Looking for a cheap US VPS ($12/year-ish)

Mashayamashaya · September 2

Hey guys,

I'm looking for a really cheap little VPS in the US for some personal use. I don't need much at all — 1 vCPU and 512MB–1GB RAM would be perfectly fine.

My budget is around $1–$1.50/month, or ideally no more than $12/year if there's a yearly deal.

The only things I really care about are:

US location
a public IPv4
Linux
preferably KVM
decent enough network/uptime

I know there are a bunch of $10–12/year VPS deals around here, but there's one slightly annoying requirement on my side: I need to be able to pay for the first order with a Visa card. I don't have PayPal or crypto available, so direct card payment is important.

I'm happy to go with a small/less-known provider if they're legit. I'm mainly looking for something people here have actually used and can vouch for.

If you know of any current deals around this price, I'd really appreciate some recommendations. If you've actually paid with Visa, even better.

Thanks!

Fubuki · September 2

https://lowendbox.com/blog/1-vps-1-usd-vps-per-month/
i can vouch for @DediRock but i guess this is the closest thing to $10-12/yr or so

monsoon73 · September 2

+1 for the Promo VPS offers on DediRock - Great value for money. They offer New York and LA. They work great for simple tasks (uptime monitoring, etc)

barbarza · September 2

Think I'm going to order a @DediRock promo VPS to calculate Pi to a billion decimal places

DediRock · September 3

@Fubuki said:
https://lowendbox.com/blog/1-vps-1-usd-vps-per-month/
i can vouch for @DediRock but i guess this is the closest thing to $10-12/yr or so

Hello @Fubuki,

Thank you very much for the mention and recommendation I greatly appreciate it

Thanks!

DediRock · September 3

@monsoon73 said:
+1 for the Promo VPS offers on DediRock - Great value for money. They offer New York and LA. They work great for simple tasks (uptime monitoring, etc)

Hello @monsoon73,

Thank you very much for that Greatly appreciate the compliment!

Thanks!

stupidgenius · September 3

@Fubuki said:
https://lowendbox.com/blog/1-vps-1-usd-vps-per-month/
i can vouch for @DediRock but i guess this is the closest thing to $10-12/yr or so

IMHO, this @DediRock seems like the better deal for a less per year for 2gb memory and 30gb storage, but maybe I'm missing something.
https://billing.dedirock.com/index.php/store/promo-vp/promo-vps-special-ny

itzsenu · September 3

@stupidgenius said: this @DediRock seems like the better deal for a less per year for 2gb memory and 30gb storage,

@DediRock is selling VPSes like they’re trying to get arrested for tax fraud

DediRock · September 3

@barbarza said:
Think I'm going to order a @DediRock promo VPS to calculate Pi to a billion decimal places

Ha sounds like a plan @barbarza

The DediPi Calculator™

Jensfrank · September 4

DediRock best

vuanhson · September 4

Dedirock good, but I hate their virtualizor panel

bbn12 · September 4

@vuanhson said:
Dedirock good, but I hate their virtualizor panel

you sure want to try a vibecoded shitte that a few others offer ... Rare...Dart ... and the list goes on

barbarza · September 4

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:
Think I'm going to order a @DediRock promo VPS to calculate Pi to a billion decimal places

Ha sounds like a plan @barbarza

The DediPi Calculator™

Actually since RSA-260 was just factorized, we'll use it to try factorize RSA-309 🤣

barbarza · September 4

@barbarza said:

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:
Think I'm going to order a @DediRock promo VPS to calculate Pi to a billion decimal places

Ha sounds like a plan @barbarza

The DediPi Calculator™

Actually since RSA-260 was just factorized, we'll use it to try factorize RSA-309 🤣

Order #dedirock-94874842 as proof 🤣🤣🤣

DediRock · September 4

@stupidgenius said:

@Fubuki said:
https://lowendbox.com/blog/1-vps-1-usd-vps-per-month/
i can vouch for @DediRock but i guess this is the closest thing to $10-12/yr or so

IMHO, this @DediRock seems like the better deal for a less per year for 2gb memory and 30gb storage, but maybe I'm missing something.
https://billing.dedirock.com/index.php/store/promo-vp/promo-vps-special-ny

Hello @stupidgenius

Thanks for posting that deal

DediRock · September 4

@itzsenu said:

@stupidgenius said: this @DediRock seems like the better deal for a less per year for 2gb memory and 30gb storage,

@DediRock is selling VPSes like they’re trying to get arrested for tax fraud

Hello @itzsenu

We definitely like and try to offer great deals

Thanks!

wholecake · September 4

@DediRock Is it possible to see LET Favorites™ plans again?

DediRock · September 4

@barbarza said:

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:
Think I'm going to order a @DediRock promo VPS to calculate Pi to a billion decimal places

Ha sounds like a plan @barbarza

The DediPi Calculator™

Actually since RSA-260 was just factorized, we'll use it to try factorize RSA-309 🤣

lol, so what do you think @barbarza take about a week?

barbarza · September 4

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:
Think I'm going to order a @DediRock promo VPS to calculate Pi to a billion decimal places

Ha sounds like a plan @barbarza

The DediPi Calculator™

Actually since RSA-260 was just factorized, we'll use it to try factorize RSA-309 🤣

lol, so what do you think @barbarza take about a week?

I vibe coded the script to run the checks and my agent told me I was crazy because:

No script can factor it. Not on a VM, not on a supercomputer. The largest RSA number ever factored is RSA-250 (250 digits) — that took ~2,700 core-years on a serious cluster in 2020. RSA-309 is in a completely different league; a realistic estimate is *billions* of core-years. It would outlive the universe several times over.

For context of what's actually doable on a single VM:
- RSA-100: minutes
- RSA-129: ~1 day (CADO-NFS, ~$30 of cloud)
- RSA-160–170: weeks on decent hardware
- RSA-200+: effectively unreachable for a hobbyist

But the script checks randomly, so let's see how lucky we get in a year 🤣🤣🤣🤣

DediRock · September 4

@barbarza said:

@barbarza said:

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:
Think I'm going to order a @DediRock promo VPS to calculate Pi to a billion decimal places

Ha sounds like a plan @barbarza

The DediPi Calculator™

Actually since RSA-260 was just factorized, we'll use it to try factorize RSA-309 🤣

Order #dedirock-94874842 as proof 🤣🤣🤣

Woot awesome @barbarza thank you!

DediRock · September 4

@wholecake said:
@DediRock Is it possible to see LET Favorites™ plans again?

Hello @wholecake,

I am adding new nodes for both Los Angeles and New York shortly. Once I do have them up and live, I will be able to take a look at what offers I can restock. Thank you very much for your question!

Thanks

DediRock · September 4

@barbarza said:

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:
Think I'm going to order a @DediRock promo VPS to calculate Pi to a billion decimal places

Ha sounds like a plan @barbarza

The DediPi Calculator™

Actually since RSA-260 was just factorized, we'll use it to try factorize RSA-309 🤣

lol, so what do you think @barbarza take about a week?

I vibe coded the script to run the checks and my agent told me I was crazy because:
No script can factor it. Not on a VM, not on a supercomputer. The largest RSA number ever factored is RSA-250 (250 digits) — that took ~2,700 core-years on a serious cluster in 2020. RSA-309 is in a completely different league; a realistic estimate is *billions* of core-years. It would outlive the universe several times over.

For context of what's actually doable on a single VM:
- RSA-100: minutes
- RSA-129: ~1 day (CADO-NFS, ~$30 of cloud)
- RSA-160–170: weeks on decent hardware
- RSA-200+: effectively unreachable for a hobbyist
But the script checks randomly, so let's see how lucky we get in a year 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Lol excellent @barbarza, I added an extra GB of RAM to help in the effort

itzsenu · September 4

@DediRock said: I added an extra GB of RAM to help in the effort

DediRock · September 4

@itzsenu said:

@DediRock said: I added an extra GB of RAM to help in the effort

barbarza · September 4

@DediRock said:
@barbarza said:

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:
Think I'm going to order a @DediRock promo VPS to calculate Pi to a billion decimal places

Ha sounds like a plan @barbarza

The DediPi Calculator™

Actually since RSA-260 was just factorized, we'll use it to try factorize RSA-309 🤣

lol, so what do you think @barbarza take about a week?

I vibe coded the script to run the checks and my agent told me I was crazy because:
No script can factor it. Not on a VM, not on a supercomputer. The largest RSA number ever factored is RSA-250 (250 digits) — that took ~2,700 core-years on a serious cluster in 2020. RSA-309 is in a completely different league; a realistic estimate is *billions* of core-years. It would outlive the universe several times over.

For context of what's actually doable on a single VM:
- RSA-100: minutes
- RSA-129: ~1 day (CADO-NFS, ~$30 of cloud)
- RSA-160–170: weeks on decent hardware
- RSA-200+: effectively unreachable for a hobbyist
But the script checks randomly, so let's see how lucky we get in a year 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol excellent @barbarza, I added an extra GB of RAM to help in the effort

@DediRock is what legends are made of!

DediRock · September 5

@barbarza said:
@DediRock said:
@barbarza said:

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:

@DediRock said:

@barbarza said:
Think I'm going to order a @DediRock promo VPS to calculate Pi to a billion decimal places

Ha sounds like a plan @barbarza

The DediPi Calculator™

Actually since RSA-260 was just factorized, we'll use it to try factorize RSA-309 🤣

lol, so what do you think @barbarza take about a week?

I vibe coded the script to run the checks and my agent told me I was crazy because:
No script can factor it. Not on a VM, not on a supercomputer. The largest RSA number ever factored is RSA-250 (250 digits) — that took ~2,700 core-years on a serious cluster in 2020. RSA-309 is in a completely different league; a realistic estimate is *billions* of core-years. It would outlive the universe several times over.

For context of what's actually doable on a single VM:
- RSA-100: minutes
- RSA-129: ~1 day (CADO-NFS, ~$30 of cloud)
- RSA-160–170: weeks on decent hardware
- RSA-200+: effectively unreachable for a hobbyist
But the script checks randomly, so let's see how lucky we get in a year 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol excellent @barbarza, I added an extra GB of RAM to help in the effort
@DediRock is what legends are made of!

ha thank you @barbarza

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