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docs(prover): Recommend standard provisioning over spot (#2729)
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## What ❔

A few reports have shown that using spot instances is very
luck-dependent, so it's not worth trying at the cost of flow disruption.

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Expand Up @@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ When you choose the region, set the following options:
- GPU Type: NVIDIA L4
- Number of GPUs: 1
- Machine type: Preset, `g2-standard-16`
- Availability policies: Spot instances are much cheaper, but there is a chance that it will be preempted while you work
on it. If you're working on something that is not very important, spot instances are recommended. If any disruption
will be harmful, choose standard provisioning.
- Availability policies: Choose standard provisioning. Spot instances can be preempted while you work on them, which
will disrupt your flow.
- Then click on "VM provisioning model advanced settings" and
- Click on "Set a time limit for the VM"
- Set the limit to 8 hours
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