Small box cheaper than $5/y for specific purpose

windytime90

Hi,

I am in the need of a small box for my personal torrent purpose. My usage will be describe below:

• Install torrent client (transmission), web server (nginx).
• Download files from torrent, stop it right after it finished downloading.
• Stream the downloaded file to check for the accuracy, quality... (it takes about 5-10 minutes).
• Delete the files and torrent and write preview on my blog, any files will not be kept longer than 1 hour.
• No seeding, downloading speed is limited to 5M/s.

Therefore, I need the following specification:

• RAM: 128MB minimum
• HDD: At least 10GB, 15-20GB is preferred.
• Network: 100Mbps is fine with me.
• Location: US (LA or Seattle preferred).

I promise that I will respect other users on the node by limiting the resource to cause minimal impact. Actually,I think with my usage, if I order any vps and do my task without asking, the provider might not be noticed. I just want to be honest to specify my requirement.

Thank you!

deadbeef

512GB of traffic in justseed.it cost ~$7 and you get to do it from a web page.

windytime90

@deadbeef said:
512GB of traffic in justseed.it cost ~$7 and you get to do it from a web page.

Thank you, but I don't like them .

hostnoob

bandwagonhost ($4/yr link is in @nyr's sig)

edit: nvm I thought there was a $4/yr deal but I must be going crazy

there's a $5/yr plan from 123systems (but read reviews, they're not highly recommened)

https://123systems.net/billing/cart.php?a=add&pid=149

or deepnetsolutions $5.50

https://www.clients.deepnetsolutions.com/cart.php?a=add&pid=189

as for allowing torrents, with your budget all you can do is try it and hope you don't get caught

Riz

@nexmark in LA possibly.

windytime90

@hostnoob: I've checked them but disk space is not enough.

@Riz: His service is very good. I've ask them but it seems that he does not allow it (Actually, I didn't specify clearly the usage).

bersy

TragicServer has $6/year plan.

windytime90

@bersy said:
TragicServer has $6/year plan.

Dropped him a ticket. Thank you.

Saragoldfarb

Give budgetvz.com a try. You get an additional 20% off with using BVZJuly coupon.

bersy

Hurry up, it will be 10% off in August

Miky

BudgetVZ does not allow: "Torrents (Clients, Trackers or Indexers)"

inthecloudblog

I'm cheap myself when it comes to certain type of servers ( mostly when buying dedicated servers) but man I know this is let but you are asking 5 bucks annually ( that's just tough ) add to that the provider has to be prepared for trouble for 5 bucks per year!

eastonch

Yolo, get a Kimsufi.

rahoolm

@windytime90 I have a similar requirement, did you get any VPS? Basically I wanted to know whether any VPS Provider allows torrent downloads? Please do let me know if you get any such VPS. I don't have a strict budget of $5 /yearly. I can spend upto $15 / year

TheOnlyDK

@rahoolm said:
I can spend upto $15 / year

Try catalysthost, I think they are torrent friendly for vpn but not sure about hosting. Maybe @ryanarp can answer it here for everyone.

rahoolm

OK but their pricing seems to be on higher side. Have you ever tried services like www.zbigz.com ? They do the torrent part at their end and you don't even need to download a .torrent file on your VPS. But it seems a bit costlier though.

ryanarp

@TheOnlyDK said:
Try catalysthost, I think they are torrent friendly for vpn but not sure about hosting. Maybe ryanarp can answer it here for everyone.

Host all the Linux ISO you want We do act on abuse complaints, so if you plan on hosting anything that infringes on copyright, we are likely not a good fit for you.

windytime90

@bersy said:
Hurry up, it will be 10% off in August

You mean the promotion of tragic server will end today?

TheOnlyDK

@rahoolm said:
OK but their pricing seems to be on higher side.

Quality service deserves a high price. I will never cancel my box with catalysthost even though I can get 2-3 boxes for the same price of their 96mb vps but the quality cannot be compared, especially the support given. Ryan spent several hours trying to trouble a problem with my VPN and just that alone worth more than what I paid. If you need quality service, don't be a cheapo.

4n0nx

So.. how much bandwidth do you need for your $5? -_-

I would only pick a provider that specifically allows it, otherwise you might end up on fraudrecord (even though it's not fraud).

Tragicservers doesnot allow "illegal torrents" (-> https://www.tragicservers.com/tos.php )

raindog308

windytime90 said: Thank you, but I don't like them .

Just curious - why?