Apparently US bandwidth was reduced to 1TB for their base plan, though they have 20TB for the same plan in Europe. I don’t use much bandwidth right now, but I could need more in the future depending on how I do backups and whatnot.
So I’m shopping around in case I need to make a switch. Here’s what I use it for:
- VPN to get around CGNAT - so all traffic for my internal services goes through it
- HAProxy - forwards traffic to my various services
- small test servers - very low requirements, basically just STUN servers
- low traffic blog
Hard requirements:
- custom ISO, or at least openSUSE support
- inexpensive - shooting for ~$5/month, I don’t need much
- decent bandwidth (bare minimum 50mbps, ideally 1gbps+), with high-ish caps - I won’t use much data most of the time (handful of GB), but occasionally might use 2-5TB
Nice to have:
- unmetered/generous bandwidth - would like to run a Tor relay
- inexpensive storage - need to put my offsite backups somewhere
- API - I’m a nerd and like automating things :)
- location near me - I’m in the US, so anywhere in NA works
Not needed:
- fast processors
- lots of RAM
- loose policies around torrenting and processing (no crypto or piracy here)
- support features, recipes, etc - I can figure stuff out on my own
I’ll probably stick with Hetzner for now because:
- pricing is still fair (transfer is in line with competitors)
- can probably move my server to Germany w/o major issues for more bandwidth
- they hit all of the other requirements, nice to haves, and many unneeded features
Anyway, thoughts? The bandwidth change pisses me off, so let me know if there’s a better alternative.
Contabo uses recycled hardware for many of its products, which contributes to its competitive pricing. However, this practice might raise concerns about reliability for critical projects.