Chicago based Dedicated Server

[limbo]

It comes in as a request. I tried to Google it but as usual G is a mess and also what they are giving isn't affordable to the reasonable extent.

A generic 32gb ram and 100gb disk space along with Epyc or good Ryzen CPU shall do, if DDoS and other protections given by default then good.

[Pteneco]

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[Cidmenor]

Make sure to contact web host and see if they can do services for you such as restarts etc fast. Also confirm what kind of conditions your server would be kept under - that is very important.

[Musven]

Ask the hosting provider how often have they faced downtime in past. The ideal answer should be never but even the best of hosting providers have experienced downtime occasionally.

[KiaraProctor]

What's your budget?

[AndreaReese]

Why do you need it only in Chicago?