Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by chpatrick 255 days ago
Except when their datacenter burns down...
2 comments
__jonas 255 days ago
How is that different than Hetzner for a VPS though? As far as I'm aware a Hetzner VPS won't automatically fail over to a different region either.
link
throw-qqqqq 255 days ago
I guess the joke is that OVH lost a lot of customer data in a big fire in 2021 (30k servers/blades AFAIK).
link
nsndndkddk 255 days ago
Not a real issue if you design for HA. E.g. servers are in different AZ. Replica storage etc.
link
kedihacker 255 days ago
They have placed different data centers very close so it might not be enough
link
nsndndkddk 255 days ago
Guess that is why bigger clouds cost more. Partly! No free lunch.
link
chpatrick 255 days ago
Or you can use a more reliable host like Hetzner.
link
type0 255 days ago
it is reliable until they decide to close your account for no reason
link
radlad 255 days ago
I hear stories like this on every provider.
link