Researching which VPS service to use instead of Fly.io for the MVP, Auth and Hits apps (which keep crashing!).
https://www.netcup.com/en/server/vps
On the surface this is more expensive than OVH #64 (comment)
But when you factor the price of Block Storage (i.e. NVMe attached to the VM), then Netcup becomes considerably more competitive.
Hand't heard of them. But read that they support NetBSD via: https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/ui9z0m/digital_ocean_stops_supporting_bsds/
They don't directly support OpenBSD but they don't prevent it.
There's a Networking Workaround article: https://www.netcup.com/en/helpcenter/documentation/server/connect-open-bsd
My only "concern" with Netcup is their lack of availability zones:
https://www.netcup.com/en/about-netcup/server-locations
It's good that they have Singapore availability zone for Asia, but they charge literally double the price for it! 🙃
https://www.netcup.com/en/server/vps/vps-500-g12-iv-12m#vps-500-g12-iv-12m-sin
And nothing in Africa ... 🤷♂️
But that shouldn't be a problem.
Once we have actual customers in Africa, we can revisit/research: https://www.reddit.com/r/askSouthAfrica/comments/1lkkm03/any_good_vps_hosting_in_south_africa/
For now, I think just having US and EU AZs will be "enough" to have reasonably high availability.
Researching which
VPSservice to use instead ofFly.iofor theMVP,AuthandHitsapps (which keep crashing!).https://www.netcup.com/en/server/vps
On the surface this is more expensive than
OVH#64 (comment)But when you factor the price of
Block Storage(i.e.NVMeattached to theVM), thenNetcupbecomes considerably more competitive.My only "concern" with
Netcupis their lack of availability zones:https://www.netcup.com/en/about-netcup/server-locations
It's good that they have
Singaporeavailability zone forAsia, but they charge literally double the price for it! 🙃https://www.netcup.com/en/server/vps/vps-500-g12-iv-12m#vps-500-g12-iv-12m-sin
And nothing in
Africa... 🤷♂️But that shouldn't be a problem.
Once we have actual customers in
Africa, we can revisit/research: https://www.reddit.com/r/askSouthAfrica/comments/1lkkm03/any_good_vps_hosting_in_south_africa/For now, I think just having
USandEUAZs will be "enough" to have reasonably high availability.