VPS Hosting

A VPS (Virtual Private Server) is your own virtual machine running on shared hardware. Each VPS is isolated in its own “box”, so other servers on the same machine can’t change yours, and you get full root access to install and run whatever you need.

What you get

• Your choice of Linux: Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS Stream, Oracle Linux, or Fedora. You pick one when you order and can rebuild with another later.
• Chicago, IL data center on AMD Ryzen hardware with NVMe storage.
• DDoS protection at the network level.
• 10 TB of bandwidth a month included. See Bandwidth Limits.
• One IPv4 address.
• A VPS control panel for power, rebuilds, the browser console, root password resets, and usage graphs. See Manage Your VPS.

Compare plans and order on the VPS Hosting page.

Self-managed

Your VPS is self-managed. Our support covers the network and the hardware your VPS runs on. We don’t log in to your server or manage the software on it, so setting up and maintaining what runs on it is up to you.

Keep your own backups of anything you can’t afford to lose. Rebuilding the operating system erases everything on the disk.

Getting started

1. Order your VPS from the VPS Hosting page. It’s built automatically once the order is paid.
2. Check your email. You’ll get a “Your WinterNode VPS is being set up” email, then a separate email from our VPS Control Panel with your login details. See Login Credentials.
3. Connect over SSH. Linux servers run from the command line, so most of your setup happens over SSH. If you can’t connect over SSH, try the browser console.
4. Manage it in the control panel. Open it from your service in the Client Area with Open Control Panel. See Manage Your VPS.

Need more resources?

Open a support ticket and we’ll resize your VPS. Storage can grow but can’t shrink.