I was using Hetzner in the past and it was quite cheap. $5, then they bumped it to $7. Not a big deal. This was the server, now unavailable: [image] So the next “cheaper option” is “just” $5 more, for something that seems (to my basic knowledge), an inferior server? [image] To match the same type I had in terms of VCPU and RAM I would have to go to this one: [image] $13 more than I was paying! Am I missing something? Can someone point out other options? Thanks

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personally, i would not run a dual container configuration on anything less than an 8GB RAM 4CPU 80GB disk, but your mileage and situation may differ. i’m running a relatively busy forum on this hetzner setup with around 300 active users, and anywhere from 70-100 DEU. bash script to find hetzner server ok, this might help you and others who read this. it is specific to hetzner but can probably be adapted for other vps vendors, (don’t ask me to do it for you though). this is a simple bash script that will check every 5 minutes for a hetzner server CAX21 or CX33 and post it as a topic to a category on your current Discourse instance (you can alter the script for the configuration of your choice though). it works similarly to an RSS feed category. you will need a hetzner token and a Discourse api key, and the category id of your desired Discourse category for it to post topics to. the script can be altered to include a filter to specify location too (this one searches for all their locations). step 1: get api tokens hetzner api token: go to your hetzner cloud console → select your project → then click security on the left → api tokens → generate token (read-only is fine). copy and save this key. Discourse api key: go to your Discourse admin → api → create a new key (system user, all endpoints is fine). copy and save this one too. step 2: install jq ssh into your current hetzner server and install the jq json parser (it only takes a few seconds): apt-get update apt-get install jq -y step 3: setup the tracker script on your current hetzner server, create the following bash script: nano /root/hetzner_tracker.sh paste this code inside (you will need to insert in your actual api keys, your forum URL, and the category ID where you want it to post). #!/bin/bash HETZNER_TOKEN="put_your_new_hetzner_token_here" DISCOURSE_URL="https://your-forum.com" DISCOURSE_USER="system" DISCOURSE_API_KEY="put_your_new_discourse_api_key_here" CATEGORY_ID=XX # your Discourse forum category ID # 1. Ask Hetzner for the server models, and ONLY get the IDs for the cheap 8GB models (CAX21 or CX33) TYPES_JSON=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HETZNER_TOKEN" "https://api.hetzner.cloud/v1/server_types") TARGET_IDS=$(echo "$TYPES_JSON" | jq -c '[.server_types[] | select(.name == "cax21" or .name == "cx33") | .id]') # 2. Ask Hetzner for the real-time stock levels of all datacenters. DC_JSON=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HETZNER_TOKEN" "https://api.hetzner.cloud/v1/datacenters") # 3. Check ALL locations to see if our specific models are in the "available" list. MATCHES=$(echo "$DC_JSON" | jq -r --argjson targets "$TARGET_IDS" ' .datacenters[] | .location.name as $loc | .name as $dc | .server_types.available[] | select(. as $avail | $targets | index($avail)) | "- Location: \($loc | ascii_upcase) (\($dc)) - Server Model ID: \(.)" ') # 4. If we found a match, build the Discourse post and fire it! if [ -n "$MATCHES" ]; then RAW_TEXT="A budget 8GB server (CAX21 or CX33) is now available! **Matches found:** $MATCHES [Go to the Hetzner console now!](https://console.hetzner.cloud/)" PAYLOAD=$(jq -n --arg title "🚨 HETZNER ALERT: 8GB Server in Stock!" \ --arg raw "$RAW_TEXT" \ --argjson cat "$CATEGORY_ID" \ '{title: $title, raw: $raw, category: $cat}') curl -s -X POST "$DISCOURSE_URL/posts.json" \ -H "Api-Key: $DISCOURSE_API_KEY" \ -H "Api-Username: $DISCOURSE_USER" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d "$PAYLOAD" # Disable script after firing so it doesn't spam your forum chmod -x "$0" fi save the file (ctrl+o, enter, ctrl+x), and then make it executable: chmod +x /root/hetzner_tracker.sh step 4: automate the script open a cron task schedule file: crontab -e Add this line to the very bottom of the existing code: */5 * * * * /root/hetzner_tracker.sh how it works: every 5 minutes, your server will quietly ask hetzner, “do you have any available servers today?” if hetzner says yes, the script immediately uses your Discourse api to create a brand new topic in your specified category, and if you have Discourse set up to notify you of new topics, your email and/or phone should buzz you. here is an example topic post from when i was looking for an specific 8GB CPX31 server in US area. [image] once it successfully posts, the script disables its own execution permissions (chmod -x) so it doesn’t spam your forum with 100’s of posts while the server is in stock. don’t worry, i’ve used this many times and it will not rate limit you. and you can change the timing interval to something like 10 or 15 minutes if you wish.

Unfortunately, Hetzner is pretty much without alternative when it comes to price; for VMs, Netcup works, but as soon as it’s about larger servers, I’ve never found anything that’s similar in price. I’d also like to know what the alternatives are, especially European ones.

I’m using advinservers.com from 1 year now and i really like it

You’re on fire with the detailed replies. Really appreciate it! :raising_hands: Since I’m not an experienced developer, would I be able to build a small app deployed to Railway (which is what I use) and set it so I could have Brevo to trigger those email notifications? Just wondering if that would be possible, not asking you to customize your script. I’m curious, because since I’m not installing Discourse just yet, your script wouldn’t help for now.

I just checked their page and it seems pretty similar to what Hetzner has to offer. Thanks for sharing!

As @David_Ghost suggested, advinservers.com seem to have some good setups and prices. Have you ever heard of them? Some reviews I was reading online and Trustpilot seem positive, but these days, anything online can be fake, so…

I’m using an config with ryzen, 4vcpu, 8gb ram and 256gb nvme for $10 a month. It’s no longer available right now, but it’s works very well. You can join their discord too. Its very active.

No, that’s the first I’m hearing of them, although I don’t exactly have standard server requirements. My current machine at Hetzner: 36 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) W-2295 CPU 512 GB RAM 4 TB SSD 12 TB HDD Including an additional server for backups, that comes to €347.91 per month.

Wouldn’t this be similar (or better) than what I was using with Hetzner? Advin [image] Hetzner: [image] I’m new to this, so bear with me…

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