Are paid BNC providers going away?
reddit / irc

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[deleted] · 2018-09-08 12:11

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A-UNDERSCORE-D · 2018-09-08 12:13

Could try IRCcloud's paid tier if you want full peace of mind

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yunocchi · 2018-09-08 14:21

I support /u/A-UNDERSCORE-D's suggestion, however, if you wanted to go
the extra mile and learn a few things in the process, you could always
try hosting things yourself. You could rent a cheap virtual server
from a company like [DigitalOcean](https://m.do.co/c/92beb91f2829) or
[Linode](https://www.linode.com/?r=864c5dae9b343c3a63e1cd4773132c2cade
97932) for the monthly price of a IRCCloud membership.

**Note:** The URLs above are affiliate links. If you sign up with
DigitalOcean, you will receive $10 credit, enough for two months of
the 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD, 1 TB BW plan.

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gatewayy · 2018-09-08 18:55

I run ZNC on a $5/month VM and connect to it using IRCClouds web and
mobile clients on the yearly paid tier.  I’m not sure if this setup
works for anyone other than me but I love it!

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coldf2 · 2018-09-08 20:25

I have a VPS from alpha rack that's $18 for a year that use for znc.
Cheap and easy to set up.

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Nicd · 2018-09-08 21:22

What is the ZNC for if you are already using IRCCloud?

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emiruE · 2018-09-08 21:49

you could just get some uberspace, costs like 1 buck per month and you
get weechat already set up

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gatewayy · 2018-09-08 22:32

Many networks I’m on have restrictions on IRCCloud which annoyed me
and I was using ZNC before I stumbled across IRCCloud so I just keep
using it.

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HerbertTarlek · 2018-09-23 22:07

Like others, I'd recommend getting a cheap VPS and rolling your own
ZNC instance.  [Low End Box](https://lowendbox.com/) has some
promising candidates on the front page right now.

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[deleted] · 2018-09-23 22:27

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