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rolfllc 5d ago

Who is the most underrated provider you have actually used? · General Discussion

Actually WindowsServer on NAT is asking for Trouble, oder? RDP over nonstandard Port with PasswordAuthentication is Security nightmare. Actually Hostinger uses OpenVZ7 not KVM, oder? Their Kernel is too old for WireGuard module natively. Actually KnownHost runs Proxmox with ZFS but no Raid6, only Ra...

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rolfllc 11d ago

My tiny site outgrew shared hosting. Good problem? · Reviews

harbourops said:
I think I will try CPX21 at €8.21 first

Actually correct decision. Actually CPX21 has 4 GB and 2 vCPU AMD. Actually enough for cached workload. Actually you can always resize to CPX31 in ten minutes if needed. Actually this is why cloud wins over dedicated for variable loa...

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rolfllc 25d ago

Shared hosting resellers are the original SaaS · Web Hosting

Actually the Application Service Providers of 1999 predate both, oder? Shared Hosting offered Infrastructure not Software, so the Taxonomy is wrong. SaaS requires Application Layer Abstraction. Resellers provided System Administration only. You are describing Managed Hosting with extra Steps, not Sa...

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rolfllc 28d ago

My tiny site outgrew shared hosting. Good problem? · Reviews

Prague said:
Dedicated server is absurd at this stage

Actually I said that already in my first reply. Actually memory-bound is obvious from the numbers. Actually CPX31 is correct path. Actually Leaseweb dedicated starts at €60 and uses older hardware in Amsterdam anyway. Actually better to...

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rolfllc 1mo ago

My tiny site outgrew shared hosting. Good problem? · Reviews

Actually @lucgone your French errors are showing again. Actually "since 2 days" should be "for 2 days". Actually cache strategy depends on stack. Actually Hetzner Official should profile before spending. Actually cloud hosting with ObjectCache Pro can handle 500k uniques. Actually Varnish or Nginx F...

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rolfllc 2mo ago

Mini-guide: negotiating with providers as a small customer · General Discussion

sara said:
My shop's website does not need ZFS

Correct. It needs backups and a provider that doesn't triple the price on renewal. You have the right priority.

ZFS is for people who have already solved the basic problems and are looking for new problems.

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rolfllc 2mo ago

Mini-guide: negotiating with providers as a small customer · General Discussion

LAZY23 said:
If it dies, you migrate

ZFS replication to another auction box. The "no SLA" becomes "self-SLA." I keep a cold standby in Nuremberg, replicate from Falkenstein nightly. If primary dies, I boot the standby, update DNS, done.

Total cost: €50/month for two boxes. One provider, n...