I was about to order storage VPS in Oslo. Now I wonder if that's also a garage. Anyone visited?
Scam or legit? This 'datacenter' is just a garage
mahdilime said:
Oslo
Oslo is probably fine. Their VPS locations match known datacenters. The problem is specifically colo in LA where they got greedy.
Still, I moved my Singapore VPS to Linode last night. Not taking chances.
blogfranck
Member
In France this would be illegal under Loi pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique. You cannot claim "datacenter" without conformité to ARCEP standards for electrical and fire safety. The garage would be shut in a week.
But California, who knows.
This.
Same here.
blogfranck said:
ARCEP standards
We have similar under the Electricity Act here. But more relevant: did anyone check if the "20A circuit shared with house" even supports a 2U server under load? A pair of Xeons will trip that breaker fast. The "setup fee" was probably to buy a longer extension cord.
StuSpock said:
Trip that breaker
This is the real risk. Not just scam, but fire. Residential wiring, window AC, 24/7 server load. I have seen a garage fire in Reykjavik from exactly this, though that was bitcoin miners.
HostHatch is lucky HeadRich did not leave his box. Insurance would be interesting.
I had a ticket open with them about slow disk IO in London. They blamed "noisy neighbors." Now I think they might mean actual neighbors.
Gone43 said:
Actual neighbors
Lmao
Gone43 said:
Actual neighbors
This is now my favorite thread on this forum.