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I have the same experience as WhiteLife but in month 8. Maybe I am lucky or maybe Ashburn degraded recently. Hard to tell without more data.
declarative or death
The $1/month host that wasn't terrible
This. I have been on their 4 EUR plan in Falkenstein for three years, zero issues. The cheap promo tiers seem to be where the problems cluster.
My electricity in Tokyo costs more than the Hetzner instance. I run my home lab for fun but anything 24/7 goes to cloud. The $1 tier would save me money even with the recent uptime issues.
8-char NTLM found in 4min 32sec
¡the support slow they are, but solve finally! WhiteLife you need patience much~~~ 91% is bad very much, maybe change to Falkenstein?
To close the loop on my DPA comment: I received a response in June 2025, three months after my request. The DPA exists but their process is clearly not prioritized. For GDPR-covered data I would still look elsewhere.
Summary after 20 months for anyone landing here late:
- The $1 tier is real but US-Ashburn only, annual prepay
- Performance is fine for low-traffic workloads
- Uptime was good until recently, now degrading for some
- Do not use for mail, do not use for GDPR-covered data without patience for paperwork
- Use netinstall ISOs, skip templates
I am migrating my API to the 4 EUR Falkenstein plan. The savings are not worth the uncertainty anymore.
licensing is a suggestion
Did anyone mention they charge in EUR even for US services? My bank charged forex fees that made it closer to $1.40/month effective. Small but real.