looking for a VPS with good specs for it’s price, at the same time it should be as safe as possible, I don’t want whoever’s running it to have access to my files
the main thing I need is storage, like 300-400 gb of storage would be perfect, idk how much that’d cost tho
what do you guys suggest?
thanks in advance
I can recommend buyvm. 500gb storage from them (hdd) is $2.5/m I think. You can mount it encrypted. Small hosts like that usually have enough trouble keeping up with the day’s tickets that they can’t spend time messing with your files unless there is a definite issue. Note that if you are serving semi public content (seedbox?) then by definition it’s not very private. And no vps can be as private as using your own hardware.
I am planning on getting an older PC and turning it into a server, but for now I can’t afford it, so I need something temporary
You could get a kimsufi or similar cheap dedicated server and again, encrypt a disk partition.
I use 1984.hosting, they are an independent VPS provider that runs on 100% green energy. Already customer with them for 2 years. Last year I moved my email hosting to them (unlimited domain names and storage).
No KYC They accept bitcoin and monero
For low-cost I have been using RamNode. They are a pretty established company and provide HDD options which are great if you want lots of storage at a reasonable price:
https://ramnode.com/products/vps-hosting/#massive-kvm
They also have relatively good priced SSD, but it is obviously much more than HDD.
I’ve used ramnode before and their quality of service wasn’t exactly what I would call amazing.
oracle or free trials at the big faang type companies
As mozz said, DigitalOcean is a good company, but looking for that much storage you would be spending upwards of $100/mo.
And if you are running anything illegal, you will likely have your instance investigated and have your ssh keys and password overwritten by whoever is hosting it.
If you are looking for something that is as private as possible, you would be looking for a bulletproof host, which will cost significantly more.
Assuming you aren’t looking to run anything illegal, I also provide hosting, and you can reach out to me if interested.
For those posting suggestions, do the providers also require KYC at some point?
I know for a fact that Vultr, Digitalocean, and Namecheap (and a few others people have mentioned to me before) will need your identity at time of purchase.
I can understand why verifying a customer’s identity is important to these providers, but at the same time, I’m mostly worried that they will be the victims of some data breach in the future.
I know that DO does require KYC, not sure about Vultr.
Namecheap does not. I have a VPS with them, paid via crypto, and they don’t have any real details about me.
Maybe
Premium version $6.90 per month
- Unlimited Disk Space
- Unlimited Bandwidth
- Unlimited Hosted Domains
- Unlimited E-mail Accounts
- Unlimited FTP Accounts
- Most Server Power
- Unlimited Daily Hits
and the catch is?
That looks like a web hosting provider, not a VPS.
makes sense lol
No catch, iFastNet is a good choice with a very good price. https://www.infinityfree.com/premium/