instantserver.io
Infrastructure
disposable cloud servers
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Design: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful for quick testing tasks and external IP checks
From 2 comments
Nifty - useful for quick testing tasks. The concerns though are the sustainability - if instances are paid for and not free tier + bandwidth, it could not be around for long,…
ichilton on HNAwesome.
bugkilling on HN
Slick and cool to use
From 2 comments
I'm a bit confused. Are you not paying for this, somehow? I expect it will add up fairly fast, yes? 35min @ 0.060/hour is $0.35 per user. 100 users/day * 31 days/month =…
kennywinker on HNDon't forget bandwidth costs. I could get about 100mbps to an external server. At $0.12/GB, 100mbps * 35 minutes = 25GB = $3. Most clicks won't cost you this much, but you should…
valverde on HN
Objections
Cost could add up at scale; bandwidth costs need capping
From 2 comments
I'm a bit confused. Are you not paying for this, somehow? I expect it will add up fairly fast, yes? 35min @ 0.060/hour is $0.35 per user. 100 users/day * 31 days/month =…
kennywinker on HNDon't forget bandwidth costs. I could get about 100mbps to an external server. At $0.12/GB, 100mbps * 35 minutes = 25GB = $3. Most clicks won't cost you this much, but you should…
valverde on HN
Sustainability if free tier and bandwidth are unpaid
From 1 comment
Nifty - useful for quick testing tasks. The concerns though are the sustainability - if instances are paid for and not free tier + bandwidth, it could not be around for long,…
ichilton on HN
Instances may not be erased and could be reassigned; unsafe for private code
From 1 comment
Nifty - useful for quick testing tasks. The concerns though are the sustainability - if instances are paid for and not free tier + bandwidth, it could not be around for long,…
ichilton on HN
Display bug: transparent flipping card overlaps text in Chromium
From 1 comment
Cool. But the flipping/rotating card with the info on it doesn't show very nicely in Chromium on Xubuntu 13.04. It's transparent, so you can see the text sitting "behind" the…
tlongren on HN
Requests
Set a bandwidth cap
From 1 comment
Don't forget bandwidth costs. I could get about 100mbps to an external server. At $0.12/GB, 100mbps * 35 minutes = 25GB = $3. Most clicks won't cost you this much, but you should…
valverde on HN
Delete the leftover authorized key automatically
From 1 comment
Thanks, I'll keep an eye on bandwidth. The authorized key is a leftover from bringing up the server, I'll consider deleting it automatically. Curious to hear what you and others…
FriedPickles on HN
Questions
Are the servers paid for by the user or the maker?
From 1 comment
I'm a bit confused. Are you not paying for this, somehow? I expect it will add up fairly fast, yes? 35min @ 0.060/hour is $0.35 per user. 100 users/day * 31 days/month =…
kennywinker on HN
What is the main use case?
From 1 comment
Thanks, I'll keep an eye on bandwidth. The authorized key is a leftover from bringing up the server, I'll consider deleting it automatically. Curious to hear what you and others…
FriedPickles on HN