Linode has object storage. This may or may not be something you're looking for. " Linode Object Storage costs a flat rate of $5 a month, and includes 250 gigabytes of storage." Whatever cloud platform you use, watch for transfer limits and charges.
FYI - I have a small Linode instance (1 CPU core, 1GB RAM, 25GB storage) that I keep running all the time. Costs $5 a month. Brian On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 9:23 AM Mark Allyn <[email protected]> wrote: > Tomas: > > I agree with using the image. However, you need to be careful with flipping > from biggie instance to tiny instance. The tiny instance will have smaller > disk space. I think the safest thing to do is to start with a tiny > instance. then flip to biggie but don't increase the disk space usage. Then > you should be able to flip back to the tiny one. > > > On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 10:28 PM Tomas Kuchta <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > You delete the linode after you save/backup its disk image. > > > > When you need it - you create/restore the vm from the stored > image/backup. > > > > That is the way to go about it. > > > > Another alternative is to use powerful vm instance when needed, change it > > to the cheapest one when not in use. > > > > Tomas > > > > On Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 19:58 Mark Allyn <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > How do you define 'not running'? With linode, if you power down the > node > > > but not delete it, it is still be charged. > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 1:54 PM Bill Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 2:22 PM Eric House <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I've been using Linode for a few years (since SpiritOne got > hijacked) > > > > > for an always-on host. It's great. But I'm starting to play with > > > > > building OpenWRT and need more disk space and CPU than I have at > home > > > > > right now. I'd love to fire up a powerful VM for when I'm working > on > > > > > it and not pay when I'm not -- but not lose the considerable time > > > > > invested in setting up and downloading/building 20G of files. > > > > > > > > > > Linode doesn't do this. Who does? My wish list: > > > > > > > > > > * Just raw Debian. I'm happy ssh-ing in, and don't want to learn a > > > > > whole new way of interacting with a VM (which is what AWS requires > in > > > > > my casual experience) > > > > > * Powerful VMs available but billed only when running > > > > > * Free, or at least really cheap, to leave a configured VM in a > > > > > saved-but-not-running state > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have used Digital Ocean, Linode, Google Cloud and AWS, none of them > > > > charge when your VM is not running, but as far as I know all of them > > > > charge to store the image. > > > > > > > > Bill Barry > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > > > > PLUG mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." -Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
