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The cheapest plan is USD 9.95 a year, described as 'Cheapest Los Angeles' and 'Works out to $0.83 / month'.","duplicate_of":null,"n_unknown":1},"record":{"topic":"compute","slug":"softshellweb-lxc-ipv6-only","provider":"SoftShellWeb","url":"https://softshellweb.com/specials","category":"LXC VPS","tier":"LXC IPv6 Only","free_tier":{"stated":"No free tier. The cheapest plan is USD 9.95 a year, described as 'Cheapest Los Angeles' and 'Works out to $0.83 / month'.","unit":"none","metered_on":"none","source_url":"https://softshellweb.com/specials","read_on":"2026-10-24"},"per_object_cap":{"stated":"not applicable"},"retention":{"stated":"The container persists while the annual term is paid. A 7-day money-back guarantee is stated; there is no published deletion schedule for non-payment.","days":null,"source_url":"https://softshellweb.com/specials"},"egress":{"terms":"750 GB a month at 10 Gbps on the 1 GB plan. The page states no throttle and no price after the allowance.","metered":true,"free_allowance":"750 GB","price_per_tb":null,"source_url":"https://softshellweb.com/specials"},"interface":["ssh"],"interface_detail":"Root SSH into an LXC container; OS chosen at checkout from Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux or Rocky.","tooling":"Any SSH client. LXC shares the host kernel, so no custom kernel and no wireguard module of your own.","chaining":"A 1 GB container with a routed /64 and 750 GB a month for USD 9.95 a year: an IPv6 WireGuard endpoint, a status page or a monitoring probe from a US West Coast address.","limits":[{"kind":"volume-quota","value":"750 GB a month of transfer on the 1 GB plan","source":"https://softshellweb.com/specials"},{"kind":"per-ip-shaping","value":"no IPv4 at all on this plan; IPv4 is USD 24 a year extra, so any IPv4-only peer cannot reach it","source":"https://softshellweb.com/specials"}],"binding":"volume-quota","binding_note":"750 GB a month is the first hard number; the missing IPv4 is a reachability limit rather than a quota, and it fails on the first IPv4-only peer instead.","identity_cost":{"kind":"email","detail":"Self-service order with an email account and a $0 setup fee. The specials page read today states no card hold and does not list accepted payment methods, so the card, PayPal or crypto routes are not established.","country":null},"reliability_note":"LXC containers share the host kernel; the vendor says so plainly and prices accordingly.","confidence":"documented","confidence_note":"Price, monthly equivalent, shape, traffic, IPv6 block, IPv4 surcharge and the annual billing term are all quoted from the vendor's specials page read today.","evidence":[{"url":"https://softshellweb.com/specials","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'LXC IPv6 Only', '1 GB · 1 core · 15 GB NVMe', '$9.95/year', 'Works out to $0.83 / month'"},{"url":"https://softshellweb.com/specials","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: '750 GB @ 10 Gbps', '/64 IPv6 subnet', 'No IPv4 - add one for $24/yr'"},{"url":"https://softshellweb.com/specials","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: '$0 setup fee The annual price is the total due today.' and 'Billed once a year No monthly invoices to keep track of.'"},{"url":"https://softshellweb.com/specials","date":"2026-10-24","proved":"quoted: 'These are Linux containers (LXC), not full virtual machines. 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