>Which OS can I use on my Edge Server in Boston, Massachusetts?
There are "officially supported operating systems" on the dedicated servers hosted in our Boston (Cambridge), Massachusetts Edge data center location. These are CentOS 7.9, Ubuntu 22.4, Ubuntu 20.4, Ubuntu 18.4, and RockyLinux 8.6. Our clients can use virtualization such as Kernel-based Virtual Machine (Proxmox VE), VMware ESXi, VirtualBox, OpenVZ, Linux Containers, Kubernetes, and Docker.
How does HC assign IP addresses on the Boston, MA Edge Server?
Each Boston (Cambridge) Edge Bare Metal Server is assigned its own IPv4 subnet, which varies from /29 (8 IPs addresses) to /24 (256 IP addresses). The first three IP addresses are used for the network service of your server as follows: The 1st IP address is for the router's default gateway; the 2nd IP address is reserved for router1; the 3rd IP is reserved for router2. The 4th IP address is the main IP of your Boston dedicated server. Any additional IP addresses can be ordered from Accounts.HostColor.com and can be used for various services on your server.