Unmanaged VPS Advantages
Compared to co-located & on-premise server hardware:
Reduced Costs
No infrastructure & less staff
Increased Reliability
N+N clustered cloud
Instant Scalability
On-demand infrastructure
Virtual Infrastructure Benefits
Farbyte's cloud virtual server service dramatically reduces costs compared on-premise & co-located server solutions.
In addition, our UK cloud services cost only around 10% of other cloud providers like AWS, Azure & Google Cloud!
There are no hardware devices to purchase, maintain, configure & upgrade.
All VPS can be administered remotely, from anywhere in the world, eliminating the associated costs & lost productivity of site visits.
With triple replication of all data & multiple failover paths, our cloud infrastructure provides a more reliable platform than dedicated or on-premise solutions & at a fraction of the cost!
Who should use unmanaged VPS?
Unmanaged VPS are best for those who either already have server administration skills, or are willing to learn.
We don’t provide server administrative support (OS updates, applications install / configurations, etc.) for unmanaged VPS.
If you require server administrative support, please see our Managed VPS service.
Benefits of unmanaged virtual server hosting over managed include:
- Lower administration costs
- Increased privacy
- Total configuration control
Highly Available, Rapid Unmanaged Virtual Server Hosting
We use the best hardware & software, to ensure your unmanaged virtual server hosting performs extremely fast & with rock solid reliability!
N+N Servers
Cloud based, multiple failover paths for all unmanaged virtual server hosted services, ensuring maximum uptime.
Cloud RAID Storage
Triple replicated, distributed storage provides fast & resilient unmanaged virtual server data storage, even in the event of multiple disk or server failures.
ECC RAM
Enterprise level Error Correcting Code (ECC) RAM ensures unmanaged virtual server system stability & integrity.
80Gbit Uplink
Multi-path 10GBit internet connectivity for lightening speed unmanaged virtual server internet access & redundancy.
Redundant Power
Redundant power is employed at server, network, utility & reserve levels. There is no single point of power failure!
Enterprise CPU's
Mission critical, powerful, enterprise grade processors, with multiple cores ensure fast unmanaged virtual server data processing.
N+1 Cooling
Data centre cooling is ensured even if multiple appliances fail or need servicing at the same time.
Fire Prevention
An advanced fire detection & waterless suppression system is employed throughout.
Server security a priority?
Server Hardening Service
Includes installation & configuration of:
- Intrusion, Prevention & Detection System (IPS)
- software firewall
- attack surface reduction
Let us do the heavy lifting!
Not sure about managing a server on your own?
Don't worry, we offer managed VPS.
We'll take care of your virtual private server's ongoing maintenance, application installs and updates.
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UNMANAGED VPS FAQ
Farbyte unmanaged cloud VPS hosting refers to the virtualisation of servers in a cloud-based environment. It provides scalable and flexible hosting solutions where virtual servers are created and managed on our highly available, high performance cloud infrastructure.
Two virtualisation types are offered:
- OpenVZ: Individual Linux containers with reduced RAM usage and lower entry price. Linux OS only.
- KVM: Full hypervisor virtual machines providing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Supports Linux, BSD, and Windows OS.
Our unmanaged cloud VPS hosting offers significant cost savings compared to other major cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
Farbyte is nearly 90% less expensive than AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure for unmanaged services!
In the case of managed servers, the savings can be over 50x less than other providers.
Yes, our service includes UK servers and support. Farbyte offers assistance for any technical issues or inquiries related to your virtual server hosting.
Instant setup is available for unmanaged cloud VPS hosting, and your virtual server can be ready within 60 seconds.
Yes, there are specific hosting solutions available for WordPress and Drupal websites. Both managed & unmanaged solutions are available.
Yes. Resources can be increased & decreased whenever you like & changes take effect immediately. Increases are billed immediately based on the number of days until the next invoice. Future invoices will be at the new price. Decreases in resources are applied immediately & reflected in the next invoice.
VPS can be billed at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 or 36 month periods.
Yes.
Our web browser based VPS control panel allows you to shutdown, reboot or boot the VPS at any time.
Initially there are 2 ways to access your VPS:
- SSH or
- via the web console provided in the VPS control panel
After the VPS has deployed, you can add additional remote access methods to your requirements (e.g. RDP, VNC, etc.)
Any SSH client software can be used to connect to the VPS.
By default our Linux VPS are intended for carrying out server based operations, therefore no window desktop is provided out of the box.
However, you can install any Linux window system & remote access software you like after the VPS is deployed.
Yes.
You can access a terminal console for your VPS at anytime by logging into our VPS control panel & using the browser based console client, or creating a special proxy console session & using any SSH client to connect to that.
As such, you can access the VPS, even if you IP address get blocked by your VPS firewall, etc.
All VPS have full admin/root access.
Yes, for managed VPS, we will perform complete setup after consultation via our live chat & ticket system. For unmanaged services we can help setting up any of your servers.
We can also provide support for other infrastructure servers (e.g. PBX, database, etc.).
With our cloud KVM service you have the flexibility of creating full virtual server point-in-time snapshots (including the current contents of RAM if required).
This allows you to roll back your entire server to the moment you took the snapshot.
All managed KVM VPS come with 4 free snapshot backups per deployed server. Unmanaged KVM VPS can add snapshots as required for a small fee.
Snapshots can be run manually & also scheduled on an hourly or daily basis.
Managed VPS are also fully backed up on a weekly basis to a local facility for disaster recovery.
In addition, we recommend that you deploy a backup server solution within your virtual private cloud (e.g. FreeNAS), or at another remote location.
GENERAL UNMANAGED VPS FAQ
At Farbyte we have built a strong reputation for being one of the most reliable hosting service providers in the UK.
Since 2006 we've been hosting client websites and have never suffered from a major outage. There are very few other web hosting service providers that can state that.
Our web services are custom designed by Farbyte engineers to offer the best performance and availability for any budget.
All Farbyte unmanaged VPS services are located in the UK.
No, there are no contracts. You can stop using your service at any time you like.
As a full RIPE member, we own our IP address ranges which are all geo-located exactly where are servers are... in the UK!
No problem. Please contact us, or chat to us!
We accept all major credit & debit cards, as well as PayPal.