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Your own Linux server, in our New York rack.

Pick a size and a Linux system, add an app if you want one, and SSH in. What you run on it is up to you.

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From $7.99 a month, or $84 paid yearly.

Ready for SSH in under 59 seconds. Measured: 4 Extreme servers with Ubuntu 24.04, built at once by our staff, each ready within 20 seconds. A system's first build on a host can take longer. How we measured it
  • Self-managed Linux VPSRoot on KVM, with your own kernel.
  • NVMe on every planFast local disks, no spinning drives.
  • Your own IPv4 addressIPv6 is on its way.

Pick a size. Grow it later.

Any plan can take more memory, disk or IPv4 addresses when you need them, without moving your server. Compare plans and add-ons

Budget

Small sites, side projects, a VPN for one.

$7.99/mo

or $84 billed yearly (save 12%)

Shared vCPU
1
RAM
2 GB
NVMe
40 GB
Transfer
2 TB
Order Budget

Standard

A web app with its database, or a handful of Docker containers.

$12.99/mo

or $139 billed yearly (save 11%)

Shared vCPU
2
RAM
4 GB
NVMe
80 GB
Transfer
4 TB
Order Standard

Extreme

Busy apps, databases, game servers.

$24.99/mo

or $269 billed yearly (save 10%)

Shared vCPU
4
RAM
8 GB
NVMe
160 GB
Transfer
8 TB
Order Extreme

Prices in US dollars. Transfer counts traffic in and out per calendar month (UTC).

What comes with every server

The smallest plan gets the same tools as the biggest. See every feature

  • 28 one-click apps

    Docker, WordPress, Coolify, WireGuard and more, installed when the server first boots.

  • Six Linux distributions

    Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky, Fedora and Arch, from their official cloud images.

  • Snapshots and rescue

    Take a snapshot before you change something, or schedule them. If a server won't boot, open its console in your browser or start it in rescue mode.

  • Firewall and alerts

    Firewall rules and usage graphs for each server, and a message by email, Slack or Discord when something needs you.

  • API and command line

    Anything you can do in the panel, you can script with the REST API or the rack4 command. Signed webhooks tell you when things change.

  • Teams

    Invite people to your account and give each one billing, technical or read-only access.

A small company you can actually reach

When you open a ticket, it goes to the people who built and run the servers. Nobody reads from a script, and we've been at this since 2011.

  • Pay with Bitcoin or USDT (TRC-20)

    Through our own BTCPay Server, not a payment company. Invoices are in US dollars.

  • Monthly or yearly

    Pay a year up front and save up to 12%. If you cancel, your server keeps running until the end of the time you paid for; unused time isn't refunded.

  • 14 days to change your mind

    If your first order isn't right for you, ask for a refund within 14 days of paying.

Questions

Something else? See all questions or ask us.

Is Rack4 managed hosting?

No, it's self-managed. You get root and run the server yourself: system updates, security, the software you install and copies of your data are yours to look after (off-site backups are an optional add-on). We look after the hardware, the network and the platform, and support tickets go to the people who operate it. The Terms of Service set out who looks after what.

Do you back up my server?

Backups are optional. You can add daily, encrypted off-site backups of the whole disk for an extra charge, priced per plan (plans page); they're kept with another storage company, and you can restore one to the same server or into a new one. Snapshots stay on the server's host and help undo a change; they're deleted with the server and don't replace backups. Keep separate copies of important data and database dumps as well: Back up your server shows how.

Can I add memory, disk or IPv4 addresses later?

Yes, as add-ons: extra RAM, vCPUs, NVMe disk, transfer and IPv4 addresses, up to a limit for each plan. Choose them when you order or later from the server's page; they're billed for the same term as the server, and RAM and vCPU changes need a restart. Their prices are on the plans page. If you outgrow the limits, order a bigger plan and move across: Choosing a plan walks through it.

Can I send email from my server?

Outbound port 25 is blocked by default on new servers, to keep spam off the addresses everyone here shares. Most apps can send through a mail service on port 587 or 465 instead. If you run a real mail server, open a support ticket; we review it and open port 25 for that server. See sending email.

Where are the servers?

In New York, United States. It's our only location: every server and its IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are there. (IPv6 once our range is in service)

Start with one server

Pick a plan, pay, and SSH in. If it isn't right for you, you have 14 days to get your money back.

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