[anti-censorship-team] Snowflake bridge VPS cost estimates

[meskio]

Quoting meskio (2022-02-17 11:42:05)
> Quoting David Fifield (2022-02-16 17:53:28)
> > The minimum hardware specs that would make moving the server worthwhile
> > is 16 CPUs and 32 GB RAM. To get an idea of the range of pricing:
> > 
> > * Linode 32 GB: $240/month
> >   https://www.linode.com/pricing/#compute-dedicated
> >   https://web.archive.org/web/20220207055603/https://www.linode.com/pricing/#compute-dedicated
> > * Azure F16s v2: $292/month (1 year reserved)
> >   https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/
> >   https://web.archive.org/web/20220215193358/https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/linux/
> > * Hetzner CCX42: €166/month = $189/month
> >   https://www.hetzner.com/cloud
> >   https://web.archive.org/web/20220214145505/https://www.hetzner.com/cloud
> 
> It looks cheaper to get a dedicated server from hetzner, and they don't charge 
> for the traffic (for 1GB/s links). For example this one of AMD with 32 cores:
> https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/ax101
> Or this one with a Xeon of 18 cores:
> https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/px93
> Both of them are €129.71/month + HD.
> 
> I haven't explored other options, but I think OVH and others will have similar 
> options.

I just had a look into OVH and they do have options with 'unmetered bandiwth' 
with more than 1Gbps, but gets more expensive than hetzner. For example an AMD 
with 24cores:
https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/bare-metal/advance/adv-5/
1 Gbps -> $294.81/month
2 Gbps -> $441.81/month
5 Gbps -> $696.81/month

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