i have several VPS with VirMach since years, all running Alpine Linux i've installed from netboot.xyz (network install). They are all running smooth since a while but there is one i've never been able to install. It's been a while, as i was "well just let it on the side for now eventually VirMach may have an issue they will fix" but after months i'm not able to install my server. I'm pretty sure anyway there is a workaround without involving my provider so i wanted to ask the community here first.

This VPS is able to run with they're premade setup (i've tried Ubuntu, works).
Again i already have several VPS with the same provider, all on Alpine Linux, same setup used. The difference between them is the node where they are hosted, as i often jump on new discounts they have (this one is a BF-2021 special, i have 4 VPS from this offer, 3 are working with Alpine).

Please see following screenshot to view my issue:

Thank you so much for sharing your time helping to debug .

LunaNode
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Virmach
I do have an idling KVM VPS from Virmach. Guys this offer is cheap, have dedicated IPv4 and it is really hard to get it that why please not ask for discount.

    BF-SPECIAL-2019 512 MB RAM
    KVM
    1 vCPU
    512 MB RAM
    5 GB SSD
    1 TB Traffic
    Buffalo, NY
    1xIPv4
    Renews at only $5.32 USD per year
    Paid until 11/30/2020

I am seeking $3 (Virmach transfer fees) + $6 for service = $9. Renewal dates mentioned along with the yearly cost.

    BF-SPECIAL-2019 768 MB RAM
    KVM
    1 vCPU
    768 MB RAM
    10 GB SSD
    1 TB Traffic
    Buffalo, NY
    1xIPv4
    Renews at only $6.49 USD per year
    Paid until 12/02/2020

I am seeking $3 (Virmach transfer fees) + $7 for service = $10. Renewal dates mentioned along with the yearly cost.

How to transfer?
My country do not allay receive payment in paypal that's why I prefer bitcoin.
If anybody is interested, please make sure to fulfil the Virmach transport policy and feel free to PM me.

You will need to ensure you understand the Virmach Transfer Rules:

SENDER REQUIREMENTS:
1. You must be a VirMach customer for at least 6 months.
2. You must provide photo ID, held up to a written message "For service transfer by VirMach" and today's date.
3. You must confirm that you are giving up any duration of service owed to you, permanently, without any refund.
4. You must have a valid confirmed e-mail address matching your payment e-mail address.
5. Your service must be on an independent panel, not combined with other services. If your VPS is combined, there's an additional $2 fee.

RECEIVER REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must have valid billing information on file and pass fraud checks.
2. Must have valid payment method on file, or a minimum of $5 credits on VirMach account.
3. Must create a ticket confirming receiving the transfer.

(Following some recent discussion in another thread here)

For now I'll just summarize my assessment from last couple years in a few of their USA locations: solid systems, great uptime, modest specs, okay-ish network (depending on what you need it for - it is colocrossing after all) ... Also reasonable to deal with in terms of support.

So all things considered I've been pleasantly surprised. I'm guessing that the CPU limits (etc) are actually fine for some medium-load webserver duty (such as this forum) - but probably less so for more sustained usage patterns such as transcoding.

tl;dr: could be a good option for many but not all lowend applications - and proven to be worthy of consideration (in my own limited experience at least).

Questions, suggestions, critical comments, horror stories, and/or kudos and benchmarks welcome.

Also feel free to mention any good alternatives in the general price range