I will host n8n & wordpress.
You can buy anything from https://www.serverhunter.com/#query=product_type:hybrid+stock:in_stock. Make sure that you are buying with IPV4 so that you can access the server without any issues
This one I am using last few years and they are reliable https://www.racknerd.com/kvm-vps
here i use this but only problem is session time is 6 hours then you will have to restart again
Also if you ran out github actions you cannot run until it reset for the next month
I have not seen any reliable RDP less than 10usd month what you can do is there are credits that Azure and google cloud provides you can use those credits run RDPs. it will ask for payment info for that you will have to use BIN or something.
I have not used those things in ages so i am not the right person to give you my advise but i know those tricks still works if i were you i would use youtube and filter out video result uploaded within last 24 hours or one week
Why location?
Hey @devmadfury — you asked where to buy cheap servers.
But that’s the wrong question.
The right question is: how do people who never pay full price actually find this shit?
Because the deals you find on Google page 1? Already dead. SEO’d to hell. The real ones live in forum comments, complaint threads, and communities where nobody speaks English.
Let me show you how the underground operates.
One-Line Flow: Stop googling “cheap VPS” like a peasant → learn where broke nerds actually hunt → never pay full price again.
The Mindset Shift
Normal people search for deals.
Smart people search for leaks.
Dangerous people search for where things broke.
If you’re finding “cheap VPS 2025” on Google — congrats, you’re paying what they want you to pay.
Where the Actual Deals Live
📍 The Hunting Grounds (Bookmark These)
English:
- LowEndTalk — the mothership. Has a hidden “Service Transfers” section (more on that later)
- LowEndStock — live deal tracker with stock alerts
- r/selfhosted — workarounds for NAT, tunnels, homelab tricks
Chinese (where the REAL deal hunters hang out):
- Hostloc — Chinese LowEndTalk. They call risky providers “灵车” (hearse) and scammers “跑路” (runners). If they’re warning about someone, listen.
- VPS精选网 — curated reviews
- 主机测评 — promo code aggregator
Real-time alerts:
- Telegram:
t.me/lowendtalk_new— auto-posts new deals instantly
The Service Transfer Goldmine
This is how broke nerds get $100 servers for $15.
💰 The Transfer Market Explained
What happens:
People buy servers during Black Friday, realize they bought too many, then dump them at cost.
Where:
LowEndTalk → Service Transfers section (needs 60 posts + 3 months membership to access)
When:
December = peak dumping season. Right after Black Friday, everyone’s offloading.
What you find:
- Dedicated servers at €12-15/month (normally €50+)
- Black Friday deals at original promo price
- Kimsufi lottery servers at renewal cost
Rules:
- Can’t charge more than 2× the recurring price + small transfer fee
- Crypto payments common
- Trust old accounts only (5+ years, 1000+ posts)
Oracle Cloud Free Tier (The Real Way)
Everyone says “Oracle is free forever!” Nobody mentions it’s impossible to actually get.
🎯 The Bypass Method
The problem:
You try to create a free server. “Out of host capacity.” Every. Single. Time.
The solution:
-
Upgrade to Pay-As-You-Go (no commitment, still free)
- You get PRIORITY for instance creation
- Set budget alerts to $0 so you never get charged
- Suddenly capacity appears
-
Auto-retry scripts (if PAYG doesn’t work):
- hitrov/oci-arm-host-capacity — still working in 2025
- Run it from Oracle Cloud Shell itself (free)
What you get:
- 4 CPU cores
- 24GB RAM
- 200GB storage
- Forever. Actually free. Not trial bullshit.
Don’t fuck this up:
If you create MORE than free tier limits during your trial, Oracle deletes everything after 30 days. Stay under: 4 cores + 24GB RAM total.
Turn a $6 NAT VPS Into a Real Server
Ultra-cheap VPS often come with no public IP. Most people think that’s useless.
Those people are wrong.
☁️ The Cloudflare Tunnel Trick
The situation:
You bought a $8/year NAT VPS. No public IP. Feels like a scam.
The fix:
Cloudflare Tunnel (free) creates an outbound connection. Your server calls Cloudflare. Traffic routes back through.
cloudflared tunnel --url localhost:80
That’s it. Your potato VPS is now a real web server with free DDoS protection and SSL.
Works behind:
- NAT
- CGNAT (when your ISP hates you)
- Corporate firewalls
- Basically anything
Limit: 100MB file uploads. For bigger stuff, use a reverse SSH tunnel to Oracle free tier.
How to Spot a Scam Provider
🚨 The Deadpool Pattern
How they operate:
- Rent servers from bigger company
- Sell cheap annual plans (lock in maximum cash)
- Advertise aggressively
- Collect 2-3 months payments
- Vanish with 48-hour notice
Red flags:
- Domain less than 1 year old
- Prices that make no mathematical sense
- Crypto-only payments (removed PayPal = preparing to run)
- Support went from fast → slow → ghost
- Only positive reviews from new accounts
- High affiliate payouts (25%+ = desperate for cash flow)
Green flags:
- Been around 12+ months
- Mixed reviews (some complaints + how they handled them)
- Owner responds to criticism without losing their shit
- Active in threads that aren’t selling their product
Where to check:
Search [provider name] deadpool on LowEndTalk
Search [provider name] 跑路 on Hostloc
When to Strike
Deals follow patterns.
📅 The Timing Cheatsheet
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Black Friday | Main event. RackNerd thread hits 4M+ views. Flash deals every 15-30 min. |
| 4 AM Eastern | Peak BF deal drops (set alarms) |
| December | Transfer market peaks — dump season |
| Tuesday-Wednesday | OVH/Kimsufi restocks (weekends = nothing) |
Pro move: Pre-register accounts at RackNerd, CloudCone, Hetzner etc. Save payment methods. When deals drop, you click once.
Student? Stack Free Credits
📚 The GitHub Student Pack Play
| Provider | Free Credit |
|---|---|
| DigitalOcean | $200 for 1 year |
| Azure | $100 (or free tier if under 18, no card needed) |
| Heroku | $13/month for 24 months |
Get it here: GitHub Student Developer Pack
Don’t stack multiple promo codes on the same account. They detect that shit and revoke everything.
Test Before You Trust
“Unlimited bandwidth” is marketing bullshit. Always verify.
🔍 Quick Verification
Run this on any VPS:
curl -sL yabs.sh | bash
Shows real CPU, disk, and network speeds.
Signs you got scammed:
- CPU steal above 4% at idle = oversold node
- Run CPU test twice — second run slower = they’re throttling you
“Free” cloud trap:
- AWS charges $0.09/GB egress after tiny limits
- Azure auto-converts to paid silently
- A $12/year VPS is often cheaper than “free” tiers
Quick Links
| What | Where |
|---|---|
| Main forum | lowendtalk.com |
| Live tracker | lowendstock.com |
| Chinese intel | hostloc.com |
| Telegram alerts | t.me/lowendtalk_new |
| Benchmark script | `curl -sL yabs.sh |
| Oracle bypass | GitHub |
Stop asking “where to buy cheap VPS.”
Start asking “how do the deal hunters think?”
Now you know. 
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