Dedicated servers

A dedicated server is an entire physical machine that you alone use: all its resources – the processor, memory, storage and network connection – are yours alone; you do not share them with other customers. This provides maximum performance and control, making it ideal for data-intensive applications, high-traffic websites, specialised software environments or the storage of large amounts of data.

This offers benefits in terms of both security and compliance, as your data is stored on a physically separate server, and we maintain the hardware at the data centre.

A VPS is a virtual machine running on a physical server, with guaranteed resources, but which shares the hardware with other virtual machines. A dedicated server has no virtualisation layer and no other tenants, so you have the entire hardware to yourself: for example, you can install your own hypervisor on it, or use multiple high-capacity hard drives for storage.

A VPS is more flexible and cheaper, and can be scaled up in a matter of minutes, whilst a dedicated server is the better option if you need consistently high, predictable performance or a large amount of storage.

KVM VPS

Dedicated servers run in a European Union data centre by default, which ensures the lowest latency for visitors from Hungary and across Europe, whilst data remains within the EU. If your visitors or customers are mainly from the United States or Canada, you can also choose a North American location. Please contact our support team for details of the packages available at each location.

Our data centres

It has recently become more difficult to source memory modules and other server components, so certain configurations may be temporarily out of stock or only available at specific locations. If a server is currently unavailable, please contact us: we will let you know when it is expected to be available or recommend an alternative with similar performance.

We aim to make your new server available to you as soon as possible. For certain types and configurations, if the server is in stock, it can be available within an hour, pre-installed with your chosen operating system. In the case of bespoke requirements and specialised configurations, installation may take longer; setting up the appropriate hardware and software environment may take several days; in such cases, we will inform you of the expected timeframe in advance.

The set-up fee covers the cost of assembling, setting up and connecting the server to the network, which is carried out at the data centre. The amount is equivalent to one month’s server fee; the exact amount is also shown on the server configuration pages. This is a one-off fee that must be paid at the time of ordering and does not depend on how long you use the server; there are no further costs associated with it later on.

If you are switching from an existing VPS or smaller server, its current resource usage is a good starting point. For a new application, the application’s hardware requirements may be the guiding factor: multiple cores and memory are important for a large number of concurrent users and databases; high HDD capacity is important for backups and archives; and NVMe SSDs are important for fast databases. If you’re unsure, get in touch and we’ll help you choose.

Yes. If you choose a Linux operating system, you can order the server with either a cPanel or Plesk licence, allowing you to manage your websites, email and domains via your usual control panel. For Windows Server, we provide a Windows Server licence. The cost of the licences is payable on top of the monthly server fee; please contact our support team for details of exact prices and available versions.

IPMI is a remote management interface built into the server’s motherboard, which operates independently of the operating system. You can use it to access the server console even if the system fails to boot or if you have locked yourself out via the firewall: you can reboot the machine, monitor its status and even install an operating system. IPMI access is included with all our dedicated servers.