Ask HN: Linode equivalent of Dedicated Server?

[rk0567]

I've been using Linode/Digital Ocean for most of my side projects and I'm quite happy with their service. For one CPU intensive project, I need a dedicated server. What do you recommend ? I'm looking for a reliable dedicated server with lots of CPU power and no-downtime issue.

[taneliv]

If European providers are ok, have a look at https://www.hetzner.de/ot/hosting/produktmatrix/rootserver or https://www.online.net/en/dedicated-server/dedicated-server-... the former having no ddos protection, so not suitable for anything internet-facing, really. OVH has different offerings for different CPU ranges, and also in Canada I believe: https://kimsufi.ca are the cheapest, https://soyoustart.com a bit more powerful and from https://ovh.com even more.

I've used them all without issues, but service can be really slow / even a hassle to deal with.

[emiunet]

Give https://www.packet.net/ a try. They are relatively new (about 2 years old), but are solid and having very nice APIs.

[147]

Thanks a lot for the suggestion! I'm not the OP but I'm in the process of moving from DO to Packet. Their servers are in New Jersey in case anybody was curious. I couldn't find that information anywhere until I signed up.

[max_]

I suggest Google Compute Engine https://cloud.google.com/compute/

[codegeek]

I suggest http://www.hivelocity.net. They are awesome!! They only do colo or dedicated servers.