DEV Community

Discussion on: Heroku Database VS AWS RDS

Collapse
 
mxdpeep profile image
Filip Oščádal

don't run on AWS!

devs running AWS support slavery

Collapse
 
luccabiagi profile image
Lucca Biagi

how?

Collapse
 
mxdpeep profile image
Filip Oščádal

get DigitalOcean VPS or a dedicated server from Hetzner
run Ubuntu and Docker, it's much cheaper anyway (1 beer a day)

Collapse
 
mxdpeep profile image
Filip Oščádal

There have been many complaints from employees at Amazon's fulfillment centers. Workers alleged that they are given back-breaking tasks in the warehouses. They also vent their dismay over intrusive surveillance technologies, including automated tracking systems and cameras that monitor their every move.

Collapse
 
mohsenkamrani profile image
Sam

It's very accurate. That's the whole idea behind Utopiops.

Using AWS is like buying from factory but it's extremely costly and time consuming to manage it. Utopiops is all about fixing that issue.

Collapse
 
mxdpeep profile image
Filip Oščádal

My story is like this:

1) buy a dedicated server (40 Eur/m.)
2) setup with Ubuntu or Debian
3) git clone and run setup scripts
4) deploy containers
5) setup backup and monitoring (20 Eur/m.)

It's the most reliable and cheapest solution ever.
No need for 3rd party devops.

Thread Thread
 
mohsenkamrani profile image
Sam

Do you implement all of this on that single server?

Is it reliable at all, let a lone most reliable? Is it highly available? Any load-balancing by any chance?

What are the RTO and RPO?
What container orchestrator do you use? Just please don't tell me docker swarm.

And on top of that is your time is less valuable than $9 per month?

Thread Thread
 
mxdpeep profile image
Filip Oščádal

6 CPU AMD Ryzen (12 threads) / 64 GB RAM / 500 GB nVME RAID1

1) reliable 100 % so far (10 months), better than DigitalOcean or GoDaddy
2) I don't need load-balancing - average load is 0.04, no need for a clone
3) recovery of a failed container under 2 minutes or max. 10 minutes if done manually from a daily backup
4) customers pay $4 a month so they don't need much (it's a managed hosting, so we take care of their needs, setup changes, plugins, debugging problems)
5) it's not a professional business, it's a hobby
6) my time is my time, I prefer to know what's happening on the server
7) I have my own orchestration, I am a programmer for fucking 35 years

Thread Thread
 
mxdpeep profile image
Filip Oščádal

BTW I take care of customers solutions under 1 hour a month, it works on its own, everything is automated (I <3 cron)

Thread Thread
 
mohsenkamrani profile image
Sam

Well, number 5 tells it all.

And regarding number 7, actually your time is then 10x more valuable because you can make money out of each second of it with your experience.

But again, if it works for you it's good.

Thread Thread
 
mxdpeep profile image
Filip Oščádal

no, my time is not valuable, I am nearly dead