Oh, great. Just looked at Hetzner’s new pricing for VPS servers:
CPX22 (dedicated vCPU): €7.99 → €19.49 (+143.8%)
So that’s fun. I guess one way to ensure the Small Web doesn’t happen is to make it prohibitively expensive for people to have their own servers.
(Before anyone mentions it, prices of single-board computers are also increasing and shipping hardware is an even bigger challenge.)
If anyone knows cheaper EU-based hosts, please leave a comment.
It’s so much fun to constantly have the rug pulled out from under you while you’re trying to make progress.
Aral Balkan
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