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Cloud VPS · New York

A virtual server for the jobs that don't need a whole machine

A Cloud VPS is a virtual machine on one of our servers in New York. It gets its own operating system, its own IP addresses and root access, and it shares the physical server underneath with other customers. That makes it the sensible buy for a VPN, a bot, a small app or a test copy of something bigger. When a job needs the whole machine, we sell that too.

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In every size

How the monthly traffic works

Only what your machine sends counts toward the traffic in its size. Everything it downloads or receives is free, whatever the amount. Your month starts on the day you're billed, not on the 1st.

Use it all before then and the machine carries on: it keeps running and keeps receiving at full speed, but sends at 10 Mbit/s until the new month begins. Or add more whenever you like from the Virtual Machines tab of your dashboard, at $5 per TB before tax, anything from 1 to 100 TB. Each top-up is an invoice, counts the moment it's paid and lasts until that month ends.

A VPS or a whole server? Straight answer

Cloud VPS

  • A slice of one of our servers, shared with other customers' machines
  • Processor time is shared; each size's disk and connection are capped so no neighbour can take yours
  • A monthly allowance for the traffic it sends, with incoming traffic free
  • Linux only
  • Built on its own, usually within a couple of minutes of payment

A whole server

  • The entire machine, with nobody else on it
  • Every core is yours, all of the time
  • An unmetered port: nobody counts the traffic
  • Windows, graphics cards or your own virtualization if you need them
  • A racked machine goes live about half an hour after approval

Whole servers on older hardware, priced to match · every line we run

Good jobs for one

  • A VPN for yourself or your team. VPNs are allowed on every size.
  • A bot or a scheduled script that has to stay online.
  • A small API or web app you deploy and look after yourself.
  • A test copy of your production site.
  • A monitoring probe watching your services from New York.

Better with something else

  • Only a website and email? Web hosting does it with no server to look after.
  • A busy database, heavy processing or a lot of traffic? A whole server will not share its cores.
  • Windows, or a graphics card? Those come on dedicated servers only.

Systems you can install

Each one comes from the distribution's own official image. Pick it when you order, and switch to another from your dashboard whenever you want: switching wipes the disk and starts clean.

Sending email: ports 465 and 587 work from day one, which is all a mail app or an email service needs. Port 25 stays closed on new machines until you ask us to open it for a mail server of your own.

From order to login

  1. Choose a size and a system. Add your SSH keys and a name for the machine if you like; both are optional.
  2. Pay the first invoice. Monthly, or a year at a time for less.
  3. Log in. The machine is built on its own once the payment clears, usually within a couple of minutes, and we email you when it's ready.

After that, the Virtual Machines tab in your dashboard does the rest: start, stop and restart it, open its console, reinstall it, set a new root password, or see its traffic day by day and add more, all without writing to us. It also keeps a log of what was done to the machine and by whom, our team included.

Skip the setup: start with an app already installed

Choose an app when you order, or switch to one later from your dashboard. It costs nothing extra. Your machine installs it by itself on its first start, gives it a secure https:// address of its own, and leaves the admin password on the machine, in a file only root can read. We never see it.

Most apps are ready a few minutes after the machine starts, and your dashboard shows when. From then on the app is yours, like the rest of the machine: update it, change it or reinstall whenever you like.

Before you order

Is a Cloud VPS a real server?

It is a real virtual machine: its own operating system, its own IP addresses and root access for you. It is not a whole physical computer. It runs on one of our servers alongside other customers' machines, so if you need the entire box to yourself, that is a dedicated server.

Where is it?

New York. The Cloud VPS runs there and nowhere else.

Which systems can I pick?

Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux. Windows is not offered on a Cloud VPS. You can change to another system later from your dashboard; changing wipes the disk.

How do I get in?

With SSH, as root. Paste your SSH keys when you order and they are waiting when the machine starts. If you would rather use a password, the root password is in your dashboard, and you can change it there.

Can I send email from it?

Yes, through ports 465 and 587, the ports mail apps and email services use. Port 25 is closed on new machines; ask us to open it if you want to run your own mail server.

Can I move up to a bigger size later?

Yes, to any bigger size. Ask us in live chat or with a ticket. The machine restarts once and keeps its files and its IP addresses. Going down a size is not possible, because a disk cannot be made smaller.

What happens if I use up my traffic?

Nothing stops. Only what your machine sends counts toward its monthly traffic, and what it receives is always free. Once the month's traffic is used, it sends at 10 Mbit/s until your next month starts, and downloads stay at full speed. Want full speed back sooner? Add traffic in the Virtual Machines tab of your dashboard for $5 per TB before tax, from 1 to 100 TB. It counts as soon as its invoice is paid and lasts until that month ends.

What if it stops responding?

Open its console from your dashboard to see the screen, or restart it from there. If nothing else helps, reinstall it. Our team is on chat and phone at any hour if you get stuck.

How do I pay for it?

Monthly, or a year at a time for less; both prices are shown above. The machine is set up once the first payment is made, and renewals are billed like your other Primcast services. If a renewal is not paid, the machine is suspended until it is.

Is it protected against DDoS attacks?

No. We do not sell DDoS protection on anything, and a Cloud VPS is no different. If you expect attacks, put a protection service or a CDN in front of it.

Can I run a VPN? What about torrents?

A VPN, yes. Torrents, no: our terms of service rule them out on everything we sell.

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