# Purchasing a VPS

You've been testing your bot on your local computer. But, how will it serve its users if you can't leave your PC on forever? This is where a Virtual Private Server, or VPS, comes into play.

## VPS Choices

I currently use Digital Ocean and absolutely love it. Never is down for me, and always works well. I have used Galaxy Gate before, and don't really have a liking for it, but it isn't bad that I would go out and specifically say don't use it. I also have used Vultr, which I consider just as good as Digital Ocean when it comes to setup and pricing(for the lower end). DO has more features than Vultr and GG, though.

## DigitalOcean

[**Digital Ocean**](https://www.digitalocean.com/?refcode=b1b9e445559c\&utm_campaign=Referral_Invite\&utm_medium=Referral_Program\&utm_source=CopyPaste) starts at **$5**/mo with the following:

* 1gb of RAM
* 1vCPU shared
* 25gb SSD
* 1TB Transfer(Bandwidth)

**DigitalOcean also includes:**

* Extra storage, starting at $10/mo for 100GBS
* System Level Backups once a week, stored and retained for 4 weeks, $8.00 a month/20% of the Droplet(VPS) price.
* 3 different Container Distros(CoreOS, Fedora Atomic, and RancherOS)
* An absolutely huge marketplace for applications you can put on your VPS
* Snapshots
* Custom images
* IPv6
* Private networking
* Monitoring built in
*  Many Regions(3 for New York, 2 for San Fransisco and Amsterdam, and 1 for London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and Bangalore) \*Subject to change

## Vultr

[**Vultr** ](https://www.vultr.com/)also starts at **$5/mo,** assuming you want an IPV4 address, with the following

* 1vCPU
* 1GB of RAM
* 25GB SSD
* 1000GB Bandwidth.

**Vultr also includes:**

* IPv6
* Auto backups for $2.00/mo(any time, any day scheduled)
* Private networking

**This is just the tip of the iceberg of what both can do, and I suggest one of these guys. If not, you still do have plenty of options, but from my experience, this was my take.** 


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