Has anybody tried to get or build a node from like Contabo?
I used to run a Bitcoin Core node on a dedicated server (until the disk configuration changed and I didn't have the disk space anymore). If I remember correctly, it uploaded about 20 GB per day. Far less than the
0.5 TB limit I set. That made me conclude there's no shortage of upload bandwidth in the Bitcoin network.
I'm still running the node, but pruned. That means it now only uploads the latest blocks to other nodes. I just checked: it's still uploading 3 times more than it's downloading.
I'm looking to try and really support BTC this way. What do you think are the benefits of this?
Based on the above: not much.
I've also installed a pruned Bitcoin Core on
the cheapest pay-per-hour VPS I could find. With 16 GB RAM, [url=https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5434679.msg61714795#msg61714795]it was quite fast. I wouldn't use that host for production, but it's great for testing.
I wouldn't use any default containers, just download Bitcoin Core and start it manually.
While your statement generally is true, it seems Contabo also offer storage-focused option. But with very low price, i would question the reliability and actual performance of such VPS.
A storage VPS, as the name suggests, is meant for storage. Although I've only used them with HDD in the past, in general, they're not meant to be used for load-intensive applications like Bitcoin Core.