[tor-bugs] #29416 [Internal Services/Tor Sysadmin Team]: Decide whom to buy NC from and apply for resources

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#29416: Decide whom to buy NC from and apply for resources
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 Reporter:  ln5                                  |          Owner:  tpa
     Type:  task                                 |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Internal Services/Tor Sysadmin Team  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
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Parent ID:  #29415                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by GreenReaper):

 Consider LeaseWeb? Their dedicated servers are expensive in the USA, but
 virtual servers aren't (and are also on their "Premium" provider network,
 rather than "Volume"):
 https://www.leaseweb.us/cloud/virtual-server

 Machines are older once cycled out from hosting so you might get e.g.
 Nehalem-C, but you get all the CPU features, e.g. aes and up to sse4.2.

 Of course it depends on if what you want to put there fits into 40/60GB.
 Bear in mind that traffic is also the sum of in+out, unlike Hetzner - and
 overages are pricy, because it is that "Premium" transit.

 (If you get an extra bill, check that it's valid as they have had issues
 with double-counting days. Compare Virtual Server/All Datagraphs in the
 customer portal with the VPS's own Network tab on the Manage page - if it
 doesn't match, something's up!)

 Other options I have used: Vultr, UpCloud. I don't recommend SSDNodes,
 they aggressively overcommit on RAM and trim cache memory to ~1/8th of the
 promised size. OVH has also been spotty at times (and it's in Quebec which
 maybe isn't what you want).

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