[Linux-aus] Cheap VMs in Australia

[Al Maclang]

Hello Team,

I suggest exploring the Oracle Cloud, which offers a free version. You can
find more information at the following link:
https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/

Additionally, this YouTube link provides further insights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWeFD4NNF5o

Please note that this service is completely free, with no additional or
hidden costs, and it remains free indefinitely.

Kind regards,
Al

On Sat, 6 Jan 2024 at 22:16, Euan de Kock via linux-aus <
linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:

> I'm using the AWS lightsail instances for running a bunch of small
> servers. They cost between USD 3.50 for a very small instance (512Mb) all
> the way up to about USD 160 for a 32Gb one. A 4Gb instance is USD 20 per
> month.
>
> There's a few extra costs if you want a fixed IP and DNS hosting etc, but
> it's pretty competitive.
>
> Regards,
>
> Euan.
>
> On Sat, 6 Jan 2024, 11:59 Russell Coker via linux-aus, <
> linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:
>
>> What are good options for cheap VMs in Australia?  A friend needs
>> something
>> small like 4G of RAM and 20G of storage for commercial use running a LAMP
>> stack.  The code to run is all PHP so ARM is fine.
>>
>> I've had years of good experience with Linode (particularly since they
>> switched to SSD storage) and they have a DC in Sydney, $24/month for a VM
>> with
>> 4G of RAM and 80G of storage.
>>
>> AWS is known to be solid, for reserved instances paid up front for a year
>> a
>> t4g.medium (ARM VM with 4G of RAM) costs $218 per annum plus $19.20 per
>> month
>> for storage.  AWS also has extra costs for IOPS to EBS storage and for
>> data
>> transfer.  So seems likely to be more expensive than a straight $24/month
>> fee
>> from Linode.
>>
>> The Oracle Cloud has all this under the "Free tier".  But it likes to
>> stop
>> free tier VMs that it conmsiders "unused" (inbound ssh connections
>> multiple
>> times a day and ongoing jabber communication counts as "unused") once a
>> year
>> and the management interface is one of the most painful things I've
>> encountered.  It's the first time I had to document how to login to a
>> service.
>>
>> Anything else to consider?
>>
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