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  • bugfreebugfree Barred

    @JstTan said:

    @bugfree said:
    Not able to create an account

    @Obelous said:
    I've heard it's great, if you're able to sign up, I haven't been able to.

    @JstTan said: Are there any conditions, or any restrictions to that?

    Yes, don't idle it. https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/FreeTier/freetier_topic-Always_Free_Resources.htm#compute__idleinstances

    And there's some regions you should avoid as they're always out of stock (I can't remember which), IIRC you can't change region after making an account either.

    @JstTan said: Is it actually free for life?

    Well they can terminate it whenever they feel like it.

    I think I saw that needed a credit card to sign up, is it that what causing issues? Or what is causing you unable to sign up?

    I have valid credit card but I got ABC error evertime

  • JstTanJstTan Member

    @dedipromo said:

    @JstTan said:

    @dedipromo said:
    To be honest it has the longest uptime I've seen on all my servers. But not knowing when it'll be terminated or killed, I pretty much idle it and don't put anything important on it.

    # ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #
#              Yet-Another-Bench-Script              #
#                     v2025-04-20                    #
# https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script #
# ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## #

Sat May  3 17:03:49 UTC 2025

Basic System Information:
---------------------------------
Uptime     : 1961 days, 14 hours, 54 minutes
Processor  : AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core Processor
CPU cores  : 2 @ 1996.243 MHz
AES-NI     : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ❌ Disabled
RAM        : 982.2 MiB
Swap       : 0.0 KiB
Disk       : 45.1 GiB
Distro     : Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Kernel     : 4.15.0-1030-oracle
VM Type    : KVM
IPv4/IPv6  : ✔ Online / ❌ Offline

    Wow, this is amazing. But I thought that other mentioned that it needed to keep running to be not be terminated?

    Could be, though they seem to be pretty random. When it comes to Oracle, everything can be YMMV. If people think this 1961 days of uptime means it's production-level, think twice :/

    Well, at least if it could be running for over 1961 days, it means that there are still people able to use it for some times.

  • webpro85webpro85 Member

    I have been using these for a 3+ years now and these are nice to run small websites or as development server both in terms of performance and uptime.

  • JstTanJstTan Member

    @webpro85 said:
    I have been using these for a 3+ years now and these are nice to run small websites or as development server both in terms of performance and uptime.

    That is nice to hear.

  • VoidVoid Member

    It’s not just cards but could be your email, contact address, IP, and a lot of other things. If you have a work email, try with that. A clean IP would also be a deal breaker.

  • JstTanJstTan Member

    @Void said:
    It’s not just cards but could be your email, contact address, IP, and a lot of other things. If you have a work email, try with that. A clean IP would also be a deal breaker.

    Oh, so there is many factors that will be depended on, whether if I can get a free VM?

  • MaxTakebaMaxTakeba Member

    @Void said:
    It’s not just cards but could be your email, contact address, IP, and a lot of other things. If you have a work email, try with that. A clean IP would also be a deal breaker.

    So here's the thing.

    My IP is extremely clean.
    I've tried both Gmail, my own domain using porkbun, and I am absolutely not using my work email (via Exchange).
    I don't sign up with shit details either, everything is actually accurate.... Hell they could KYC me and it would be correct.

    No other provider has done this (not even hetzner or OVH).
    Greencloud KYC'd and I said fuck off.
    Oracle just tells me to fuck off regardless.

    Since there's no presence, I guess they don't want my business.

  • JstTanJstTan Member

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @Void said:
    It’s not just cards but could be your email, contact address, IP, and a lot of other things. If you have a work email, try with that. A clean IP would also be a deal breaker.

    So here's the thing.

    My IP is extremely clean.
    I've tried both Gmail, my own domain using porkbun, and I am absolutely not using my work email (via Exchange).
    I don't sign up with shit details either, everything is actually accurate.... Hell they could KYC me and it would be correct.

    No other provider has done this (not even hetzner or OVH).
    Greencloud KYC'd and I said fuck off.
    Oracle just tells me to fuck off regardless.

    Since there's no presence, I guess they don't want my business.

    Just curious, when did you sign up for Oracle free VM? And does it said any errors for rejecting you?

  • smaartsmaart Member

    any other free vm provider?

  • letstayfreeletstayfree Barred

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @Void said:
    It’s not just cards but could be your email, contact address, IP, and a lot of other things. If you have a work email, try with that. A clean IP would also be a deal breaker.

    So here's the thing.

    My IP is extremely clean.
    I've tried both Gmail, my own domain using porkbun, and I am absolutely not using my work email (via Exchange).
    I don't sign up with shit details either, everything is actually accurate.... Hell they could KYC me and it would be correct.

    No other provider has done this (not even hetzner or OVH).
    Greencloud KYC'd and I said fuck off.
    Oracle just tells me to fuck off regardless.

    Since there's no presence, I guess they don't want my business.

    Same here

  • darkimmortaldarkimmortal Member

    Only way past abc error for me was a new phone number

  • letstayfreeletstayfree Barred

    @darkimmortal said:
    Only way past abc error for me was a new phone number

    Aha? Er seems not the case for me. How can they know which number is good?

  • HuntersPadHuntersPad Member
    edited May 2025

    @plumberg said:
    Arm instances are available as of 12 hours ago (going back 2 weeks) in Ashburn

    Created and destroyed multiple times.

    I havent seen Arm instances in Ashburn ever. Only reason my partner "has" an account so I can use Arm in another location. Just tested again. Out of capacity

  • darkimmortaldarkimmortal Member
    edited May 2025

    @letstayfree said:

    @darkimmortal said:
    Only way past abc error for me was a new phone number

    Aha? Er seems not the case for me. How can they know which number is good?

    Seems once you have an issue with any other details, the phone number is blacklisted. So you need a fresh number for every card/address/etc attempt

  • niranjanniranjan Member

    Been using the A1 instance for an Arch Linux server for a few months, the machine was active even before that! Also utilizing the whole 10TB/month. The network in Mumbai region is awesome!

    root@arch:~# vnstat -m

 eth0  /  monthly

        month        rx      |     tx      |    total    |   avg. rate
     ------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
       2024-07    368.38 GiB |    2.38 TiB |    2.74 TiB |    8.99 Mbit/s
       2024-08    442.62 GiB |    9.29 TiB |    9.72 TiB |   31.92 Mbit/s
       2024-09    461.93 GiB |    7.00 TiB |    7.45 TiB |   25.29 Mbit/s
       2024-10    488.85 GiB |    8.46 TiB |    8.94 TiB |   29.37 Mbit/s
       2024-11    461.29 GiB |    8.40 TiB |    8.85 TiB |   30.02 Mbit/s
       2024-12    479.16 GiB |    8.45 TiB |    8.92 TiB |   29.28 Mbit/s
       2025-01    485.06 GiB |    8.08 TiB |    8.56 TiB |   28.10 Mbit/s
       2025-02    508.17 GiB |    9.83 TiB |   10.33 TiB |   37.56 Mbit/s
       2025-03    484.97 GiB |    4.87 TiB |    5.35 TiB |   17.56 Mbit/s
       2025-04    539.76 GiB |    6.16 TiB |    6.69 TiB |   22.69 Mbit/s
       2025-05     63.83 GiB |    4.14 GiB |   67.97 GiB |    1.74 Mbit/s
     ------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
     estimated    509.73 GiB |   33.07 GiB |  542.80 GiB |
root@arch:~#
    Thanked by 1farsighter
  • niranjanniranjan Member

    Those who are trying to create an Account with Oracle Cloud free tier, here's what I did that got rid of the Error Processing Transaction,

    • Use Real Details
    • Disable all extensions
  • MaxTakebaMaxTakeba Member

    @JstTan said:

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @Void said:
    It’s not just cards but could be your email, contact address, IP, and a lot of other things. If you have a work email, try with that. A clean IP would also be a deal breaker.

    So here's the thing.

    My IP is extremely clean.
    I've tried both Gmail, my own domain using porkbun, and I am absolutely not using my work email (via Exchange).
    I don't sign up with shit details either, everything is actually accurate.... Hell they could KYC me and it would be correct.

    No other provider has done this (not even hetzner or OVH).
    Greencloud KYC'd and I said fuck off.
    Oracle just tells me to fuck off regardless.

    Since there's no presence, I guess they don't want my business.

    Just curious, when did you sign up for Oracle free VM? And does it said any errors for rejecting you?

    Midway 2024 and start of this year. My error is that it can't process the transaction, which isn't true because I see a 0.01 Singapore dollar transaction every time.

    @niranjan said:
    Those who are trying to create an Account with Oracle Cloud free tier, here's what I did that got rid of the Error Processing Transaction,

    • Use Real Details
    • Disable all extensions

    Once again...

    That's what I'm doing... And Oracle just hates me lol

  • ashish168527ashish168527 Member
    edited May 2025

    @niranjan said:
    Those who are trying to create an Account with Oracle Cloud free tier, here's what I did that got rid of the Error Processing Transaction,

    • Use Real Details
    • Disable all extensions

    Which bank card have you used? And it was visa or MasterCard? & Was it Debit or Credit Card?

  • zedzed Member

    Borrow lawnmower with some gas still in it, cut neighbor's grass once for $20, take half of it and buy a yearly vps.

    Thanked by 2PineappleM niranjan
  • plumbergplumberg Veteran, Megathread Squad

    @HuntersPad said:

    @plumberg said:
    Arm instances are available as of 12 hours ago (going back 2 weeks) in Ashburn

    Created and destroyed multiple times.

    I havent seen Arm instances in Ashburn ever. Only reason my partner "has" an account so I can use Arm in another location. Just tested again. Out of capacity

    Ampere is same as arm, right.?

    I upgraded to pay as you go recently
    Not sure if that allows me to create and destroy as per my wishes (still in free tier)

  • niranjanniranjan Member

    @ashish168527 said:

    @niranjan said:
    Those who are trying to create an Account with Oracle Cloud free tier, here's what I did that got rid of the Error Processing Transaction,

    • Use Real Details
    • Disable all extensions

    Which bank card have you used? And it was visa or MasterCard? & Was it Debit or Credit Card?

    I've tried both and unsuccessful both time, but after disabling the Extensions I did not get the infamous Error Processing Transaction.

  • xuexue Member

    This is not very easy to register for, everyday ABC...

  • MaxTakebaMaxTakeba Member

    @niranjan said:

    @ashish168527 said:

    @niranjan said:
    Those who are trying to create an Account with Oracle Cloud free tier, here's what I did that got rid of the Error Processing Transaction,

    • Use Real Details
    • Disable all extensions

    Which bank card have you used? And it was visa or MasterCard? & Was it Debit or Credit Card?

    I've tried both and unsuccessful both time, but after disabling the Extensions I did not get the infamous Error Processing Transaction.

    You know what.

    I'm gonna grab my MacBook and try Safari.

    Thanked by 1niranjan
  • MaxTakebaMaxTakeba Member

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @niranjan said:

    @ashish168527 said:

    @niranjan said:
    Those who are trying to create an Account with Oracle Cloud free tier, here's what I did that got rid of the Error Processing Transaction,

    • Use Real Details
    • Disable all extensions

    Which bank card have you used? And it was visa or MasterCard? & Was it Debit or Credit Card?

    I've tried both and unsuccessful both time, but after disabling the Extensions I did not get the infamous Error Processing Transaction.

    You know what.

    I'm gonna grab my MacBook and try Safari.

    Mother fucker I don't believe it. It takes a Early 2011 MBP with Safari on Sequoia to get OCI free.

  • niranjanniranjan Member

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @niranjan said:

    @ashish168527 said:

    @niranjan said:
    Those who are trying to create an Account with Oracle Cloud free tier, here's what I did that got rid of the Error Processing Transaction,

    • Use Real Details
    • Disable all extensions

    Which bank card have you used? And it was visa or MasterCard? & Was it Debit or Credit Card?

    I've tried both and unsuccessful both time, but after disabling the Extensions I did not get the infamous Error Processing Transaction.

    You know what.

    I'm gonna grab my MacBook and try Safari.

    Mother fucker I don't believe it. It takes a Early 2011 MBP with Safari on Sequoia to get OCI free.

    Did it work ??

  • MaxTakebaMaxTakeba Member

    @niranjan said:

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @niranjan said:

    @ashish168527 said:

    @niranjan said:
    Those who are trying to create an Account with Oracle Cloud free tier, here's what I did that got rid of the Error Processing Transaction,

    • Use Real Details
    • Disable all extensions

    Which bank card have you used? And it was visa or MasterCard? & Was it Debit or Credit Card?

    I've tried both and unsuccessful both time, but after disabling the Extensions I did not get the infamous Error Processing Transaction.

    You know what.

    I'm gonna grab my MacBook and try Safari.

    Mother fucker I don't believe it. It takes a Early 2011 MBP with Safari on Sequoia to get OCI free.

    Did it work ??

    Yep.

  • StrikerrStrikerr Member

    @MaxTakeba Did you use the same information that was previously rejected?

  • MaxTakebaMaxTakeba Member

    @Strikerr said:
    @MaxTakeba Did you use the same information that was previously rejected?

    Yep!

    Thanked by 1Strikerr
  • niranjanniranjan Member

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @niranjan said:

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @MaxTakeba said:

    @niranjan said:

    @ashish168527 said:

    @niranjan said:
    Those who are trying to create an Account with Oracle Cloud free tier, here's what I did that got rid of the Error Processing Transaction,

    • Use Real Details
    • Disable all extensions

    Which bank card have you used? And it was visa or MasterCard? & Was it Debit or Credit Card?

    I've tried both and unsuccessful both time, but after disabling the Extensions I did not get the infamous Error Processing Transaction.

    You know what.

    I'm gonna grab my MacBook and try Safari.

    Mother fucker I don't believe it. It takes a Early 2011 MBP with Safari on Sequoia to get OCI free.

    Did it work ??

    Yep.

    Noice! Congrats!

  • DediRockDediRock Member, Patron Provider

    @Rubben said:
    I'd much rather pay for a VM than constantly worry about it getting nuked by Oracle or when will the free tier limits be changed without me knowing.

    When you get the free tier, you obviously aren't entitled to the same SLA that payg users are.

    that would def annoy me as well.

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