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Cheapest methodology to the static IP
Admittedly this is a request peculiar. Are there recommendations for providers that can give me an IP that can be stable for years, decade+, for cheap?
I'm sure there are some WTF question, answer is deploying some builds on mountainside, top of towers etc. and unable to change some things once burnt into firmware without physical visit, along with the IOT connectivity requiring specific IPs allowed and all other traffic is dropped since it is billed per MB/KB.
I need minimal resources, maybe 128 MB RAM, 50-100GB bw/m, really enough to use as ssh jump, Location usa west coast preferred, can go as far east as colorado.
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The title is weird but the request isn't really.
You'll want an established provider that has already been around for a while, with owned IP ranges, so skip most LET providers.
Consider using IPv6, then you could buy several IPv6 blocks for cheap
Buy a subnet.
Or lease one, even LTO. That way it's cheaper. Still pretty expensive though, since /24 is the smallest you can get.
But yeah, having your own subnet is the only way to guarantee it, because then if the provider goes down, you can just announce it from another provider. Lots of providers here support BYOIP. Besides that, just find an established provider. Perhaps ask for a custom SLA (SLA is not only about uptime). It'll cost you though.
Instead of ips, couldn't you use a domain on a cheap tld like 6-9 digit .xyz?
Unfortunately no, wrong osi layer, no dns.
The worst part is I only need 1 IP and not a /24
Then you'll have to go with a provider that can give you an SLA for that.
If IP address could sell like egg in the market. I would buy a dozen and have it at home.
Use IPv6 and get a ARIN PI /48 with sponsored ASN.
It will cost you $100-150/year, but you are the owner of the subnet and you can create a short address with a /48 (e.g., 2001:db8:1::1).
If this is a serious question, then just use AWS elastic IP. Add a second static IP from Google in case billing fails.
The real requirement is "the company behind the IP still exists and still routes that range in 2036." Getting your own block solves that but have a lot more moving parts.
if you're going cheap i'd do this https://yoursunny.com/t/2023/borrow-ipv4/