Transfer time: 72h avg
dns downtime: 6 domains, 4-18min
glue records: 3 broken, manual fix
total savings: $340/yr
hours lost: 14Decent disk IO, meh network
The auth codes were fine. NS propagation was the killer. Had 6 machines with stale glue pointing at old nameservers for 11 minutes. One email server queued outbound for 40min then flushed.
Comparison:
- Contabo: zero-click NS sync, 2min propagation
- OVHcloud: manual glue, 15min typical
- Porkbun: no glue prefetch, depends on TTL
Savings worth it? Numbers say yes if you value time at <$24/hr.
fio, iperf, geekbench. results or gtfo.