A €3 VPS and a €5 VPS can be completely different products. Before you pay, run down this short checklist — it's the difference between a bargain and a regret.
1. KVM or container?
KVM gives you a real virtual machine (own kernel, Docker, full root). Containers (OpenVZ/LXC) are cheaper to oversell and more limited. If a listing doesn't say, ask. (Full explainer: what is a KVM VPS.)
2. Real hardware, or oversold?
Look for SSD storage and a sense of whether the node is packed. "Dedicated"/"single-tenant" bare metal and honest specs are good signs; vague claims and impossibly cheap "unlimited" plans are not. Beware spec-sheet inflation — if everything is superlatives, be skeptical.
3. Bandwidth & uplink
Check the uplink speed (e.g. 10 Gbps) and whether bandwidth is truly unmetered or has a fair-use cap. Both are fine — you just want to know.
4. The IP situation
Dedicated IPv4, or shared NAT with forwarded ports? Neither is wrong, but it determines whether you can run, say, your own mail server. A host that's clear about this up front is telling you something good about how they operate. (See NAT IPv4 vs dedicated IP.)
5. Backups
Are backups included, and can you restore yourself? Daily automatic backups you can roll back are worth a lot the day something breaks.
6. Transparency
Is there a public status page? Are the specs specific and honest, or all marketing? A host willing to publish live uptime and admit what's on the roadmap is usually a host that sleeps better — and so will you.
7. Billing & cancellation
Clear pricing, a real currency, easy cancellation, and terms you can actually read. Avoid anything that makes leaving hard.
8. Support
You don't need 24/7 phone support on a €5 box, but you do want a real address and a sane response target. Email them before you buy and see how they answer.
Where we stand: overnight.host is KVM on single-tenant bare metal, SSD, 10 Gbps, with daily backups, a public status page, honest specs (SSD not NVMe, NAT IPv4 disclosed), € billing and cancel-anytime. We'd rather earn the click than win it with a claim we can't back up.
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