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What an Intel Xeon VPS is, which systems are available, where it runs and how the term and its end work.

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A VPS is your own virtual machine with root access. You install whatever you need on it: a Minecraft server, a bot, a website, a database, a VPN.

What you get

Our VPS series is called Intel Xeon and has four plans: Xeon XS, Xeon S, Xeon M and Xeon L. Cores, memory and disk space for each plan are on the VPS page, together with the price.

Every plan includes:

  • root access via SSH
  • one IPv4 and one IPv6 address
  • a console in the browser (noVNC) for when SSH no longer works
  • reinstalling with a fresh system as often as you like
  • reverse DNS for your addresses, set by yourself
  • usage and traffic in the dashboard

Operating systems

When you order and whenever you reinstall, you pick one of these images:

SystemNote
Debian 13preselected
Debian 12
Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 22.04
AlmaLinux 9
Rocky Linux 9

Windows is not available in this series.

Where the server runs

The Xeon VPS run on our own servers at Firstcolo in Frankfurt am Main. Virtualisation is KVM: your server has its own kernel and fixed resources, so you can run Docker, your own firewall or WireGuard.

A term, not a subscription

You pay for a term of 1, 3, 6 or 12 months in advance from your credit. Nothing is debited automatically. If you want to keep using the server, you renew it yourself in the server's overview.

What happens at the end of the term

  1. Three days before the end you get a reminder by email.
  2. When the term ends, the server is stopped. It shows Expired and can no longer be started. If you renew now, you can start it again.
  3. Three days after the end we delete the server with all its data, credentials and its address.

More in Renewing and cancelling.

The server in the dashboard

Every VPS is listed under Services. When you open it, its sections are at the top:

SectionWhat you do thereGuide
OverviewStart, Restart, Shut down, Power off, addresses, credentials, termFirst login
ConsoleThe server's screen in the browserConsole
SystemReinstall, reset root passwordSystem
NetworkIP addresses, reverse DNS, mail portsNetwork
UsageCPU, RAM, network, disk, trafficUsage
BackupsNightly backup, request a restoreBackups
SettingsNotes on notifications and the end of the termRenewing and cancelling

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