← Back to context Comment by andoando 19 hours ago You could just rent a bare metal server with those specs 4 comments andoando Reply girvo 16 hours ago Yes I could, but that is annoying because of spot pricing and having my instance shut down, and it has fluctuating pricesIt’s also annoying because then I need to make sure my little “lab” setup is well automated, and I’m lazy :)Also, I literally said “ It's not financially a good idea” so I’m confused why you think I don’t know that. adastra22 15 hours ago Spot pricing and instance availability don’t apply to on metal hosting. You’d have your own machine dedicated to your own use only, at a locked in price. girvo 13 hours ago > renting really does beat owning, and cloud beats both nullsanity 19 hours ago [dead]
girvo 16 hours ago Yes I could, but that is annoying because of spot pricing and having my instance shut down, and it has fluctuating pricesIt’s also annoying because then I need to make sure my little “lab” setup is well automated, and I’m lazy :)Also, I literally said “ It's not financially a good idea” so I’m confused why you think I don’t know that. adastra22 15 hours ago Spot pricing and instance availability don’t apply to on metal hosting. You’d have your own machine dedicated to your own use only, at a locked in price. girvo 13 hours ago > renting really does beat owning, and cloud beats both
adastra22 15 hours ago Spot pricing and instance availability don’t apply to on metal hosting. You’d have your own machine dedicated to your own use only, at a locked in price. girvo 13 hours ago > renting really does beat owning, and cloud beats both
Yes I could, but that is annoying because of spot pricing and having my instance shut down, and it has fluctuating prices
It’s also annoying because then I need to make sure my little “lab” setup is well automated, and I’m lazy :)
Also, I literally said “ It's not financially a good idea” so I’m confused why you think I don’t know that.
Spot pricing and instance availability don’t apply to on metal hosting. You’d have your own machine dedicated to your own use only, at a locked in price.
> renting really does beat owning, and cloud beats both
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