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[kopite]

Hey Everybody,

I have a dedicated server I use for most of my websites but I'm in need of some dev servers which i can spin up quickly test stuff and then destroy.

I'm looking at cloud servers to do this but I'm wondering what everyone thinks is best.

Currently I'm looking at linode and Digital Ocean.

[virtuo]

We use Linode quite a lot - never had a problem and the specs/prices are reasonable.

Have you considered local VMs for quick POCs/tests? I have a "Gold Build" VM image that replicates my standard server setups for the exact reasons you are looking for.

[kopite]

Local vm's could be an option..

Part of the dev atm will be different set ups as well so a standard vm image might not be much use. I could have a basic Linux set up image I guess...

[virtuo]

Local vm's could be an option..

Part of the dev atm will be different set ups as well so a standard vm image might not be much use. I could have a basic Linux set up image I guess...

It'd be more cost-effective for you - depends on how wildly your various site configurations differ and how tied to the hardware your applications are.

As an example, I've got an Ubuntu server image with nginx, MariaDB, Mongo, PHP7 and a few other DEV/debug bits all configured and ready to go. I can have it spun up in vmware with NAT access in under 10 minutes with code checked out ready to go.

My virtual Machine is intentionally underpowered compared to actual server hardware the site will run on, helps me keep the code efficient and is invaluable when you are building stuff for deployment on environments outside of your control.

Can be quicker and more flexible than getting a linode up and running, specially if you don't need a huge pool of server resources.

[Dashers]

I've used Microsoft's Azure once as I get bundled credits, I was surprised at how easy it was to provision a fully working setup VM.

[Look@Me]

Isn't cloud hosting kind of expensive? I guess it all depends on how much space you need, but I would assume there are cheaper ways for you to do this.

[chinny]

I've been a DO user for a while now and have been very happy so far.
You can create a base snapshot template on there and deploy droplets (VMs) from that.
If you just want to test and destroy as you said their hourly pricing might be good. Monthly is cheap on a small droplet anyway.

[hipplas93]

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