VDS Servers

Your own server. Full root. Your rules.

A virtual dedicated server — a VPS, with the whole machine slice to yourself — on enterprise hardware we own in Chicago. Full root access, your choice of Linux, SSD storage, and generous transfer. From $19.99/mo billed yearly.

Full root access · SSD storage · Your choice of Linux
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Plans & pricing

VDS plans

Three sizes, one philosophy: real resources on hardware we run ourselves, no overselling. Yearly billing is shown by default; switch any card to monthly.

VDS One

Your own server, your rules.

$299.88/yr
$239.88/yr
$19.99/mo billed yearly
  • 2 vCPU cores
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 25 GB SSD
  • 2 TB transfer
  • Full root access
  • Choice of Linux OS
  • Optional DirectAdmin panel
  • Unlimited on-demand backups
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VDS Two

The sweet spot for production workloads.

$599.88/yr
$479.88/yr
$39.99/mo billed yearly
  • 4 vCPU cores
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 50 GB SSD
  • 4 TB transfer
  • Full root access
  • Choice of Linux OS
  • Optional DirectAdmin panel
  • Unlimited on-demand backups

VDS Four

Heavy apps, game servers, and big databases.

$1,199.88/yr
$959.88/yr
$79.99/mo billed yearly
  • 8 vCPU cores
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 100 GB SSD
  • 8 TB transfer
  • Full root access
  • Choice of Linux OS
  • Optional DirectAdmin panel
  • Unlimited on-demand backups
  • Priority support

Every plan includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Resize to a bigger plan anytime.

What you get

A real server, minus the racking

Everything you’d expect from a machine of your own — root, your OS, your stack — running on enterprise servers we own, behind a network we control.

Full root access

SSH in as root from day one. Install anything, run any stack — Node, Python, Docker, game servers, databases. It’s your machine; we don’t look over your shoulder.

Your choice of Linux

Pick from 18 distributions when you order — Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky, CentOS Stream, Oracle Linux, openSUSE, Fedora, Arch and Alpine — installed clean and ready in minutes. Need something not on the list? Ask; it’s our hardware, so we’re flexible.

Optional DirectAdmin panel

Want server power with panel convenience? Add DirectAdmin to any VDS and manage sites, mail, and DNS through the same interface our hosting plans use.

Snapshots on request

Ask for a snapshot before any risky change and we will take one — as often as you need it. If an upgrade goes sideways, we can roll the whole server back to a known-good state.

SSD disks, generous transfer

From 25 GB to 100 GB of SSD and 2 to 8 TB of monthly transfer. Disk-hungry databases and busy APIs both get room to run.

A network we control

Your VDS lives on our enterprise hardware in a Chicago datacenter, with Cloudflare-backed DNS and DDoS protection available in front of anything you host.

Compare plans

VDS One vs. VDS Two vs. VDS Four

Same platform and same root access on every size — pick by the resources your workload needs today, and resize when it grows.

What you get
VDS One
from $24.99/mo
VDS Two
from $49.99/mo
VDS Four
from $99.99/mo
vCPU cores248
RAM4 GB8 GB16 GB
SSD storage25 GB50 GB100 GB
Monthly transfer2 TB4 TB8 TB
Full root accessIncludedIncludedIncluded
Choice of Linux OSIncludedIncludedIncluded
DirectAdmin panelOptionalOptionalOptional
SnapshotsOn requestOn requestOn request
Priority supportNot includedNot includedIncluded
Which plan?

Which VDS is right for me?

Size for your steady-state load, not your worst day — snapshots and fast resizes mean growing later is painless — tell us the size you want and we handle the move.

VDS One

Development boxes, staging environments, small apps, bots, and VPNs. Two cores and 4 GB is plenty for a project that needs its own machine without production traffic.

VDS Two

The production sweet spot. Four cores and 8 GB comfortably run a business app, several busy sites, or a serious API in the real world.

VDS Four

Heavy applications, game servers, and big databases. Eight cores, 16 GB, 100 GB of SSD, and priority support when the workload actually matters.

Common questions

VDS questions, answered

Is the VDS managed or unmanaged?+
It’s self-managed: you get root and full control of the operating system, and we keep the physical hardware, virtualization layer, and network healthy. Adding DirectAdmin makes day-to-day administration much easier. If you’d rather not manage a server at all, Hosting Plus is the fully managed version of this much power.
Which operating systems can I run?+
You choose at checkout from 18 ready-to-go systems: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS · Debian 13 (Trixie), Debian 12 (Bookworm), Debian 11 (Bullseye) · AlmaLinux 10, AlmaLinux 9, AlmaLinux 8, Rocky Linux 10, Rocky Linux 9, Rocky Linux 8, CentOS Stream 10, CentOS Stream 9, Oracle Linux 9 · openSUSE Leap 15.6 · Fedora 43, Arch Linux, Alpine Linux 3.22. Each one is installed clean from the distribution's own official cloud image, so you get exactly what upstream ships — no modified builds. Want something that isn't listed? Pick something else at checkout and tell us what you need; we'll build it by hand. You have full root either way, so you can always reinstall or switch later.
Can I add DirectAdmin later?+
Yes. DirectAdmin is optional on every VDS plan and can be added at order time or afterwards. It’s the same panel that powers our shared and Plus hosting, so tutorials and support answers carry over.
Can I upgrade my VDS as I grow?+
Yes — you can move up to a bigger plan with your data intact, and billing is prorated. We recommend asking us for a fresh snapshot right before any resize — snapshots are on request on every plan, as often as you need them.
Will you help me migrate onto my VDS?+
We’ll help. Simple site moves we can usually handle with you at no charge, and for bigger server-to-server migrations we’ll scope it and quote the work up front. Nobody gets left alone with a blank server.
What uptime do you commit to — and is there a guarantee?+
A 99.9% uptime commitment on hardware we own in a Chicago datacenter, and a 30-day money-back guarantee on every plan. If the VDS isn’t what you needed, tell us within 30 days and we’ll refund it.

Spin up your server today

Once your order and payment are verified, your server is built and handed over in minutes. Or call (520) 309-5786 first and we’ll help you size it — real engineers, not scripts.