Updated February 2012 — It’s long time coming, but NordicVPS has finally bite the dust. Website is no longer working on 24 January 2012. Bye!
Adam from NordicVPS wrote to me in email about their new offers on OpenVZ VPS packages, and the cheapest offer “OVZ512” fits with my listing criteria. For $5.95/month you get
- 512MB guaranteed/1024MB burstable memory
- 30GB storage (upgraded from 15GB, if you mention “LEB” when you sign up)
- 1,000GB/month data on 100Mbps link
- OpenVZ/SolusVM
You can also get 50% off 1st month coupon code VPS50OFF from WHT — works in their latest OpenVZ packages as well. Servers are in Germany at Hetzner DC — not Hetzner’s standard dedicated boxes but special builds. NordicVPS is based in Copenhagen Denmark and has been around for over a year.
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NordicVPS is pretty cool. Excellent support. I had XEN with them.
Too bad, for me, that their Ubuntu 10.04 LTS template had some issues and it was showing some spikes on CPU load. Still waiting on them to resolve this minor issue. (by the way, im having the same issue with the same template at ThrustVPS.com and Rus is about to load new templates to fix it)
me too
it’s hard to run LEB script on their Ubuntu 10.04 LTS template
Hey, thanks for the note.
Well I installed lighttpd+php5+mysql-server 5.1. It was all great but even with an idle VPS (not running any php/mysql script or httpd traffic), there was CPU spike. After investigation, they told me its because of the Ubuntu template (probably a bad template with mal-configured pygrub?!).
i can run LEB script on Debian 5 64 bit without problem but all script version is very old (nginx 0.6.x, …)
if i try with Ubuntu, it’s fine but after rebooting i cant start php.
@Asim : “there was CPU spike. After investigation, they told me its because of the Ubuntu template (probably a bad template with mal-configured pygrub?!).”
Can you run these 2 commands :
grep CONFIG_HZ /boot/config-$(uname -r)
grep CONFIG_PREEMPT /boot/config-$(uname -r)
@bekanosky I do not have any active VPS with NordicVPS. Would love to come back when they have resolved their Ubuntu template issue. I will send you details on my other VPS having same issue bcoz of pygrub via email
I am also buy one VPS from Nordic in Germany as a DNS.
They have fast support and nice to me.
I want to give 5 stars for Nordic :)
Thank you LowEndBox Admin for featuring our offer here :)
We are not yet ready with a updated Ubuntu 10.04 XEN PV template but maybe you can try our HVM offer and install the OS yourself instead of using a pre-created template ?
Also for Debian, its not too hard to build Nginx from source , see http://wiki.nginx.org/NginxInstall#Stable
For updated LAMP packages e.g PHP and MySQL for Debian, please see http://www.dotdeb.org/about/ – he does a great job keeping packages up to date and you can even get PHP 5.3.x if you want to experiment :)
I was looking for good VPS offer for a long time. Just got one from NordicVPS, and I hope it will be suitable for my needs.
Hi,
On WHT I see “IRC is not allowed” but on http://nordicvps.com/ not.
So, IRC is allowed or not?
@NordicVPS_Admin please can you check sales ticket # 130109 that I just created? thanks
Wow the plans are pretty damn nice actually, and I love the minimal website design :P Too bad I’m not looking for a server in Denmark.. Or do they offer USA servers? I noticed plans from Softlayer.
Whoa, never mind about the USA confusion, I just realized they do in fact have USA datacenters, San Jose, CA being one of them.
@Mark Yes we try to follow the KISS principle on the design side :D
We have servers in US
West: San Jose, Los Angeles and Seattle
Center: We are exploring DC’s in Atlanta and Missouri – will launch offers at this location very soon, maybe with some exclusive deals for users here on LEB :)
In Europe we have servers mainly in Germany, because this location provides good access for customers from countries incl. Finland, Russia and especially Eastern European countries and Turkey.
Nice offer :-)
Does anyone have Ubuntu 10.04 64bit Image without bugs :(
@Adam besides connection it’s always better known as having most cheapest DC at the moment ;)
Seems the template seems to be come with some respiratories one century old
@Tom Well yes that doesn’t hurt either :) And we forward the saving to our customers by providing some pretty nice offers, while others who use the same DC has higher prices :)
@KLIKLI I believe you mean ‘repositories’? – The OpenVZ templates are the default ones created and provided by OpenVZ
Why have not paypal check out??
and who used this vps, tell more. thanks
Look like the official site not available for some hours :(
Not sure if webmaster is updating the content.
Yes both port 80 and 443 are closed. Apache crashed?
@Chris Website is down. I can also confirm that. But VPS and VPSManager (SolusVM) is live
@hoohu
we can pay with paypal.
I use this openvz vps since last week. And everything OK.
@HooHu We accept PayPal – please send us an email :)
We had an incident with the Apache server and some modules that failed on an automated update process and left the website down – we are back online now.
Something wrong with WordPress… all comments are numbered as “1”.
Playing around installing OBSD on HVM which should be support all OS, no luck, and no given absolutely solution until now (5 hours), ticket #742506
Still waiting the solution from Nordic.
:(
Chris, keep in mind that we are an unmanaged service provider but we do our best to help out when possible :)
We have no prior experience with *BSD so are not able to help you out further at the moment, but I hope you get it to work.
For those who might be interested in the benchmark results of the nodes we use to host OpenVZ:
System Benchmarks Index Score (Partial Only) 7022.5
Output: http://nordicvps.com/benchmark-openvz.html
I see you now have SolusVM. Does this mean you support Windows OS on your VPS? I would like to get one with Server 2003/2008
@Chris Screenshot: It’s live! OpenBSD on XEN HVM – http://imgur.com/3UpZz.png :)
@Mansoor: Yes sure, we support Windows Server, send us an email at sales [at] nordicvps.com :)
Hrm… LEB is not a recognised promo code? Or do I have to email someone after ordering? Also, does it apply to the Xen options? I’d buy a Xen HVM partition with 30GB storage in a heartbeat if it did :-)
@Donald
You use VPS50OFF as the promotional code then when checking out there is a notes/additional comments field i believe that would be where you mention “LEB” to get the extra upgrade :)
@Donald
LEB promotion is just for the OVZ package :) And you just put in the comments field when ordering.
If you want XEN PV/XEN HVM, you can use the coupon VPS50OFF on any packages to get 50% off on your first invoice :)
(VPS50OFF will not work for the smallest OpenVZ plans and does not provide any free storage upgrades on any plans)
Thanks
Just signed up with NordicVPS. i will posted my review soon. BTW nordicvps admin i got 15Gb disk space. i mentioned LEB in comments while ordering.
upgraded now i have 30Gb space :)
Just signed up with german VPS. instant setup. fast and stable vps. no complains so far. i recommend NordicVPS.
Welcome Erslan to the NordicVPS family :)
@Erslan Thanks and welcome to NordicVPS :)
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runlevel 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benchmark Run: Sat Aug 14 2010 16:18:53 - 16:48:14 2 CPUs in system; running 1 parallel copy of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 12820877.3 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 2888.4 MWIPS (10.0 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 5210.8 lps (29.7 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 615458.6 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 176190.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1470107.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 1161303.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 357542.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 16730.3 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 5481.2 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 735.6 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 1029493.5 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 12820877.3 1098.6 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 2888.4 525.2 Execl Throughput 43.0 5210.8 1211.8 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 615458.6 1554.2 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 176190.1 1064.6 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1470107.0 2534.7 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1161303.5 933.5 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 357542.9 893.9 Process Creation 126.0 16730.3 1327.8 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 5481.2 1292.7 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 735.6 1226.0 System Call Overhead 15000.0 1029493.5 686.3 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 1110.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benchmark Run: Sat Aug 14 2010 16:48:14 - 17:20:53 2 CPUs in system; running 2 parallel copies of tests Dhrystone 2 using register variables 11733681.0 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Double-Precision Whetstone 5594.6 MWIPS (9.8 s, 7 samples) Execl Throughput 5122.0 lps (29.3 s, 2 samples) File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 650041.1 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 180656.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 1564118.0 KBps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Pipe Throughput 1199446.1 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Pipe-based Context Switching 367809.9 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) Process Creation 16630.1 lps (30.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 5876.7 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 924.9 lpm (60.0 s, 2 samples) System Call Overhead 1084600.2 lps (10.0 s, 7 samples) System Benchmarks Index Values BASELINE RESULT INDEX Dhrystone 2 using register variables 116700.0 11733681.0 1005.5 Double-Precision Whetstone 55.0 5594.6 1017.2 Execl Throughput 43.0 5122.0 1191.2 File Copy 1024 bufsize 2000 maxblocks 3960.0 650041.1 1641.5 File Copy 256 bufsize 500 maxblocks 1655.0 180656.0 1091.6 File Copy 4096 bufsize 8000 maxblocks 5800.0 1564118.0 2696.8 Pipe Throughput 12440.0 1199446.1 964.2 Pipe-based Context Switching 4000.0 367809.9 919.5 Process Creation 126.0 16630.1 1319.8 Shell Scripts (1 concurrent) 42.4 5876.7 1386.0 Shell Scripts (8 concurrent) 6.0 924.9 1541.5 System Call Overhead 15000.0 1084600.2 723.1 ======== System Benchmarks Index Score 1217.8Cool, using i7s
@Erslan: you have 2 vcpu right?
@Asim Zeeshan & Minh@Minh Meo Its Intel® Core™ i7 965 Extreme Edtion CPU, each core running at 3.20+ Ghz, in Turbo-mode one core can reach up to 3.46 GHz :)
Pretty amazing result yes Minh@Minh Meo i have 2 vcpu :)
Thumbs Up NordicVPS :)
@NordicVPS-Adam: so strong :D i’m at xen node with i7 920, it would be great if you deploy new Xen node with i7 965 and transfer my vps to it :D
@Minh@Minh Meo
New nodes in Los Angels, US is going to i7 920 (2.66+ Ghz) – For San Jose we are exploring Dual Quadcore X3460/X5620 for XEN PV vs XEN HVM :)
But all new nodes in Germany going to be a mix of i7 920 and primarily for XEN HVM: i7 975 @ 3.33+ Ghz – Turbo-mode @ 3.60+ Ghz! Wow! :) + RAID10 protected storage (of course) for added reliability and performance :)
If I bought an OVZ VPS now, would it be on a i7 920 or i7 975?
@IcyTexx: should be i7 975, but please dont care about it :)
@IcyTexx All new XEN nodes in Germany are with i7 975 Extreme Ed. CPUs – OpenVZ: i7 965 Extreme Ed.
I love you. :P
You’ve got a new customer, stolen from IntoVPS.
You have better everything and lower prices + the ping is lower towards me.
Is it possible for you to add Debian minimal templates?
@IcyTexx Thanks and welcome on board :)
@IcyTexx Added minimal Debian, Ubuntu and CentOS templates in both 32 and 64bit versions :)
Now this is what I call a great support and flexibility.
And for that price… The first impression is more than great.
Thanks!
These are my bench results:
http://pastebin.com/kvaMWgXj
Looks like a great deal, especially for a German DC. Are the Ubuntu issues solved?
PS. The Support tab on the website doesn’t work.
@Koss The support tab will be updated with information regarding support options (Managed VPS etc)
For now use this link to get in touch with Support: https://nordicvps.com/portal/submitticket.php
Alright, I was just making sure you knew. Though you didn’t respond to my more important question over the Ubuntu problems. I would very much like to know the situation before I put an order in, as I am planning on using Ubuntu. Thanks
@Koss I am on XEN PV package and Ubuntu on XEN PV and Ubuntu on OpenVZ have different templates. My issues was on XEN PV. OpenVZ templates are, which most providers use, official.
@NordicVPS Keep up the good work guys!
@Koss We only have some issues with the XEN PV template but if you require Ubuntu and XEN, consider our XEN HVM plans, you install Ubuntu directly from an ISO and you decide which packages you want to install.
oooh I see, thanks for the clarifications.
+1 for NordicVPS and +1 for XEN HVM :)
+1 for OpenVZ :)
@Erslan: Isnt Xem better? Your vps can be suppended if long time overload if using openvz
But i dont have much load on OpenVZ. but when there load on XEN vps ? then ?
@Erslan Try a NordicVPS XEN PV or XEN HVM and you will love it. Of course XEN is a bit costly then OpenVZ but it has its own benefits
I will
Benchmark result from our new XEN nodes (i7 975 Extreme)
4 CPUs in system; running 4 parallel copies of tests
System Benchmarks Index Score 4614.6
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showpost.php?p=6973051&postcount=2
Hmm…
VPSMGR.COM (Nordic’s control panel) points to informativedns.com,
which expires in 55 days.
FYI
@danny
We have auto-renew for all our domains :) But went ahead and renewed both domains, exp. date is now in 2012. Thanks
Thanks to you for your great service!
Just continue this way guys.
Been with nordic for 1 month now, XEN 512, very impressed with speed and support. Highly recommended!
@Vlad C
Thanks for the recommendation :)
On their OVZ512, on a softlayer 100MB test file in Seattle I can only reach 1.6MB/s, so the line speed actually must be 10mbps only.
Sad…
P.S, didn’t receive my 30GB…
But have to say that their SSH is pretty responsive compared to others I’ve seen…
And the SSH was stable, fricken stable!
@above
Sorry guys, actually realised I was reading it wrong.
It IS 100mbps line speed.
Sorry.
P.S NO hard feelings?
P.S.S Still 15GB HDD though…
These guys are unbelievable. They deleted my VPS just like that without warning !!!
I purchased a VPS, Paid it and now it’s gone?
I got a refund of 9.95 from 2Checkout 1 week later I had paid to nordicVPS.
But I didn’t realized until now that my VPS would be deleted.
For some reason it marked as Fraud and refunded 1 week later but nordic didnt even email me or anything. just deleted my VPS out of nothing.
I spent so many hours setting up that VPS and it’s gone. Thrown away just like that !
that is so disappointing.
I cant believe it they did that.
That is totally unbelievable….
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1024221
I have two VPS there. In past month i had about 40% uptime. But that is not uptime as expected, they crippled all VPSs on german nodes (they cant pay for servers so they go to few bigger). VPS’s work with one CPU Core at 800mhz because nodes are overcrowded. With that VPS u can’t do anything except for blog… Recently i moved customers to other server and wanted to use vps as seedbox (network is still good 1gbps), but when i do reinstall no vps can boot (but i can ping ip!?). Support don’t respond except for uniform messages like “we are moving VPS to other node”, “Moving failed, expect downtime”… So far they moved mu VPS THREE TIMES (ovz02, ovz03, vm03, vm09). Admin it is time for dead pool… They took our money and when bills came they are nowhere to be found… I lost 70$ with this b-e-e-p company…
i made an order OVZ512 – LEB last days. when register my acc at their client area, i chose wrong country and im also using proxy coz our country internet connection is very bad. whatever i make an order and paid for vps. after they received my payment, they didn’t setup vps. and i got an email that i was reject because of my name and address. i open a ticket and request in twitter. nobody reply yet.if they have problem with my name and address, they should send my $ back.
♫ Another one bites the dust ♫
yomero .. which provider is the best for proxy servers ? also uptime and dl speed.
Well, your question is a little bit general.
About the uptime and speed, you can read a lot of reviews here and other sites. Also, consider your location, just guessing, you are form Asia? Maybe you can consider a West Coast VPS.
About the proxy, I recommend you to read the Terms of Service of each provider, some of them doesn’t allow to run proxys. Other providers, allow you to use the service for private proxys. And finally, some of them allow public and private proxys. Then, this depends of your needs.
Your order was rejected since you used different names when signing up and we asked you to provide the correct name and address details.
We did not charge you since the order was rejected as fraud.
yes , as i explain above, i chose wrong country and use proxy to login ur page. I use Germany IP and forgot to chose my country. when i order with first acc , i couldn’t make order because country and ip do not match. and i can’t edit my acc to change country. i can’t find the option to edit the country and my detail info. that’s why i create secound account and order.
You will need to provide correct full name as well. We have 3 – 4 different names why it get rejected. Your details must match the same details as in your PayPal account.
noooo .. you guys are like a noob. i alrady told you im from myanmar ( burma ) south east asia.
we couldn’t use online banking. you know ?. that’s why im using my bro bank acc. he’s in sg.i don’t to explain you anymore. just send my $ back.
thank you . i’ll use private proxy with user and pass auth. just for me and my friends.
The payment was rejected so the money was never accepted.
The money should be back in your account directly via 2Checkout.
If you use your brothers Paypal, let your brother do the order and payment. It will save you a lot of trouble.
are ya sure ? not receive yet. im waiting my $
Dont worry about your money it is safe in nordic hands. He dont do refunds but he can lie about it… i was waithing for two months and finally gave up… Your mistake is ordering from nordic…