What every VPS actually runs on.
KVM virtualization with your own kernel, memory allocated rather than pooled, and a storage type that changes deliberately between ranges. Below is the real picture, generated from the same plan data the pricing page uses.
- KVM, own kernel
- HDD to NVMe by range
- 56 countries
- ~60s provisioning
16 plans
Five ranges, from $4.95/mo
- KVM virtualization on every plan
- Dedicated IPv4 on every plan
- Full root or administrator access
- Nodes monitored around the clock
The Infrastructure Behind a VPS For Life Server
Every VPS For Life plan runs on KVM virtualization, giving each server its own kernel and its own allocated CPU and memory rather than a share of a container host. Storage type is what separates the five ranges: HDD on Classic VPS, Enterprise SSD on SSD VPS and Cloud VPS, Enterprise NVMe SSD on NVMe VPS, and NVMe or a larger HDD allocation on VDS. Servers are provisioned automatically in about 60 seconds across datacenters in 56 countries.
- Virtualization: KVM on all 16 plans — own kernel, allocated resources.
- Memory: DDR3 on the Classic and SSD ranges, DDR4 on NVMe and Cloud, dedicated memory on VDS.
- Storage: HDD, Enterprise SSD or Enterprise NVMe SSD depending on the range.
- Access: full root on Linux, full Administrator on Windows Server.
- Locations: 56 countries across Europe, Asia and the Pacific, the Middle East, the Americas and Africa.
- Provisioning: automated, about 60 seconds after payment clears.
- Resilience: nodes monitored 24/7; redundant datacenter power and network.
Related: Network infrastructure · Hardware specifications · KVM VPS · Datacenter locations
What Changes Between the Five Ranges
The differences are storage type, memory generation and CPU allocation — not permissions. Root access, the dedicated IPv4 and open Port 25 are identical on all 16 plans.
| Range | Plans | CPU range | Memory | Storage | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVMe VPS | 4 | 1 Core – 3 Cores | NVMe | $9.95 | |
| Cloud VPS | 4 | 1 Core – 4 Cores | NVMe (triple-replicated) | $13.95 | |
| Classic VPS | 4 | 1 Core – 2 Core | SAS | $4.95 | |
| VDS | 4 | 2 Cores – 8 Cores | Dedicated | NVMe | $24.95 |
Every figure here comes from the same data as the pricing page, so the two cannot disagree. Full per-plan specifications.
What We Run, and What Is Yours
The line between our responsibility and yours, drawn explicitly.
The hypervisor and the host
KVM, the physical node, its CPU, memory and disks, and the hardware underneath.
Node monitoring, around the clock
Host nodes are watched continuously so hardware problems surface before a customer reports them.
Datacenter power and network redundancy
The facilities run redundant power and network feeds — standard for a serious datacenter, and worth stating.
Provisioning and reinstalls
Automated deployment, and OS reinstall on demand from the client area.
Your operating system
Patching, configuration, firewall and services are yours. These are unmanaged servers by design.
Your backups
We do not hold a copy of your data. That is deliberate, and it means the backup has to be yours.
Application-level performance
We can tell you the disk is healthy. Whether your database query is slow is above our layer.
A contractual uptime figure
We do not publish one on standard plans, and we say so rather than advertising a number — see where we stand on SLAs.
Fifty-six Countries
Chosen at checkout. Prices differ by country, and each one is shown before you pay.
Which one should you pick?
Latency to your own users is usually the deciding factor, and it is worth thinking about before you order rather than after.
Compare all 56 datacenter countries →