Hi everyone, I'm Mohammad, the maker of natbox.io. We launch on Product Hunt tomorrow. natbox is a NAT VPS: a small real Linux server with root over SSH, your own block of IPv4 ports and a routed /80 of IPv6, from $1 a month. The IPv4 address is shared, which is what keeps it cheap. Before launch, I'd love your honest input on three things: 1. What would you run on a server with 512 MB of RAM? So far I've thought of bots, a personal VPN, uptime monitoring and small APIs.
2. Is a shared IPv4 address with your own ports a dealbreaker, or is IPv6 plus forwarded ports enough for you?
3. What's missing? Plans currently have no Docker, no outgoing mail on ports 25, 465 and 587, and no managed backups. Which of those matters most to you? You can try a small server free for a month while trial slots last: https://natbox.io I'll read every reply and answer questions here. Thanks for helping me get this right.
Hi Product Hunt! I'm Mohammad, the maker of natbox.io. A lot of small projects don't need a full VPS. A bot, a personal VPN, a monitor or a test environment usually just needs root, a few open ports and IPv6. So I built natbox: small Linux servers from $1 a month. What you get: - Root over SSH on Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine or AlmaLinux - Your own block of IPv4 ports, TCP and UDP - A routed /80 of IPv6 - Your own domains on ports 80 and 443 - One-click apps: WireGuard, Uptime Kuma, code-server and Minecraft What you don't get: it's a NAT VPS, so the IPv4 address is shared. That's why it's cheap. There's no dedicated IPv4, no Docker, no outgoing mail on ports 25, 465 and 587, and no managed backups. I'd rather you know that before you order. You can try a small server free for a month while trial slots last, and your first paid server has a 7-day money-back guarantee. Pay with crypto or PayPal. I'd really like your feedback: what would you run on a server this small, and what's missing? I'll be here all day answering questions.
Great servers, I like the minecraft server