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(Quote) Moving to a flexible resource pool is a fantastic evolution for FreeVPS. It brings that 'Private Cloud' flexibility to the community, which is much more useful than static slices for those of us running multiple micro-services. 6 vCores and…
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(Quote) A built-in breathalyzer for sudo would actually save 90% of late-night rm -rf disasters. Maybe California is onto something here. 😂
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Good luck to the California government trying to enforce a KYC check on a headless Debian instance deployed via an API script. Politicians legislating technology is always an absolute comedy show. I can't wait for the new Linux kernel patch that re…
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The contingency plan is an absolutely brilliant idea. Evaluating risks and worst-case scenarios is literally what I do all day for a living, and it's shockingly rare to see a host actually document what happens if their upstream provider pulls the p…
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Hello LES/FreeVPS team! Massive respect for keeping this amazing community project alive. I'm going with Option 2. I have just made a donation of €5.25 (which is over the $5 USD minimum) to the Horn of Africa Crisis project. I've attached the scree…
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Voted for no redundancy (pay a little less). Rule number one of the LE world: RAID is not a backup. I've seen too many budget providers lose entire RAID arrays due to controller failures or user error. I'd much rather buy two cheap, non-redundant …
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If MS Office compatibility is your main goal, you should really look into OnlyOffice before settling on Softmaker. Its entire core engine is built around OOXML (docx/xlsx), so the formatting retention is miles ahead of LibreOffice. The desktop edit…
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Well, this perfectly aligns with the NVMe/HDD discussion you posted the other day. The golden era of dirt-cheap, overpowered hardware is officially ending. Like I said before, it's time to dust off those optimization skills. The hosts that survive …
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If you are only using it for contacts and calendar sync (CardDAV/CalDAV), Nextcloud is a massive overkill. It's like buying a school bus just to commute to work alone. You might want to look into Baïkal or Radicale. They are incredibly lightweight,…
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Voted Yes. Keeping the $7 section untouched preserves the original spirit of LES, which is crucial. But adding the $15 tier is a much-needed reality check for 2026. Hardware isn't getting any cheaper. Giving hosts a dedicated place to post sustain…
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Whichever one is responsible for buying up all the global NVMe stock and ruining the LE market for the rest of us. 😂 Jokes aside, mostly ChatGPT. It basically acts as my junior sysadmin intern. I ask it to write obscure iptables rules or Docker con…
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The AI market eating up the global NAND/NVMe supply is a harsh reality. To answer your question: I'd take the NVMe-cached HDD route in a heartbeat. The whole spirit of the 'LE' world is price first, specs second. If I have to pay double or triple j…
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(Quote) 28 servers? You're basically running your own ISP at this point! The struggle of "good deals" is real.
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(Quote) Those 10th gen Intel chips are beasts for transcoding thanks to QuickSync. Eating Xeons for breakfast is no exaggeration! 15W idle is the dream.
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(Quote) Wow, that gives me hope. Good things come to those who wait, right? Thanks again for the heads-up!
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(Quote) Bummer, I was hoping to grab one right now! Guess I'll have to play the waiting game until BF. Appreciate the info!
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(Quote) $100/year for a dedicated server sounds like a steal! Mind sharing the provider? I'm looking for some affordable storage options myself. (Quote) Yeah, running searxng on a datacenter IP is tough these days with all the Cloudflare captchas. …
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(Quote) Exactly. I'm not a hoarder; I'm a 'Stability Philanthropist'. I pay the provider so the CPU graphs stay flat and my neighbors get full performance. You're welcome! 🤝 (Quote) WireGuard mesh is probably the single best justification for this …
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Singapore please! Better latency for Asian users is always welcome.
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(Quote) 15 is just the number I admit to my wife. 😉 Regarding NATs vs IPv4 yearlies: It's mostly for the sport. Squeezing a functional service into a 128MB NAT container is a different kind of fun compared to just throwing money at a proper IPv4 sli…
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(Quote) Hah, sad but true. The billing cron job is the only process with 100% uptime. 😎
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(Quote) Fair point regarding domain-based abuse (like phishing). If you manage the edge proxy (NPM), mapping the domain to the specific user is indeed straightforward. I was thinking more about outgoing abuse (like port scanning or spamming) where …
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(Quote) You're right, the sticker price is very similar (around $5-6/month). But the value proposition is different. With Google, you are paying for the ecosystem, but you are also dealing with a company whose primary business model is data. With F…
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(Quote) That is true, especially for Shared Hosting. Though I'd argue there's a slight difference in 'visibility'. With Shared Hosting (like cPanel), the provider has file-level access and can scan for malware or phishing scripts. With a NAT VPS b…
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It usually comes down to abuse handling and IP reputation. With simple port forwarding, it's easier to pinpoint the bad actor. With a shared HTTP/HTTPS reverse proxy, one customer hosting a phishing page gets the whole IP blacklisted (or null-routed…
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(Quote) Yes, but the implementation is fundamentally different. Proton is encrypted by architecture. Their server has zero access, which breaks standard protocols—that's why you need their Bridge to use IMAP. Mailbox.org is encrypted by feature (v…
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(Quote) If you want to escape the 'walled garden' of encryption-at-rest providers like Proton/Tuta and just want standard, solid IMAP implementation within the EU, Mailbox.org is the answer.
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(Quote) To clarify, strictly on deliverability and uptime, I agree 100%—MXRoute is a beast. Jarland is a wizard at managing IP reputation, better than providers charging 10x more. When I say 'lacking,' I’m referring specifically to the integrated e…
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Long-term user of Fastmail here. While I respect budget options like MXRoute for side projects, Fastmail is the benchmark for a reason. It’s not just about hosting; it’s about their contribution to open standards (JMAP, Cyrus). The search speed is …
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(Quote) That's a very valid point regarding Cloudflare. They have the war chest and legal teams to actually fight back against government overreach, which is admirable. However, I think the dynamic changes when we talk about smaller providers (whic…
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Interested to see where this goes. Will you be announcing your own ASN in these new locations? Also, 'Franfurt' is a classic typo, assuming you meant Frankfurt :)
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(Quote) Oh, I read through it and realized I still have some gaps to fill. Thanks for the reminder, I'll be back once I'm prepared.
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I see your point about GDPR costs, but I'd still argue that the US presents a different set of headaches—specifically DMCA abuse and the Cloud Act. In the US, providers are often trigger-happy with shutting down services due to frivolous copyright …
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Hi I have successfully made a donation to the Horn of Africa Crisis project. I am glad to contribute to such a meaningful cause within my means. Could you please let me know how I should submit the proof of donation to you?