Name: Virtual Dedicated Servers - VPS Hosting | HC
Brand: HostColor
Price: 4.95 USD

Linux & Windows Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS)

HC's Linux and Windows Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) are virtual machine hosting plans based on Proxmox VE virtualization technology. VDS hosting features dedicated CPU, RAM, and storage resources. They come with unmetered bandwidth starting at 250 Mbps and can scale up to 10 Gbps, enabling unlimited data transfer up to the physical capacity of the internet bandwidth port.

Bare Metal Server - Intel Xeon E3-1265Lv3, 16 GB

8 vCPU Cores

16 GB RAM

200 GB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$89/mo*

Configure

Bare Metal Server - Intel Xeon E3-1265Lv5, 16 GB

8 vCPU Cores

32 GB RAM

400 GB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$99/mo*

Configure

8 vCPU Cores

64 GB RAM

800 GB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$109/mo*

Configure

Bare Metal Server - Intel Xeon E3-1270Lv4, 16 GB

12 vCPU Cores

32 GB RAM

400 GB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$119/mo*

Configure

Bare Metal Server - Intel Xeon E3-1265Lv3, 32 GB

12 CPU Cores

48 GB RAM

600 GB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$139/mo*

Configure

12 CPU Cores

64 GB RAM

800 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$169/mo*

Configure

12 CPU Cores

96 GB RAM

1.2 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$189/mo*

Configure

14 CPU Cores

64 GB RAM

1.5 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$189/mo*

Configure

18 CPU Cores

64 GB RAM

1.8 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$199/mo*

Configure

18 CPU Cores

128 GB RAM

1.8 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$209/mo*

Configure

22 CPU Cores

192 GB RAM

3.6 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$239/mo*

Configure

24 CPU Cores

192 GB RAM

3.6 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$249/mo*

Configure

24 CPU Cores

192 GB RAM

3.6 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$249/mo*

Configure

24 CPU Cores

256 GB RAM

1.80 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$269/mo*

Configure

28 CPU Cores

256 GB RAM

3.60 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$289/mo*

Configure

32 CPU Cores

256 GB RAM

3.60 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$309/mo*

Configure

36 CPU Cores

256 GB RAM

3.60 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$329/mo*

Configure

36 CPU Cores

384 GB RAM

3.60 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$389/mo*

Configure

36 CPU Cores

512 GB RAM

6.2 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$409/mo*

Configure

44 CPU Cores

384 GB RAM

3.6 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$389/mo*

Configure

44 CPU Cores

512 GB RAM

3.6 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$429/mo*

Configure

44 CPU Cores

768 GB RAM

3.6 TB SSD Storage

Linux or Windows OS

250 Mbps Bandwidth / 1 Gbps Port

$469/mo*

Configure

* The price is on a 12-month term. To change the term and configure the service, click the button "Configure".

VPS Hosting

Proxmox VE-powered, high-performance Virtual Private Servers (VPS) with SSD or NVM storage storage. Choose from VPS options with 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps unmetered bandwidth, hosted in our Detroit data center, or with metered data transfer in other locations.

Plan	Cores	RAM	Storage	Bandwdith	IPv4	OS	Price
SSD VPS 1	1 Core	2 GB	20 GB SSD	On Demand	1 IP	Linux	$9.95	Order
SSD VPS 2	1 Core	4 GB	30 GB SSD	On Demand	1 IP	Linux	$15.95	Order
SSD VPS 3	2 Cores	4 GB	40 GB SSD	On Demand	1 IP	On Demand	$24.95	Order
SSD VPS 4	2 Cores	8 GB	60 GB SSD	On Demand	1 IP	On Demand	$32.95	Order
SSD VPS 5	4 Cores	16 GB	80 GB SSD	On Demand	1 IP	On Demand	$59.95	Order
SSD VPS 6	8 Cores	16 GB	100 GB SSD	On Demand	1 IP	On Demand	$65.95	Order
SSD VPS 7	16 Cores	32 GB	200 GB SSD	On Demand	1 IP	On Demand	$179.95	Order

Virtual Server Hosting: VDS & VPS - Questions & Answers

What are Virtual Dedicated Servers?

A virtual dedicated server (VDS) is a virtual server environment created using virtualization technology and a hypervisor. Virtual dedicated servers are hosted on a single tenant underlying physical infrastructure node, and for this reason are named "dedicated", as the CPU, RAM, and storage resources are not shared with other users.

VDSs are isolated at the bare metal level using full virtualization technologies, such as Proxmox VE (Kernel-Based Virtual Machine), VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, and Oracle VirtualBox. A hypervisor is also referred to as a virtual machine monitor (VMM).

Is Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) a VPS hosting service?

Yes, since a VDS is a server created using virtualization technology, it is considered a VPS hosting environment. However, unlike other VPS hosting services, VDSs do not share the resources of the underlying physical infrastructure with other virtual environments. Another difference is that the virtualization technologies used to create a VDS differ from those used to create VPS hosting services, such as containers.

Is the VDS CPU allocation guaranteed?

Yes, with a VDS, you receive dedicated CPU cores and threads — not time-shared processing power. HostColor (HC) exclusively assigns those CPU cores and threads to one VDS. Therefore, when you use HC's VDS hosting services, your processing resources and CPU time will never be shared with other users. You get the predictable, stable performance of a small dedicated server.

Is there a difference between VPS and VM?

A VPS (Virtual Private Server) is a server environment created through computer virtualization. It differs from a physical dedicated server, also known as a bare metal server. A VPS is a general term that describes a virtual server instance. There is a difference between a VPS and a VM.

A VPS is typically created using OS-assisted virtualization, which uses the host operating system (OS) kernel to create multiple isolated virtual environments. It requires that all VPSs use the same OS as the underlying physical host server. For example, if the host is running a Linux OS, a VPS cannot run a Microsoft Windows OS.

Virtual machines (VMs) are created through full virtualization or paravirtualization. These virtualization technologies fully simulate the underlying physical server (also known as the host) and allow the virtual machines (VMs) to run an operating system that is different from the operating system used by the underlying host machine. For example, the underlying physical server-the host of the virtual machines-can run the Linux operating system, while the VMs themselves can run the Microsoft Windows operating system.

What security is included in my virtual dedicated server?

Providers of Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) infrastructure offer the following levels of security with their dedicated hosting services:

1. Physical Environment Security
Physical environment security refers to all physical aspects of the data center facility used to host virtual dedicated servers. This includes the resilience against natural disasters, the physical design of the data center and the way the server rooms and cabinets are organized, as well as power redundancy, Internet network redundancy, and overall business continuity.

2. Network Security
Network security is part of the overall data center communications architecture. It includes the redundancy of fiber connectivity routes and the wide choice of ISPs and interconnection options.

3. Physical Infrastructure Security
This can also be referred to as "Physical Server Security". It refers to the specific hardware components and configurations of the server appliance that increase its operational availability. These include the number of power supplies (PSUs) used, the number and capacity of network interface cards (NICs), the number and specification of hard drives used (SATA, SAS, SSD, NVMe, etc.), the use of RAID controllers, the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), also called ILO and iDrac by server vendors) for remote network access to the server, etc.

As a provider of VDS and VPS hosting services, HC automatically covers the highest possible industry standards regarding "Physical Environment Security" and "Network Security". The "Physical Infrastructure Security" is a customizable element.

Most of our server appliances used to host VPS and virtual dedicated servers include the following "Physical Server Security" by default:

Redundant Power Supplies (PSUs)
At least 2 x 1 Gbps physical Network Interface Cards (NICs).
The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and its capabilities are available for all servers except Edge server appliances. These appliances only have SSH management access. Virtual dedicated servers hosted on these appliances cannot be recovered if an operating system (OS) failure renders the underlying physical server inoperable.

Are there Virtual Dedicated Servers with Unlimited Bandwidth?

Yes, but since nothing tangible is unlimited, we need to specify what we mean by "unlimited bandwidth". If by "virtual dedicated server with unlimited bandwidth", we mean a Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) with no preset limit quota for the transmitted incoming and outgoing Internet traffic and without charges for overage data transfers, then HostColor offers VDS with unlimited bandwidth up to the size of the physical network connection.

There are two models of delivering network services and internet traffic on the virtual dedicated servers - one measured by the allocated "Bandwidth" quota (in Mbps or Gbps), the other measured by the transmitted "Data Transfer" (in megabytes or terabytes).

"Bandwidth" describes the overall data volume (in Mbps or Gbps) that can be transferred usually in a period of 30 days. "Bandwidth" is also a term used to describe the size of the internet connection port - for example, 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 20 Gbps, etc.

"Data Transfer" is the monthly amount of data in terabytes (TB), allowed to be transferred over your internet port.

What does Unmetered VPS mean?

"Unmetered VPS", "VPS with unmetered bandwidth", and "Virtual Dedicated Server with unmetered bandwidth" mean that the VDS infrastructure provider does not measure or limit the bandwidth used by the server. For example, HostColor allows its VDS customers to use unmetered bandwidth quotas, often up to the maximum capacity of the virtual dedicated server's physical Internet bandwidth port.

Do HC's VDS and VPS Hosting plans come with a firewall?

The type of firewall depends on the operating system used on the virtual dedicated server. If the VDS uses a Linux operating system, one of the most popular firewall choices is Iptables.

Iptables is a user-space utility in Linux used to configure and manage the Netfilter firewall. Netfilter itself is a packet filter and firewall implemented in the standard Linux kernel. It allows administrators to control network traffic by defining rules for filtering, translating, and altering packets.

Other popular software firewall choices include Firewalld, IPFire, OPNsense, and pfSense, as well as underlying tools such as Iptables, Nftables, and UFW. IPFire, OPNsense, and pfSense are open-source firewall distributions.

Firewalld is a firewall management tool used by Red Hat Linux operating systems, including AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux. It provides firewall features by acting as a front end for the Linux kernel's Netfilter framework. The current default backend for Firewalld is Nftables.

If your virtual dedicated server is installed with Ubuntu OS, you can use UFW firewall. One of the UFW's benefits is that it offers a command-line interface and a graphical interface (Gufw) that are much easier to understand and use than directly interacting with Iptables.

The Windows Defender Firewall is the most popular firewall for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Other widely used software firewalls for the Windows OS include ZoneAlarm Free Firewall, GlassWire, TinyWall, and Comodo Firewall. Many other software firewalls are also sold under commercial licenses on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) basis.

Is my VDS or VPS protected against DDoS attacks?

HostColor's DDoS-protected virtual dedicated servers (VDS) minimize the risk of service unavailability and virtually eliminate the risk of you incurring data transfer costs as a result of artificial, bot-generated traffic to your server instances.

When you use our VDS and VPS Hosting services, your applications run behind sophisticated DDoS protection firewalls, maximizing application availability. Our enterprise-grade, DDoS-protected networks safeguard your IT infrastructure from unexpected network downtime, preventing loss of business and revenue. Our DDoS-protected network services filter out malicious traffic and ensure that legitimate traffic requests reach your servers and applications. Specifically, our DDoS protection includes the following capabilities:

Real-time mitigation of malicious attacks
Human-generated traffic that reaches your virtual dedicated servers or cloud instances
Native protection against network attacks of any size
No additional fees or charges for DoS and DDoS protected servers and infrastructure
No fees for bot-generated and malicious traffic on all unmetered bare-metal dedicated servers and dedicated clouds
No increased latency and long round-trip delays in application delivery in the event of a network attack
All IPv4 and IPv6 settings are protected from DDoS attacks

Does HC provide AMD-based virtual dedicated servers?

Yes, we provide Virtual Dedicated Servers powered by various AMD Ryzen and AMD EPYC processors.

How to protect VDS-hosted apps from natural disasters?

To protect your hosted applications and data from any type of natural disaster, your organization must have two different Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) hosted in two different data centers. The distance between the two datacenter locations must be at least 100 miles (or 100 km). When selecting VDS locations, it is important to consider the risk of natural disasters for each geographic region.

Once two VDS are in place in two different data centers, they must be interconnected and the applications and data must be either backed up or mirrored. In the event of a primary VDS failure, operations switch to the redundant VDS according to a readiness-level scenario and procedure. This depends on the chosen disaster recovery and business continuity model.

Can I use virtual dedicated servers for DR purposes?

Yes, Disaster Recovery (DR), refers to the ability to preserve applications and data and resume technology operations after an interruption caused by an outage, data loss, or failure of the main IT infrastructure (either a virtual dedicated server or a bare metal infrastructure).

Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) are a convenient way to create and implement a fully customizable and private disaster recovery infrastructure.

HostColor's VDS have a major advantage over the virtual server environments hosted in any of the large hyperscale clouds. The DR infrastructure deployed on HostColor's virtual dedicated servers is managed and governed solely by the organization's internal data retention policies and procedures. This makes the DR infrastructure on VDS a private technology asset fully controlled by its owner.

Can VDS be used for Business Continuity?

Yes, any organization can use two or more virtual dedicated servers (VDS) to deploy a customized Business Continuity scenario. The term "Business Continuity" describes an active, fully operational dedicated virtual dedicated server infrastructure model that enables an organization to maintain its technology operations and workflow with virtually no interruption in the event of a failure or outage of its primary technology infrastructure.

Is there technical support available for my VDS?

All HostColor virtual dedicated servers (VDS) and VPS hosting services come with free infrastructure support. We save your money! Unlike major cloud infrastructure providers who charge clients for technical support on unmanaged infrastructure, HostColor never charges you for such support. Our infrastructure technical support includes everything related to network interfaces and the core functionality of the components of your VDS such as CPU, RAM, and storage. However, it does not include support for the operating system (OS), any custom configurations created and managed by the client, and the installed software applications. With our free infrastructure support, you can save money and get the technical assistance you need for your server's core components.

How do I get technical support for my VDS?

The best way to get quality support is to login to your account and Open a Support Ticket. New customers, please use contacts us here). This allows us to track quality and response time and ensure that customer requests are answered promptly.
Live chat and phone support are also available. The support team also communicates with Managed Services customers via instant messaging on Telegram. However, all of these support channels are in addition to support ticket communication.

Where will be my VDS or VPS hosted?

We deliver Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) and VPS hosting services from various data centers worldwide. Our default U.S. edge data center for providing VPS is Detroit, Michigan. Here are other data center locations where we provide virtual dedicated server hosting:

United States: Ashburn, Atlanta, Bend Oregon, Boston, Charlotte Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Seattle.

Canada: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver.

Europe: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Zurich.

Some of the most used US data centers by our customers are:

CoreSite VA1: 12100 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20191, USA)
Cyber WURX: 55 Marietta Street 16th Floor, Atlanta, GA, 30303
365 Data Centers: 427 S La Salle Street, Chicago, IL, 60605
CoreSite CH2: 1432 S Clinton St, Chicago, IL 60607
DataBank: 400 S Akard St, Dallas, TX 75202
Flexential: 1500 Champa St, Denver, CO, 80202
Digital Realty: 12061 North Fwy, Houston, TX 77090
DataBank: 624 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90017
CoreSite LA 2: 900 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
DataBank: 36 NE 2nd St, Miami, FL, 33132
Verizon: 250 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55401
DataBank: 111 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10011
DataBank: 165 Halsey St, Newark, NJ, 07102
Telehouse: 25 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
Coresite NY2: 2 Emerson LnSecaucus, NJ 07094
CoreSite SV7: 3020 Coronado, Santa Clara, CA, 95054
All Equinix facilities

What is HostColor's VDS Service Level Agreement?

All HostColor's (HC) Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) are delivered under a Semi Managed Service Level Agreement (SLA). "Semi-managed" means that HC's administrators do the following:

Install the virtual dedicated server (VDS) according to the customer's requested configurations
Reinstall the operating system (OS) upon request
Configure the network settings on the VDS
Help the VDS owner troubleshoot in case of any operating system, network, or software configuration issues

What kind of virtualization does HC use?

HostColor uses Proxmox VE, VMWare ESXi, Kernel-based Virtual Machine, Xen, Microsoft Hyper-V, and VirtualBox virtualization technologies to create VDS.

How long will it take to provision my VDS or VPS?

This depends on the edge data center location you request and the specific virtual dedicated server (VDS) configuration or VPS hosting services you require. For most of our datacenter locations, it takes up to 1 hour to install your virtual dedicated server and send the login credentials as a welcome email in your account and to the email address registered in your account. More specifically:

During business hours (9:00 am - 5:00 pm local time) 30 minutes - 2 hours server delivery time
Outside the business hours (5:00 pm - 9:00 am local time): 2 hours - 9 hours VDS delivery time (with an average delivery time of 4 hours)
Weekends: 1 hour - 24 hours server delivery time (with an average delivery time of 8 hours)

The lowest average delivery time applies to virtual dedicated servers that use a standard Linux operating system (OS) such as Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and the CPU Cores, RAM, and storage quotas listed in the VDS plan, as well as the default IPv4 and IPv4 IP address settings.

Does HC offer Fully Managed Virtual Dedicated Servers?

Yes, HostColor provides Fully Managed Virtual Dedicated Servers and VPS hosting services and gives its customers the flexibility to customize their managed service level agreement (SLA) in terms of usage of the number of managed service hours.

To help customers save financial resources, HostColor's Fully Managed Virtual Dedicated Server SLA includes 1 hour of management service (system and network administration) by default and can be scaled up. The cost of each additional hour of ad hoc managed service is listed in the "Configurable Options" section under each VDS. Custom pricing applies to fully managed VDS and VPS plans of four (4) hours or more.

Please note that all of HostColor's virtual dedicated server and VPS hosting services are Semi-Managed. For details on what is included in the Semi Managed Virtual Dedicated Server SLA, please refer to the previous question and answer.

What procedures are followed before a VDS is delivered?

Below is an example of HostColor's procedures for the virtual dedicated server installation and provisioning process:

Operating System (OS) Deployment

Linux OS-based Virtual Dedicated Servers:
1. Secure partitioning (LVM or separate /home, /var, and /tmp partitions, if required).
2. Set SSH keys and disable password authentication following industry best practices.
3. Set the time zone, hostname, and locale.
4. Swap configurations based on RAM capacity.
5. Install monitoring agents or baseline packages according to the custom requirements of the VDS user.

Microsoft Windows OS-based Virtual Dedicated Servers
1. Install the requested Windows OS from verified ISO or template.
2. Apply all critical Windows updates and drivers.
3. Set an administrator password and enable RDP.
4. Disable any unused services and then enable Windows Defender and the firewall.
5. Configure remote access, IP setup, hostname, and time zone.

Network Configuration & Testing
1. Assign and test the primary and additional IP addresses to ensure they respond to ping and that the reverse DNS records resolve correctly.
2. Verify gateway and routing functionality.
3. Configure VLANs or trunking if the VDS is a part of a multi-tenant environment.
4. Test the bandwidth performance using iperf3 or the internal test network.
5. Confirm IPv6 functionality, if advertised.

Security & Access Controls
1. Securely generate and store root/administrator credentials in encrypted vaults until delivery.
2. Set firewall rules to the minimum requested level. For example, allow SSH/RDP and block specific protocols.
3. Conduct an SSH/RDP test from an external network to verify accessibility.
4. Disable the default backdoor accounts.
5. Apply network and data center-side DDoS or intrusion monitoring wherever requested by the server user.

Quality Assurance & Infrastructure Documentation
1. Run final health diagnostics using:
For Linux: lshw, dmidecode, smartctl, ifconfig, df -h, and uptime.
For Windows: System Information, Device Manager, and Event Viewer.
2. Log all system details, such as firmware versions, IP assignments, credentials, burn-in test logs, and OS version/build, in the account/product checklist.

Virtual Dedicated Server Delivery Details
1. OS login credentials (root/administrator).
2. IP information - IPv4 & IPv6.

Can I ping or check the VPS network latency?

Yes. Please go to the Network Section of the HostColor.com website. Then navigate to the location where you would like to host your virtual dedicated server (VDS) or where you need to use a VPS hosting service. You will see a number of IP addresses listed there. Select data center location, and then click on the listed IP address to ping our network and trace your route to our local infrastructure. Please note that pinging or tracing the route from your computer depends on your internet service provider.

Can I use a VPS for remote work?

Yes, VPS and the virtual machines in particular are well suited for remote work. There are various use case scenarios for both single users, for example, freelancers or organizations that can increase productivity and create a safe technology environment with a VPS server hosting service.

High Availability of workflows: When some workflows are moved to a VPS hosted in any data center, this offloads the personal computer resources used. The business workloads are not interrupted upon any temporary suspension of the desktop or personal computers or outside the standard business hours.

Secure uniformed OS and software environment: When an organization uses a virtual machines to host most of its internal workflows, it applies a custom security and access policy. The users cannot modify the operating system (OS) and applications. The system administrator defines the security and privacy settings per the organization's policy. No malicious software could be installed by accident.

Secure digital communications: All incoming emails and files are filtered to apply the organization's custom security policy.

Improved effectiveness and reduced management time effort: When all the data and applications used by the organization are hosted in one location, the users save time on access, file management, and various other use cases.

Optimized data usage and management: The organization as a whole and its employees save a significant amount of data transfer on an internal document flow.
Data leak prevention: Using a uniform technology environment for the internal distribution of files and documents reduces the risk of accidental data leaks and other unwanted exposure of sensitive business information.

Data Loss Prevention: Unlike desktops and personal computers, virtual servers offer multiple, customizable data storage scenarios, which reduces the risk and prevents data loss. A VPS hosting service could use two separate virtual machines that operate as a High Availability (HA) Cluster. Such a configuration de facto guarantees 100% retention of the data and 100% availability of the applications and business workflows.

Here are some of the many use cases for resource-demanding workloads to host on a Virtual Private Server (VPS):
- Secure Business Email servers
- 2D and 3D design software
- Video, and audio rendering applications
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
- Customer Relationship Management applications
- Supply Chain Management systems
- Real-time data analytics platforms
- Inventory management software
- Financial Management and Accounting software
- Human Resources Management systems
- Event Management platform software
- Collaboration and communication systems for internal business communications
- Media streaming services
Overall, the use of VPS hosting, either in the form of a business collaboration server for multiple users or as a single user Remote Desktop, is a solid technology solution that improves overall security and productivity.

Do I expect fast internet connectivity to my VPS?

Yes! HostColor's network is very well connected. We offer U.S. short routes to 60 million Internet users in the Midwestern United States and nationwide. This means that your websites and applications hosted on the virtual server will be delivered to their users with very low round-trip delay to any point in North America. If your clients and users are located on other continents, we are still a good choice for you, but you might consider using our U.S. East coast, European, and Asian (Singapore) virtual data centers, or to use a content delivery network (CDN).

Is there a GUI control panel to manage my virtual server?

Yes! It is a ProxCP panel that allows you to manage multiple virtual private servers from one graphical dashboard. It features:
- Virtual server management controls and live server status
- Resource usage graphs
- A firewall management interface for each KVM-based or LXC virtual server
- IPv4 and IPv6 network manager
- Private networking management for communication between your servers
- IP-based access control to further secure accounts
- HTML5 noVNC console for out-of-band management
- Domain management directly in ProxCP with forward DNS
- Set reverse DNS on IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
- NAT VM support with port forwarding and domain forwarding
- Create and restore backups
- Rebuild your virtual private server from a template or ISO file
- Two-factor authentication support with Google Authenticator

The virtual server management dashboard displays the use of CPU, RAM, Bandwidth, and data storage. The administrator can see the current uptime, the hostname, the primary IP address, Operating System, and the VPS Node, to which the virtual server is added. There are also graphical buttons "Server Start", "Shutdown Server", "Restart Server", and "Kill Server".

Does HostColor offer Managed VPS?

Yes, we do. You can add a Management service on the VPS customization page. Our standard managed service for virtual servers is $50 per hour. If you need us to work for more than 2 hours per month on your virtual private server, we can give you a discounted fee.

If you have purchased a Management service, we will be monitoring your virtual server uptime. Our VPS management service is aimed at keeping the virtual server up and running and making sure that the OS, web server, and mail server are up and running or in case of a failure to restore them as soon as possible. Please note that it is your responsibility to monitor and troubleshoot the applications that run on your VPS. In case of application downtime, our support team will do their best to return the unavailable app back online. However, you should know that we apply a "Best Effort" policy to application management on the Managed VPS accounts.

Do I get 24/7 support for my VPS?

Yes, our VPS clients receive 24/7 support. The best way to receive support and fast resolution is to open a Support Ticket in the Account Management Area. We usually respond fast to Support Tickets. You can also use our LiveChat. If you use Unmanaged VPS, please use your server management panel and the control panel you have chosen to install/reinstall or troubleshoot your virtual server, OS, and installed applications.

Have A Question? Ask Please.

Virtual Hosted Server - VPS Windows & VPS Linux?

There are differences between virtualization technologies, which result in the way the virtual private servers work. If you need to use burstable memory (RAM) you would better choose a Linux Containers-based virtual server. If you need a fully isolated Virtual Machine that uses Windows OS, get KVM VPS. There are also some other things to consider:

Virtual Private Server - vCPU Cores

One virtual CPU core is equivalent to 1 physical CPU core. You can add virtual CPU cores to any VPS plan when you need processing power. On some occasions, you might need to upgrade the VPS plan itself.

SATA & SSD VPS - Storage Type

Some of our VPS use SATA storage others do SSD on different Storage Area Networks (SAN). Choose storage type in the VPS order customization page. Chose SSD or SATA storage.

Bandwidth or Data Transfer

It is important to understand how data transfer works. Choose metered data transfer or any bandwidth commitment in Mbps.

Network Performance & Traffic Analyzer

Do you need to understand your inbound and outbound traffic? We can help you to monitor data transfer usage by Application, User, Protocol, and Location.

VPS Security

Consider using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) which would allow you to limit the access to you Virtual Dedicated Server from specific IPs, devices and locations.

VPS Hosting Management

We have been managing servers for more than two decades. Sign up and open a Support Ticket to tell us more about your project. We will help you to secure it.

Virtual Dedicated Servers & VPS Hosting

Linux & Windows Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS)

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28 CPU Cores

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VPS Hosting

Virtual Server Hosting: VDS & VPS - Questions & Answers

Virtual Hosted Server - VPS Windows & VPS Linux?

Virtual Private Server - vCPU Cores

SATA & SSD VPS - Storage Type

Bandwidth or Data Transfer

Network Performance & Traffic Analyzer

VPS Security

VPS Hosting Management