01-12-2016, 07:44 PM
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Cobalt Host VPS 5 review from Post4VPS.com
Introduction
During the 4th giveaway of Post4VPS.com, Dynamo gave me an VPS from package VPS5. I were really thankful since the specs are quite good. Unfortunately the network and the I/O were slow at the beginning. Even too slow to even use it. I now make a review since those are improved now, but I don't know when they are bad again...--------------------------------------------------------------------
Specifications-
Disk Space 50 GB
RAM: 2 GB RAM
IP Addresses: 1x IPv4
Virtualization: VMWare
Monthly Traffic: Unlimited
Location:
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CanadaControl Panel: Cobalt Panel
Connection: 100 MBit/s
Provided by: CobaltHost
Terms: TOS
Requirements: Backlinks to CobaltHost and Post4VPS are required.
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Benchmarks
FreeVPS Benchmark Script V2 made by Hidden Refuge
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root@ubuntu:~# wget freevps.us/downloads/bench.sh && sh bench.sh
--2016-01-12 14:24:04-- http://freevps.us/downloads/bench.sh
Resolving freevps.us (freevps.us)... 198.57.47.101
Connecting to freevps.us (freevps.us)|198.57.47.101|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://freevps.us/downloads/bench.sh [following]
--2016-01-12 14:24:04-- https://freevps.us/downloads/bench.sh
Connecting to freevps.us (freevps.us)|198.57.47.101|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 16711 (16K) [text/plain]
Saving to: âbench.shâ
100%[======================================>] 16,711 --.-K/s in 0.07s
2016-01-12 14:24:05 (228 KB/s) - âbench.shâ saved [16711/16711]
Benchmark started on Tue Jan 12 14:24:05 EST 2016
Full benchmark log: /root/bench.log
System Info
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Processor : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5335 @ 2.00GHz
CPU Cores : 2
Frequency : 2000.071 MHz
Memory : 2001 MB
Swap : 953 MB
Uptime : 12 min,
OS : Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 3.13.0-32-generic
Hostname : ubuntu
Speedtest (IPv4 only)
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Your public IPv4 is 104.233.XXX.XXX
Location Provider Speed
CDN Cachefly 9.50MB/s
Atlanta, GA, US Coloat 3.30MB/s
Dallas, TX, US Softlayer 4.50MB/s
Seattle, WA, US Softlayer 5.20MB/s
San Jose, CA, US Softlayer 1.33MB/s
Washington, DC, US Softlayer 5.30MB/s
Tokyo, Japan Linode 3.04MB/s
Singapore Softlayer 1.82MB/s
Rotterdam, Netherlands id3.net 893KB/s
Haarlem, Netherlands Leaseweb 2.95MB/sWell, the speeds aren't that good. But I don't feel I have to complain about those, since they also aren't that bad.
Speedtest.net
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root@ubuntu:~# speedtest-cli --share
Retrieving speedtest.net configuration...
Retrieving speedtest.net server list...
Testing from KW Datacenter (104.233.XXX.XXX)...
Selecting best server based on latency...
Hosted by Source Cable Ltd (Hamilton, ON) [54.03 km]: 34.505 ms
Testing download speed........................................
Download: 127.03 Mbit/s
Testing upload speed..................................................
Upload: 75.05 Mbit/sImage proof
![[Image: 4991190443.png]](http://www.speedtest.net/result/4991190443.png)
I/O Speed
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Disk Speed
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I/O (1st run) : 8.3 MB/s
I/O (2nd run) : 37.9 MB/s
I/O (3rd run) : 40.6 MB/s
Average I/O : 28.9333 MB/sControl Panel
The control panel of Cobalt Host is quite simple. Actually just like CloudAtCost. Since even the code is very similar I won't be surprised if it's the CAC reseller panel. The looks aren't that good. However it gets the job done!
Suggestions
Fix the I/O and stable up- / downlink.
Final Ratings
The VPS is good enough for testing things. Totally not suitable for running a production environment! Although I would never host an production at a free VPS, but still..
Final Rating 5/10
Special thanks to TrK, since I used his review as a "template" for mine.
