetzner etc, and still nowhere near the specs of the dedi. It would be better if the profit margin was linear, but it seems to be much higher at the higher end of the VPS market
Private networking across DCs
API access
Can form high availability clusters
I'm attracted by: can get discounts with push-ups, so that final cost is less than $12/year.
Nexril push-up special: normally $32.40, I pay $8.40 after 24 push-ups.
My usual spec nowadays:
Will pay more for: more CPU allowance, more RAM, or dedicated IPv4 in certain locations.
Will not pay more for: Ryzen, faster port, double bandwidth.
Mood at the moment.
The hens must produce good virus-free chickens, price is near 0 and defend fully against inferior mjj attacks at all times.
My choice as follows:network->location->CPU&RAM&DISK->Special features(such sa backup /snapshot/rDNS etc)->price->Technique support.
I think instant provisioning is a requirement. VPS/cloud this is 'easy'... but you'd be surprised.
The VPS management system/templates matter a lot too.
The images should be recent and unmodified. I don't want something the provider messed with. Ideally I can use my own image/ISO.
Linode doesn't even really let you change the partitions from what I recall.
As for the actual service... I mainly look for better locations (for me) than Hetzner. The latency is worth it for the most part
I just want the resources/pricing to be competitive, every year the goal posts move. I'm more interested in reputability/stability.
(Truly) private networks are nice. Not like Scaleway where everyone can basically talk to anyone though
can any provider make
2 cpu shared burst fully
2GB RAM
20GB SSD or more
500GB monthly transfer on 100Mbps port or more
1 dedicate IPv4
some IPv6
KVM virutlization
$15/year
My biggest attraction to deals is choosing a provider that doesn't post stupid shit in worthless threads for the sake of inflating post count.
Native, non-tunneled, IPv6 assigned in correct allocations.
Checkout hosthatch's latest thread it has everything you need except 2 cpu at exactly the same price if you pay for 2 years
HDD for storage or backup.
Asian locations with unmetered bandwidth.
I'm attracted to:
I don't DDoS, spam, flood, hack, annoy other customers on my nodes or abuse system resources either... however I like "free shit" whether it is apps/music/movies/TV/XXX; it's better when it's FREE.
DMCAs are a joke. (tm)
Downtime attracts me most. The less uptime you guarantee the more certain I am in buying a VPS from you.
Hosts such as @cociu which don't reply to tickets either and have 0% uptime are the best! I already bought hundreds of VPS's there! I expect that they never get setup, have no uptime and never receive any replies to tickets.
If you are a host that loves downtime as much as me then leave your link to your site!
The End is Nigh.
Bandwidth also matters to me along with high CPU + RAM
Unlimited Bandwidth and 12USD/Year
On a 64kbps port?
Uptime/stable attracts me the most, and then the platform, like KVM.
Accepted currency is the most important thing.
I buy all VPS's that I can pay cash with Z$.
Working and reliable ipv6
Free snapshots, latest OS version by default, easy SSH key management
Location, storage and bandwidth.
I have no need for performance, I would take 100GB spinning rust over 50GB ssd/nvme any day. Likewise, I would take 100MBit unlimited over 1TB/month on a 1Gbit port or similar.
If I need performance, I will run on dedicated hardware. If I buy a VPS, it's for some kind of lightweight hosting. I have never hit CPU, I/O or memory limits on a VPS, but I have ran out of space several times so for me big storage > fast storage.
Big HDD storage + low price, because such deals are quite rare