Hosting Search 2015

In which our intrepid hackers try to find a better, more flexible internet presence for our shenanigans.

Current specs

• ESX (I think)
• 1 GB of RAM
• 2 vCPUs off of an X5650
• 25 GB of space

What we run on it

• Wordpress
• Mediawiki
• An IRC bot
• Mailman

Wishlist

• More IPv4 space
• IPv6
• Ability to reach virtual console
• Ability to spin up more systems as needed
• Cheap.

Possible contenders

• Linode - Similar plan (with only 1vCPU) is $10/mo
• AWS - $34 to $16 depending on if we want an LB or not
• Digital Ocean - Similar plan (with only 1vCPU) is $10/mo