An update about the #OVH situation (they deleted my VPS without warning because it was DDOS'd and that "violated their Tos").

I had subscribed to a basic VPS plan for 6 months and paid a setup fee. Since I had only used their service for ONE DAY before the VPS was terminated (without any warnings), I asked if I could be refunded for the 5 extra months I had paid for. See, I was elegant enough to take a hit for the first month and the installation fee. Well well well they responded (in French, translated in English):

"We understand your desire for more information, but as this breach of contract is due to a failure to comply with the terms and conditions of use, no refund for the remaining months can be considered."

Then they linked to a page with the terms of service which is so hard to read because it's inside a frame. Stellar customer service, I tell you!

Beware of #OVHCloud! Never again.

An update about the #OVH situation (they deleted my VPS without warning because it was DDOS'd and that "violated their Tos").

I had subscribed to a basic VPS plan for 6 months and paid a setup fee. Since I had only used their service for ONE DAY before the VPS was terminated (without any warnings), I asked if I could be refunded for the 5 extra months I had paid for. See, I was elegant enough to take a hit for the first month and the installation fee. Well well well they responded (in French, translated in English):

"We understand your desire for more information, but as this breach of contract is due to a failure to comply with the terms and conditions of use, no refund for the remaining months can be considered."

Then they linked to a page with the terms of service which is so hard to read because it's inside a frame. Stellar customer service, I tell you!

Beware of #OVHCloud! Never again.

Dear Fedi friends,

I've been a little quiet on this account because I'd been pouring all my energy into setting up a new VPS as a testing ground to learn #Docker.

I need to become proficient in Docker ASAP in order to move my Ghost CLI site there (if I want it to federate).

The past 48 hours have been a real rollercoaster ride, as you could read on my GoToSocial account @elena.

Please beware of #OVH! They terminated my VPS without any notice: https://aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01K35V57PPWH29969DSTC1117A 😵‍💫

#MySoCalledSudoLife

Dear Fedi friends,

I've been a little quiet on this account because I'd been pouring all my energy into setting up a new VPS as a testing ground to learn #Docker.

I need to become proficient in Docker ASAP in order to move my Ghost CLI site there (if I want it to federate).

The past 48 hours have been a real rollercoaster ride, as you could read on my GoToSocial account @elena.

Please beware of #OVH! They terminated my VPS without any notice: https://aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01K35V57PPWH29969DSTC1117A 😵‍💫

#MySoCalledSudoLife

So, #OVH has started hosting a lot of spammers with the usual "we did not collect this information, you must have given it to us voluntarily" on 79.137.20.0/26 (at least) so I have blacklisted 79.137.0.0/17 pre-emptively…

So far I have seen inerofio-expert.com and some other attempts which didn't pass the basic filtering with SpamHaus.

So, #OVH has started hosting a lot of spammers with the usual "we did not collect this information, you must have given it to us voluntarily" on 79.137.20.0/26 (at least) so I have blacklisted 79.137.0.0/17 pre-emptively…

So far I have seen inerofio-expert.com and some other attempts which didn't pass the basic filtering with SpamHaus.

I think the @BoxyBSD project is one of the best ideas for the #opensource community. Providing real and completely free #VPS instances ( #VMs) with #IPv6 is really great for testing and learning.

I really love this project and if you are into #FreeBSD or any other #BSD this might be interesting for you. Just as it is also a #free alternative to bigger hostels like #Hetzner #OVH or #Netcup. I really love the philosophy and idea behind it

#alternatives