July, 16, 2024 archives

I was checking out the “zero-emission web hosting” providers listed at Get Green Hosting and noticed that IONOS (formerly known as 1&1) has a $2/month virtual private server (VPS) plan that should be totally adequate to run this website. So I spent a couple of hours setting one up, and now this is it.

The only hassle in getting the server set up is I had to reboot to make sure the IPv6 address I added was correctly being used by the VPS and my container setup, and I had to set up a swap file so it wouldn’t go into a tailspin when I tried to do too much.

It looks like the server is located at their datacenter in New Jersey, but I’m not actually sure.

I have been with Linode for just over 17 years, but I haven’t felt the same loyalty since they were acquired by Akamai, which has always seemed like a pretty soulless corporation.

This probably isn’t really a move that pays off in any meaningful way (getting that hosting bill down to $24/year instead of $60/year), but it was an interesting exercise. Looks like Akamai isn’t on 100% renewable energy yet, except for their Seattle datacenter, so this is an improvement on that front.