# About Rack4

A small Linux VPS host founded in 2011, relaunched on a platform we built ourselves.

We started selling Linux VPS in 2011 as VPSNine (vpsnine.com), and became Rack4 in 2026. We were one of the small hosts the LowEndBox and LowEndTalk crowd knew: affordable servers, quick setup, and a plans page that promised "59 second Activation".

From 2016 to 2021 the entry plan was Budget 256: 256 MB of RAM, one core and 10 GB of disk, running on SolusVM. From 2019 to 2021 you could also pay in Bitcoin. After that, VPSNine went quiet for a few years.

## The relaunch

Rack4 is selling servers again. Each server uses KVM virtualization, runs its own kernel and stores data on NVMe, and every server gets an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address (IPv6 once our allocation is approved). Servers run in New York, United States. Billing is monthly or yearly with no setup fee, and there's a 14-day [money-back guarantee](https://rack4.io/help/money-back-guarantee) on your first order. Sizes and prices are on the [plans page](https://rack4.io/plans).

## Built in-house

Last time, like most small hosts, we ran on bought-in software. This time we're writing our own billing, customer panel, API and command-line tool as one codebase. [Why we're building our own panel](https://rack4.io/blog/why-we-are-building-our-own-panel) explains the reasons.

The panel at my.rack4.io handles your account, servers, invoices and support tickets. You pay with Bitcoin or USDT (TRC-20); Bitcoin goes through a payment server we run ourselves.

## Who runs it

Rack4 is operated by Tekari LLC. You can reach us at [hello@rack4.io](mailto:hello@rack4.io). Once you have an account, you can also [open a support ticket](https://my.rack4.io/support/new) in the panel, which keeps the conversation next to your server and invoices. Support tickets go to the people who operate the platform. What runs inside your server is yours to manage, and so are copies of your data: [off-site backups](https://rack4.io/help/off-site-backups) are an optional paid add-on. The [Terms of Service](https://rack4.io/terms) set out who looks after what. Abuse reports go to [abuse@rack4.io](mailto:abuse@rack4.io), with the IP address, the time and your evidence.

Rack4 is Tekari LLC's server brand. Its sister product, [Node4](https://node4.io), sells proxies. They are separate products, with their own prices and support.

## What's next

Read the [FAQ](https://rack4.io/faq), browse the [help center](https://rack4.io/help), or compare the [plans](https://rack4.io/plans).