Hetzner Server Auction

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Hi Guys

I came across the Hetzner server action through a post by @cavedog. I am considering a server for backup purposes - will be backing up my Xneelo machine. Would you take an I7 or a Xeon E3?

Server auction - Hetzner Online GmbH

Bid on cheap servers using our server auctioning tool. Enter your desired specs, and when the moment is right, make your bargain, before somebody else does!
www.hetzner.com www.hetzner.com

Thanks
Kitty
 
kitkat+ said:
Hi Guys

I came across the Hetzner server action through a post by @cavedog. I am considering a server for backup purposes - will be backing up my Xneelo machine. Would you take an I7 or a Xeon E3?

Server auction - Hetzner Online GmbH

Bid on cheap servers using our server auctioning tool. Enter your desired specs, and when the moment is right, make your bargain, before somebody else does!
www.hetzner.com www.hetzner.com

Thanks
Kitty
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Nope.

That seems like a mission on it's own.

Just use Dropbox for unlimited space.
Contact me if you need some help with it.

If you intend to keep physical backups, this is complete overkill as well.
Unless you hoard Terabytes at a time :p
 
I'm not really sure this makes sense for backups, there are probably more affordable and definitely more convenient options available for that.

What kind of storage requirements do you have?
 
SpaceIgniter said:
Nope.

That seems like a mission on it's own.

Just use Dropbox for unlimited space.
Contact me if you need some help with it.

If you intend to keep physical backups, this is complete overkill as well.
Unless you hoard Terabytes at a time :p
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2 TB
 
SpaceIgniter said:
Nope.

That seems like a mission on it's own.

Just use Dropbox for unlimited space.
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:/

If you must at least put an incremental backup solution in between.

And remember if you have dropbox installed on the system you're trying to back up ransomware will eat your files and your backup
 
You know Hetzner sells storage boxes too right? If you're using it for backup then just get a storage box.
 
HavocXphere said:
:/

If you must at least put an incremental backup solution in between.

And remember if you have dropbox installed on the system you're trying to back up ransomware will eat your files and your backup
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Incremental and file versioning is an absolute must...
 
HavocXphere said:
:/

If you must at least put an incremental backup solution in between.

And remember if you have dropbox installed on the system you're trying to back up ransomware will eat your files and your backup
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Use another drive as incremental then. Or use Dropbox.
That's a stupid comparison, no offense.

What to do if your files were corrupted or renamed by ransomware

If your files are corrupted or renamed by ransomware, you can restore or recover your them for a period of time depending on your Dropbox subscription.
help.dropbox.com help.dropbox.com
Ransomware or malware could effect any type of data. It's not more prevalent in Cloud Storage.
That's a complete false statement. Dropbox is currently the most secure Cloud Storage provider available.
They also actively fight ransomware.
 
waylander said:
gents I store everything on a RAID0 array of Vertex 4 SSDs from 2012 am I safe?
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Nope.

You need to run lifespan checks on those SSDs. SSDs have fixed life, unlike a hard drive. Either can fail anytime though.
SSDs wear off by "writes", not reads. So it's not the best choice for a backup medium.
 
SpaceIgniter said:
Use another drive as incremental then. Or use Dropbox.
That's a stupid comparison, no offense.

What to do if your files were corrupted or renamed by ransomware

If your files are corrupted or renamed by ransomware, you can restore or recover your them for a period of time depending on your Dropbox subscription.
help.dropbox.com help.dropbox.com
Ransomware or malware could effect any type of data. It's not more prevalent in Cloud Storage.
That's a complete false statement. Dropbox is currently the most secure Cloud Storage provider available.
They also actively fight ransomware.
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Wasn't arguing against dropbox...I was arguing against using dropbox as a backup solution in itself.

Drives aimed at file sync with a bit of file history tacked on <> backup

They're fine as a backend/target for it though
 
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waylander said:
gents I store everything on a RAID0 array of Vertex 4 SSDs from 2012 am I safe?
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Lol when people on mybroadband hear RAID0

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Your data will obviously just last as long as the weakest drive in the array.

I Like RAID0 for my downloads and non sensitive data. Decent performance and max storage space. :)

@OP these Hetzner boxes are decent. For less that R500 a month if you manage to not pay the tax it's a bargain. 1Gbps unlimited connection. 2 x 3TB in RAID0 for performance is decent or RAID1 if you want to be safe and 16/32GB RAM is a decent server.

Hetzner DE has private peering links with big providers like Google, Facebook, Amazon, nFroce, Leaseweb, OVH ect and in SA Afrihost, Webafrica, Axxess, Telkom peers with Hetzner at DE-IX so it gives decent performance locally.
 
cavedog said:
Apparently having an address in the US and paying via Paypal in the currency it's billed skips it not sure though haven't tested.
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Thanks will give it a shot - they basically told me they're charging me VAT even when I sent my company docs in and said I need to claim back from SARS...
 
I had a few Truserv+ from Hetzner, the i7 ones are terrible, the Xeons were a little better.
Either way I have been down the road of using an older server at home and its not all its cracked up to be, noisy, power hungry and generally not worth it.
 
Azure archive storage.

You pay for ingress/egress but nothing else - unless you elect to have redundant copies propagated elsewhere
 
cavedog said:
Lol when people on mybroadband hear RAID0

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Your data will obviously just last as long as the weakest drive in the array.

I Like RAID0 for my downloads and non sensitive data. Decent performance and max storage space. :)

@OP these Hetzner boxes are decent. For less that R500 a month if you manage to not pay the tax it's a bargain. 1Gbps unlimited connection. 2 x 3TB in RAID0 for performance is decent or RAID1 if you want to be safe and 16/32GB RAM is a decent server.

Hetzner DE has private peering links with big providers like Google, Facebook, Amazon, nFroce, Leaseweb, OVH ect and in SA Afrihost, Webafrica, Axxess, Telkom peers with Hetzner at DE-IX so it gives decent performance locally.
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I asked them about the peering and they said NO.
 
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