[YLUG] VPS for a beer a month

[Craig Genner]

On Tuesday 11 November 2008 09:38:05 Stephen Patterson wrote:
> I've been using www,vpsvillage.com for about 18 months or so now, no
> complaints, on the $6 package. You get a basic linux command-line
> install of Debian or Ubuntu (I think they have other options too) with
> full root access. You can install & compile any additional software as
> normal (apt-get etc). Comes with a full 'on the internet' IP address and
> ssh access to the serial console.
>
> www.vpsvillage.com
> Full root access on a linux virtual server for $6, $11 or $20 a month
>
> $6 plan
> 64 MB Ram
> 128 MB Swap
> 4096 MB Disk Storage
> 50GB Data Transfer
> CPU reports as a 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+

What technologies are they using?

The big problem I've found is the amount of ram available, trying anything 
that needs a little bit of ram and it starts to swap *really* badly and 
performance goes to pot.

Craig