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Suggestion for a server [2]
Hi, sorry, this is my 2nd topic regarding this.
Here's the first one:
https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/182902/production-site-vps-suggestion
Thank you all for your suggestions there.
For context, I want to move from my current DigitalOcean ($56/m)
to reduce cost without affecting performance.
I wanted to go with hetzner CPX41
But their strict ID verification process is discouraging me to sign up with them.
also someone said they have a 2 month block on port 25.
So, from the suggestions from the first thread, I'm considering the following:
netcup RS 2000 G9.5 (20.27€/m)
There next package is a bit expensive. something in between would have been nice.
How is VPS 4000 G10
compared to this?
php-friends vServer L SSD G3 AMD (30,99 €/m)
This fits my budget. But the location is only france, right?
Please advice me if any of them has any hidden terms or something that I should be aware of.
Does they ask for my ID to sign up?
I'll buy monthly package. won't buy yearly contract.
I'm also considering hosthatch NVMe 32 GB ($29.00/m)
since I already have BF servers with them.
But their feature set is lacking, compared to the other two.
Snapshots or ddos protections are not must-have for me, but are nice-to-have.
Also there have been some drama going on with their support regrading BF servers.
I understand them, but still.
How are their support with the regular servers? I won't need any support unless there's some issue with the server, in which case I'll expect the least downtime possible.
Let me know if you have any other suggestion as well.
I'm hosting a few wordpress sites.
only three of them have significant traffic.
This is from awstat from one site. 2 more sites with about half traffic of this one each.
Not sure how accurate it is.
Again, Thanks a lot for taking the time to read my post.
- Which one would you suggest?23 votes
- Netcup52.17%
- php-friends26.09%
- HostHatch  4.35%
- None of the above17.39%
Comments
Why?
I've added more context and now trying to decide between the mentioned one.
I specifically want to know if there is anything regarding terms/billing etc with the above to provider that I should be aware of.
Yet, if this looks like inappropriate, then please let me know.
I'll delete it.
should> @tetech said:
Should I have added this whole post as a reply to the first one?
I thought that won't get much visibility.
mods, please delete this topic if is inappropriate.
Thanks.
Just a wild suggestion, but maybe go with a webhosting plan instead of a vps? Far more stable and hassle free. You can keep ssh access to it. Either way, I recommend Netcup.
tried that route before going with digital ocean.
price/performance is way worse.
since you are sugesting netcup,
can you tell me the difference in VPS 4000 G10 and RS 2000 G9.5 ?
I mean I can see the configuration difference. which one is in terms of performance?
VPS has shared cores, RS has dedicated cores (you can max them out 24/7, on the vps you cannot).
I think WordPress is a single core application, so a faster single core should be better than a lot but slower cores.
Thanks, for replying. I understand this much.
how much of sustained use will they allow with vps cpu cores?
I'll be using php-fpm/nginx/apache
so it will use all available cores.
what will you suggest if you choose "none of the above"?
there is a very big difference in performance between VPS and RS, of course in favor of RS
Look at siteground.com. Though, you probably missed the BF deals and might need to look at Boxing day if current offer isn't good enough.
update:
After a few emails back and forth with netcup support, I got my
RS 2000 G9.5
provisioned.They were very helpful. not very fast in replying though.
They took 24 hours or more to reply to each mail. that resulted in taking about a week to get everything resolved.
a Live chat option would have been nice.
netcup is veteran here with good reputation
their cancellation policy is kind of annoying specifically on yearly term if you miss time, you need hold it another year
It is THE best price/spec/peeformancce ratio provider I have ever across , specially with dedicated core and instant snapshot
I'm on monthly contract I believe.
I'll have to notify one month before canceling.
That's ok with me as long as the servers are good.
The ID verification process was surprisingly easy.
Thanks to them again for that.
Another problem I faced was, they don't support card payment. Only paypal and direct bank transfer.
I don't have paypal.
They’ve stopped doing this now, everything reverts to monthly after the contract period