Looking for reliable Linux dedicated servers – any real experiences?
Posted by biggy_boy17@reddit | linuxadmin | View on Reddit | 22 comments
I need to move a few production services off VPS and onto a proper dedicated server. I want full root access, latest Ubuntu LTS, solid single-thread performance for databases, and enough cores for Docker and a couple of KVM VMs. Budget is around $150-250/month so I’m not looking at enterprise grade hardware.
I found this provider that offers instant deploy Linux dedicated servers with good AMD and Intel options plus free reinstalls and 1Gbps ports.
Has anyone here actually run a self-managed Linux box with them? How is the uptime, network speed, and hardware reliability in practice? Any surprises with the control panel or support?
alb_dj@reddit
Hetzner, being using dedicates servers for 10 years with them and never had any problem.
eusmile@reddit
Dedicated servers with Hetzner for many years now. Reliable and great support not even thinking to look somewhere else. Data centers in Germany, Finland and US.
betonbokor@reddit
Also, if you go Hetzner, look at their used servers (serverboerse), hetzner.com/sb, you can get something like a ryzen 9, 128gb ecc, 2x2-4tb raid1 dc nvme ssd for 80-100 euros a month. They replace defective parts instantly, so "used" is fine. I've been using them forever, no problems, quick support, pretty happy with the service.
olddoglearnsnewtrick@reddit
We have been developing on Hetzner dedicated servers plus their firewalling, vSwitch and remote S3 backups for 5 years now and never had any problem. Very good perf and decent pricing.
volvo64@reddit
Hetzner is excellent, I just looked at their dedicated offerings and I see offers from €37/mo
BCBenji1@reddit
Leaseweb. Been with them for 15 years. Prices may be better elsewhere where but the technical support at all levels is outstanding and professional. There's about a 3% increase on all prices per year. If I remember correctly, my Dev server is 128GB ram, 40thread intel CPU (can't remember the model) 8TB x4 cost me €138pm (physical machine)
NoDoze-@reddit
I've always used wattaserver.com for the past 10+ years. Never had an issue.
seanhead@reddit
Have you thought about just doing colo? you should be able to get a few RU's and a couple of amps for that budget depending on where you are.
johnklos@reddit
I use a dedicated server. It's a computer that I purchased. I run a better distro, though - NetBSD - but you can happily run Ubuntu on a system with, perhaps, four times the requirements for NetBSD.
Yes, I've run my NetBSD distro on my purchased computer. The uptime is 100%, the network speed is 1 Gbps, and hardware reliability has been 100%, but I've only been running it for about three years, so it's a bit early to tell.
DonaldMerwinElbert@reddit
Asks for opinions on provider, doesn't mention provider... :S
symcbean@reddit
And capacity requirements are "enough cores for Docker" - LOL.
Lichcrow@reddit
We've been using ovh and it's awesome though they just upped our rates
LaxVolt@reddit
Most of what you want to do can be done with a single server and/or desktop PCs and Proxmox. There are several questions that come to mind.
Is this for business or home?
Does this need to be accessible from outside?
Is power a concern?
Do you have a backup plan?
I run Proxmox for my home lab and am working on a production switch over for work. For my home lab I’m running about a dozen VMs on 2 Dell mini PCs with local sata SSD and it covers all my needs. If you only need local access this is the most cost effective method.
ralfD-@reddit
OP is looking for a provider - not a home lab solution.
LaxVolt@reddit
I guess I missed that part.
AxisNL@reddit
I rent quite some servers at worldstream.net and OVH. I have some simple servers for like $60 per month, and a few newer servers with Epyc cpu's and 128GB per month for like $140 per month. I run proxmox everywhere, and run my workload all in VM's. Looks like you're overpaying quite a bit.. You did not specify which continent you are ;)
GSquad934@reddit
Hello. Several years ago, I had a great experience with Online.net which is now called Scaleway. Their VPS offering is lacklustre but their dedicated servers were actually good as well as customer support.
My requirements were different than yours but I ran some DBs, Web services and even virtualisation on them and had a good time.
volvo64@reddit
My company has rented servers from OVH, online and Hetzner, for years.
Online is absolutely the worst support I’ve ever dealt with, followed closely by OVH. Hetzner is great support. Online and OVH:
I would never recommend online to anyone that takes their infra seriously
GSquad934@reddit
It was not my experience with them. However, unlike you, I had a horrible experience with Hetzner and will never do business again.
It’s hit or miss like everything: we can only speak based on our experiences.
lnxrootxazz@reddit
Yeah we always need to look at the overall scale of experiences because every company has their edge cases and there will always be customers that have bad experiences. Many things can lead to that. Support can improve over time or get worse.. So what was Ok 3 years ago might be poor today and vice versa. I heard mostly good things about Hetzner and OVH (besides the huge fire of course) but we will never know how single incidents are processed etc.. Sometimes we just need to try something out but Imo the best solution is always a multi cloud setup plus local backups if the budget allows it
BlowOutKit22@reddit
Your budget...well lets say all the RAM & SSD shortages from the big datacenters that host AI workloads will inflate that, although you can currently still get an AMD 5900X with 32gb ram and 512gb SSD with 1gbps unmetered dedicated host for $110/mo from OVH. Which has been working for me, I have this SSH session that's been connected to the box for like 17 days right now. It took less than 30 minutes from clicking Pay with Paypal to Unbuntu LTS being installed on it.
Anutrix@reddit
Proxmox?