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Reading between lines of hosting TOS

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#1

1) "Unlimited bandwidth" usually means 95th percentile capped. I edge 40T monthly on Vultr, they never complained because my cache hit ratio is 94%.

2) "No CPU abuse" = keep under 25% sustained. @Hetzner officially told me origin server concerns are user-side. Just use Cloudflare, they said. Edge solves this.

3) "Commercial use permitted" sometimes bans resale. Read AUP separately.

4) "99.9% uptime" excludes scheduled maintenance, which they define broadly.

5) "Immediate termination for violation" means no refund, even if dispute later resolved.

I'm a law student. This is not legal advice. But I've seen providers draft these knowing most won't litigate over $50/year.

harbourops

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#2

I used Hetzner for a couple of years and read their TOS front to back before signing up.

  • Their Acceptable Use Policy defines commercial use clearly
  • Scheduled maintenance windows are published 72 hours in advance
  • CPU allocations are specified per plan tier in their documentation
  • All terms are reviewed by legal counsel

I welcome constructive feedback on policy clarity, though my experience was the terms were straightforward enough.

hankels

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52 VPS and counting

#3

1) good guide
2) I always read TOS
3) people who dont are
4) asking for trouble
5) learned this the hard way with
6) some host that rhymes with
7) not saying names though
8) legal threats are real
9) happened to my cousin
10) not really my cousin
11) guy from discord
12) still counts

seedbox, NAS, tape, and three offsite
uma

Member

99.99% or bust

#4

Reading TOS = surprises!!! 🆙 your knowledge!!! Saved me from bad host!!!

Always check the fine print!!! 🆙

436 days. reboot is surrender.

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