Storage VPS with occasional high speeds for media server and seedbox
Hello LET,
I am looking for recommendations to host a media server (Plex / Jellyfin) and seedbox (rtorrent, Sonarr, Radarr, Bazarr, Jackett). The most important criteria for me are:
1. occasional bursts of high speeds (for uploads and racing, total approx 20-30hrs per month).
2. 5TB+ storage for media server.
3. budget is flexible / looking for the best value for money.
I do not mind being on a shared box with occasional extreme speeds, as long as I get SSH access and flexibillity to install the basic software mentioned above. I will be happy with basic CPU and RAM. For the network, I am not sure whether to get a dedicated 1Gbps (e.g. the Leaseweb example below) or a shared 20Gbps (e.g. the PulsedMedia example below). So, I am open to ideas. Traffic usage will be less than 50TB per month (private trackers 99% + public trackers 1%), plus streaming traffic (which should be negligible).
I have found two options which I liked:
1. Leaseweb Dedicated Server NL - Intel Xeon E3-1230 | 16GB RAM | 4x3TB HDD | 1gbps / 30TB traffic - €30.99/mo
2. PulsedMedia Toruk - Resources shared with approx 26 users (AMD EPyC 7551, 128GB RAM, 20gbps network) | 5TB RAID10 storage | 50TB traffic - €27.99/mo
However, I am open to other suggestions, options and offers. Your ideas on dedicated resources vs shared resources will also be very helpful.
In compliance with the Request forum guidelines, here are the requirements:
VZ Type: ANY Number of Cores: ANY RAM: 8GB+ Disk Space: 5TB+ Disk Type: HDD Bandwidth: 50TB+ Port Speed: 1gbps dedicated / 10-20gbps shared with other users DDoS Protection: Yes Number of IPs: 1 Location: ANY Budget: less than $100 Billing period: flexible (monthly / quarterly / yearly)
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Occasional racing?
hostingbydesign has you covered.
I run autodl only for very few movies / shows. Racing happens like 10-15 times a month, and the first 4-5 minutes are crucial for those 10-15 times. Getting first in at least one is generally what is good for me.
Thanks, I looked at hostingbydesign, but I found the dedicated Leaseweb box is cheaper for the storage. Leaseweb offers 30TB traffic compared to hostingbydesign unlimited -- do they have a FUP?
@c1vhosting and @Calin may able to help.
actual price for leaseweb server is €38.02 if you don't want to get stuck in a 24 months contract
No FUP, everything true dedicated unmetered.
Hey!
You can have a look at our VPS Storage packages https://www.hazi.ro/store/virtual-private-servers-storage
Your can't go wrong with
whatbox.ca
Seedbox.eu also not bad(leaseweb)
I quoted their yearly contract (not 24 months). See my original post,
I am open to annual contracts if I get a good deal.
That is great information! Thanks again.
I do like the E3-1230, 16GB, 4x2TB HDD, 1Gbit unmetered option at €36.49. Ticks my boxes.
Great servers and great prices! Love your Advanced SSD for an alternate application. For the particular application I am looking for, the focus is storage and network speed. CPU, RAM and SSD i/o are secondary. I don't think 1Gbit shared suits my needs. What would be the cost for dedicated 1Gbps for your "Storage Premium"? I also wouldn't need 8x vCPU 2.30GHz. 4x should be enough, may be even 2x. Is it possible to customize?
Thanks! Whatbox has some solid options indeed.
Hello @banskt if you like it's possible give you
15 TB HDD Raid 6
(20 GB SSD For boot/Operating System)
35 MBs I/O
7.9K IOps
3 Dedicated CPU
1 Dedicated IPv4
VNC Acces
Manual install ,delivery in 24 hours
200 Mbit unlimited dedicated port speed
Port 25 block permently
4 GB DDr4 ECC RAM
Full KVM Virtualisation
Full Root Acces
Multiple 32/64 bit OS
Romania Location
Allow install SeedBox
Allow install Plex or other
Allow public torrent
Allow adult content websites
216 euros/year (that it's 18 euros/month)
But need year payment
Write me on PM if you like
Regards,
Calin
Thanks for your offer, @Calin.
I talked with @Calin on the DM and accepted his offer. So, I am not looking for any more offers.
Hey!
Unfortunately, I can't help you with the guaranteed bandwidth at the moment because the upgrade to the guaranteed 5Gbps will be postponed for a while to first exhaust all the hardware resources we have, only then will we be able to come with some unlimited 1Gbps packages and guaranteed.
You can test the bandwidth with the https://network-speed.xyz/ script at different times of the day, to figure out whether or not it is feasible to still take the shared bandwidth. (yesterday I fixed a too strict firewall rule and the speed improved globally).
Thanks a lot for the feedback!
Hey Dear
everything ok but the 1G dedicated itself costs to many providers more than your budget.
We can provide:
2 vCore
8GB DDR4 RAM ECC
5TB HDD
1Gbps Unmetered dedicated
1 IPv4
€1000/year vat included
lol he can get a dedi for like half the price. Thanks for the laugh.
I dont want to be rude or anything but, wouldnt 1K€/y be too much for these specs? Most providers can beat that easily, and its not even a dedicated server.
We can offer you this dedicated server:
Intel Xeon E3-1270v3
Cores: 4 (Threads: 8)
RAM: 32 GB DDR3 ECC
Disks: 4 x 18 TB HDD
Traffic: 50 TB outbound - unmetered inbound @ 1Gbit
Location: USA, Utah, Ogden
Subnet /29
$109/mo
Further discount can be done on 6 months billing cycle.
For racing and storage you need 2 different services, those are completely opposite spectrum of the scale.
So i think your best bet is get an MD for the frontend and racing: https://pulsedmedia.com/minidedi-dedicated-servers-finland.php
1Gbps Unmetered is included.
Then add our storage box mounted the way you wish for the slower mass storage: https://pulsedmedia.com/storage-boxes.php
Bonus Hardware transcoding for Plex!
MD have intel UHD graphics which have encoders built-in.
Example config:
M10G Storage 4TB: 8.99€ a month (remember this also grows over time!)
MD10: i5 7500t, 16GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe 28.99€ a month
Total is only 37.98€ per month :O
or for the 16TB storage add 8€ a month. Takes a ~year or perhaps a bit more to grow to 5TB on the 4TB, but that's also why i chose the one with 1TB NVMe so total is ~5TB from start.
You mean add another 8 bucks for 8 TB right? The 16 is more
Oops you are correct! I typoed. 8TB is 16.99€ so 8€ more, and 16TB is 32.99€
RAID0 costs significantly less
1gbit possible?
1Gbit dedicated
Yeah the dedi for lower than half that cost also has dedicated 1G. I’d love to know what you’re smoking! Good stuff!
ngl, i was hoping that you made a typo and meant 100€. I'm also curious about what you're smoking, it would definitely help make my days less stressful.
Small scale basement hosts have to pay more for transit than the big players. Doesn't make it a good deal in the slightest, especially considering the company history, but I can see where the insanity is coming from. Telia (their upstream) is generally around $100/gbit on higher commitment levels as a frame of reference.
Feel free to check out our storage dedicated servers:
https://st-hosting.com/dedicatedserver
Intel Xeon E3-1270v6
RAM 32 GB
HDD 2 x 10 TB Hardware RAID 1
Traffic Fair Use (up to 50 TB)
Uplink 1 Gbit/s
OS Linux or Windows
IPv4: 5
For 69 Euro per month
All our servers are prepaid based, so you don't have to sign a contract with a fixed period.
The servers comes with the following services included:
5x IPv4 Adresses for free included (more available via Support)
1 Gbit/s Connection
Fair Use Traffic Policy (50 TB per month)
OS Installer (with all of the current Systems - Linux, Proxmox, Windows etc.)
Custom ISO Installer
DDoS Protection
RDNS Management
Own ASN #as208208
Premium Datacenter with high-quality routing in Frankfurt, Germany
Best regards,
your ST-Hosting Team