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But 'unlimited traffic + capacity-priced' means the composition move is a single large instance rather than many free ones: 1.4 TB unmetered for €37/mo beats ten free tiers that all clamp.","limits":[{"kind":"per-ip-shaping","value":"200 Mbit/s","source":"https://contabo.com/en/storage-vps/"},{"kind":"per-ip-shaping","value":"2 TB/day","source":"https://contabo.com/en/storage-vps/"}],"limits_note":"200 Mbit/s on the cheap tier is the binding constraint for the serving workload (~2 TB/day theoretical, but FUP applies). Setup fee applies on some terms.","identity_cost":{"kind":"card","detail":"card","country":null},"reliability_note":"Hostloc thread evidence: a user running Contabo at 3 TB says '现在用的contabo已经只剩1.4t了' — capacity creep on a shared storage volume is the reported failure mode, not deletion. Widely used, oversold reputation.","confidence":"reported","confidence_note":"One page read moves it to documented.","evidence":[{"url":"https://contabo.com/en/storage-vps/","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'Storage VPS 10 … €5.50 … 300GB SSD / 150GB NVMe … 200 Mbit/s Port … Unlimited Traffic*'; 'Unlimited outgoing and unlimited inbound data transfer with 200 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s speeds. Fair usage policies apply.'"},{"url":"https://hostloc.com/thread-1427211-1-1.html","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'要3t以上的，现在用的contabo已经只剩1.4t了'"}],"verdict":"fails-quota","verified_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00.000Z","notes":"Storage VPS 10: 300 GB SSD (150 GB NVMe option), 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM, €5.50/mo for the first 24 months. Top tier 1.4 TB SSD at €37/mo. Higher tiers listed as 'More storage available'.","extras":{"dead_end":{"failure_class":"quota","why":"Storage VPS 10: 300 GB SSD (150 GB NVMe option), 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM, €5.50/mo for the first 24 months. Top tier 1.4 TB SSD at €37/mo. 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