Many people here claim “it's a $5 box, what do you expect”.
First it may be a $10 or a $20 box. But more importantly, every VPS provider of the few I've tried my self (e.g. Linode, XenCon), sends an email and opens a support ticket every time a $10 VPS goes off.
So please, do not try to change the norm. A server is a server no matter the cost and should be reliable. I like digital ocean but they won't get better by petting them.
First it may be a $10 or a $20 box. But more importantly, every VPS provider of the few I've tried my self (e.g. Linode, XenCon), sends an email and opens a support ticket every time a $10 VPS goes off.
So please, do not try to change the norm. A server is a server no matter the cost and should be reliable. I like digital ocean but they won't get better by petting them.