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Old Aug 27, 2022 | 3:15 am
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DYKWIA
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Cloud Server - does this exist?
I have a small server at home that hosts a few VMs that I fire up infrequently. It currently spends most of its time switched off.

So, I've been looking moving the VMs to a cloud provider, but I'm struggling to find a product that will do what I want.

Most providers offer "pay as you go" pricing for servers, but the server is deleted when you switch it off.

What I want is :-
  • The VM is persistent (they are around 60GB Linux servers)
  • I only get charged when it's switched on (maybe a couple of hours a month)
  • I can upload my current VMs (VMWare) with minimal fuss
Does this type of product exist?

Thanks!
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