I did look at Amazon and Google as well as others. I ultimately decided on Greencloud VPS due to price and their offering. I was setup and running within 15 minutes and have been happy with them since... though it has only been a short time so far.
Andy F On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 6:50 PM Patrick McAfee <[email protected]> wrote: > If you care about anything free as in freedom related you'll avoid > anything by Amazon and Google. > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 5:49 PM Tommy Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'd suggest Digital Ocean, Google ComputeEngine VM, or Amazon Lightsail. >> Any of those offer a solid product for cheap, depending on your needs. >> >> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 5:44 PM Josh Lefler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I have been using Digital Ocean for a couple of years now with no >>> complaints. I used RimuHosting for over a decade before that. Both are >>> great, but RimuHosting is more expensive because they offer premium support >>> as part of the basic service. It's only worth it if you actually need their >>> help. >>> >>> Josh >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 15:48 Michael Schultheiss <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I've been using Linode since it was based in Nashville and mentioned on >>>> the NLUG list. They've since moved their headquarters to suburban >>>> Philadelphia but they're still rock solid. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 4:17 PM Andrew Farnsworth <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just had my hosted server die a horrible and severely fatal death. >>>>> (i.e. NO way to resurrect the hardware) So instead of buying new hardware >>>>> and finding someplace to host it I have decided it would be cheaper, at >>>>> least in the short run, to find a VPS hosting company and just lease a VM. >>>>> >>>>> Therefore, I am looking for suggestions on a provider. I don't really >>>>> do much with the server in general, but I really enjoy having a server I >>>>> can ssh into, load a fair amount of files on, and/or run various web >>>>> applications that I find convenient. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> Andy F >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAB%2B-c-psn40g6YiuwCJzQJRAEBd4XkA%3D63gXNz%3DCegDpDzNyKw%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAB%2B-c-psn40g6YiuwCJzQJRAEBd4XkA%3D63gXNz%3DCegDpDzNyKw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>>> >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAGeHRNsjCH1PZbdzTUML-5UNBqdJnaj9T7HY3RVmaX12RBC%3DkQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAGeHRNsjCH1PZbdzTUML-5UNBqdJnaj9T7HY3RVmaX12RBC%3DkQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "NLUG" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CACxE-hO_%3DrB4MkS5Uhw%3DBfbq-kK_VRfQru4cCPpr_Bvo3sCG7Q%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CACxE-hO_%3DrB4MkS5Uhw%3DBfbq-kK_VRfQru4cCPpr_Bvo3sCG7Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAMvC4dwjsP7Qo%3D4YEYygYZ_FOmkYdW%3Dnw-HZoXr8QsCSPXLiWw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAMvC4dwjsP7Qo%3D4YEYygYZ_FOmkYdW%3Dnw-HZoXr8QsCSPXLiWw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAFfih%2B-P5jVNKPSftHWrHw_bW%3DZmNYaiHwvQbdkH%3DVVHCraf0Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAFfih%2B-P5jVNKPSftHWrHw_bW%3DZmNYaiHwvQbdkH%3DVVHCraf0Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. 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