Private & Secure
Host your collaboration applications on infrastructure you control, rather than relying entirely on public file-sharing or collaboration platforms.
Remote Working & Collaboration
Remote Working & Collaboration Solutions
Give your teams secure access to the files, applications and collaboration tools they need to work effectively from anywhere.
Farbyte provides UK-hosted infrastructure for private file sharing, team collaboration, video conferencing, remote access and other applications that need a reliable home on the internet.
Work From Anywhere
Give employees and distributed teams access to files, applications and services wherever they are working.
UK Hosted
Keep your hosted applications and infrastructure within Farbyte's UK hosting environment.
Flexible Infrastructure
Start with a single application and scale to a VPS or larger virtual infrastructure as your requirements grow.
Work From Anywhere, Without Losing Control
Remote working doesn’t have to mean putting all of your business systems into third-party platforms.
Farbyte can provide the underlying hosting infrastructure for applications that allow your teams to share files, collaborate on documents, communicate and access business services remotely.
Whether you need a private file-sharing platform for a small team or a more complete virtual infrastructure for multiple applications, you can choose the level of control and management that suits your organisation.
Farbyte can provide the underlying hosting infrastructure for applications that allow your teams to share files, collaborate on documents, communicate and access business services remotely.
Whether you need a private file-sharing platform for a small team or a more complete virtual infrastructure for multiple applications, you can choose the level of control and management that suits your organisation.
Private File Sharing
Give your team a central location for documents and files, with synchronisation across computers and mobile devices.
Platforms such as Nextcloud can provide private file sharing, calendars, contacts, collaboration and other productivity features from your own hosted environment.
Platforms such as Nextcloud can provide private file sharing, calendars, contacts, collaboration and other productivity features from your own hosted environment.
Team Collaboration
Bring files, documents, calendars and communication tools together in a private collaboration environment.
Suitable for organisations that want greater control over where their business information is hosted.
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Suitable for organisations that want greater control over where their business information is hosted.
Video Conferencing
Run your own conferencing infrastructure for meetings, training, education and online events.
Platforms such as BigBlueButton and other open-source conferencing applications can be hosted on Farbyte infrastructure.
Platforms such as BigBlueButton and other open-source conferencing applications can be hosted on Farbyte infrastructure.
Secure Remote Access
Deploy VPNs, remote-access gateways and other networking services on your own VPS infrastructure.
Suitable when employees or external users need secure access to business systems and private networks.
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Suitable when employees or external users need secure access to business systems and private networks.
Private Collaboration, Hosted Your Way
Services such as Nextcloud and OwnCloud can provide an alternative to conventional public file-sharing platforms.
The existing Collaboration service specifically offered Nextcloud and OwnCloud servers for file sharing and synchronisation, with support for desktop and mobile devices, shared calendars and contacts, communication and document collaboration.
With Farbyte, the application runs within your own hosted environment rather than being a shared SaaS service.
That gives you greater control over the hosting environment, resources and supporting infrastructure.
The existing Collaboration service specifically offered Nextcloud and OwnCloud servers for file sharing and synchronisation, with support for desktop and mobile devices, shared calendars and contacts, communication and document collaboration.
With Farbyte, the application runs within your own hosted environment rather than being a shared SaaS service.
That gives you greater control over the hosting environment, resources and supporting infrastructure.
File Sharing & Synchronisation
Keep files accessible across desktops, laptops and mobile devices.
Document Collaboration
Support collaborative document editing and shared working environments where your chosen application supports it.
Calendars & Contacts
Centralise shared calendars and contacts for your team.
Audio & Video
Deploy applications that provide voice, video meetings, chat and other communication features.
Private Networking
Connect multiple hosted servers using private networking where your architecture requires it.
Snapshots & Recovery
Point-in-time server snapshots provide a way to roll a virtual server back to an earlier state.
Secure Infrastructure for Remote Services
Remote-working applications are exposed to the internet, so the infrastructure around them matters.
Farbyte hosting provides the building blocks for a secure deployment, including network-level protection, virtual server firewalls and private networking.
For more complex environments, you can also deploy dedicated security or networking services such as VPN gateways, firewalls, reverse proxies and other network appliances.
The previous Remote Working service specifically offered firewall/VPN, intrusion prevention, geoIP controls, reverse proxy, load balancing and traffic management as possible infrastructure components.
Farbyte hosting provides the building blocks for a secure deployment, including network-level protection, virtual server firewalls and private networking.
For more complex environments, you can also deploy dedicated security or networking services such as VPN gateways, firewalls, reverse proxies and other network appliances.
The previous Remote Working service specifically offered firewall/VPN, intrusion prevention, geoIP controls, reverse proxy, load balancing and traffic management as possible infrastructure components.
Which Hosting Environment Is Right for You?
You don’t necessarily need a large cloud environment to support remote working. The right solution depends on the applications you need to run, how much control you require and who will manage the infrastructure.
| Requirement | Recommended Farbyte service |
| One hosted application | Application Hosting |
| Private file sharing or collaboration | Application Hosting |
| Video conferencing | Application Hosting |
| Several remote-working applications | Managed VPS |
| Full control over your server | Unmanaged VPS |
| Multiple interconnected servers | Virtual Data Centre |
| Complex private network | Virtual Data Centre |
| Don’t want to manage the server yourself | Managed VPS / Application Hosting |
Managed Application Hosting
Run a specific application without having to manage the underlying server infrastructure yourself.
Best for:
Businesses that need a particular application hosted and want Farbyte to manage the hosting environment.
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Best for:
Businesses that need a particular application hosted and want Farbyte to manage the hosting environment.
Managed VPS
Run multiple applications or services on a dedicated virtual server with Farbyte handling the underlying server management.
Best for:
Businesses that need more control and resources but don’t want responsibility for server administration.
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Best for:
Businesses that need more control and resources but don’t want responsibility for server administration.
Virtual Data Centre
Build a larger private virtual environment with multiple servers, networking and resources.
Best for:
Organisations with more complex infrastructure requirements.
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Best for:
Organisations with more complex infrastructure requirements.
Applications We Can Host
Nextcloud
Private file sharing, synchronisation and collaboration.
BigBlueButton
Online meetings, teaching, training and conferencing.
Jitsi
Open-source video conferencing and communication.
VPN Services
Secure remote access to private networks and applications.
Other Applications
If you have a specific application or infrastructure requirement, talk to us about the hosting environment it needs.
Start Small and Scale When You Need To
Remote-working infrastructure doesn’t have to be built all at once.
You might start with a single application such as Nextcloud or BigBlueButton and later add additional services, servers or private networking.
Farbyte’s VPS and virtual infrastructure platform gives you room to expand without having to redesign your entire environment when your requirements change.
You might start with a single application such as Nextcloud or BigBlueButton and later add additional services, servers or private networking.
Farbyte’s VPS and virtual infrastructure platform gives you room to expand without having to redesign your entire environment when your requirements change.
UK Infrastructure
Your hosted services run on Farbyte's UK infrastructure.
KVM Virtualisation
Virtual machines provide isolated resources and the flexibility to run different applications and operating systems.
High-Performance Hardware
Modern AMD EPYC processors and NVMe storage provide the underlying performance for hosted applications and virtual servers.
Distributed Storage
Ceph-based distributed storage provides the storage platform behind Farbyte's virtual infrastructure.
24/7 Monitoring
Farbyte monitors the hosting infrastructure to identify problems and maintain service availability.
Direct Technical Support
When you need help, you deal directly with Farbyte rather than a large anonymous support organisation.
Don’t Want to Manage the Infrastructure?
You shouldn’t have to become a server administrator just to provide your team with the applications they need.
Farbyte can manage the underlying hosting environment while you concentrate on your business and the applications your employees actually use.
For more technically capable organisations, unmanaged VPS and virtual infrastructure options are also available when you want complete control.
Farbyte can manage the underlying hosting environment while you concentrate on your business and the applications your employees actually use.
For more technically capable organisations, unmanaged VPS and virtual infrastructure options are also available when you want complete control.
Application Hosting FAQ
Yes. Farbyte provides the underlying hosting infrastructure for applications including private collaboration platforms, file-sharing systems, conferencing software, VPNs and other business applications.
Yes. Nextcloud can be deployed on Farbyte infrastructure as an application hosting or VPS solution, depending on your requirements.
Yes. Farbyte can provide the infrastructure required to run conferencing applications such as BigBlueButton and other supported open-source platforms.
Yes. Farbyte’s hosting infrastructure is UK-based.
Yes. Private networking can be used where multiple virtual servers need to communicate without sending that traffic across the public internet.
We can help with the hosting environment and server configuration. The amount of application-level support depends on the application and service you’ve chosen.
The old Remote Working service explicitly offered help setting up OpenSense, pfSense, OwnCloud, NextCloud and FreeNAS servers, as well as other infrastructure such as PBX and database servers.
Yes. VPS resources and virtual infrastructure can be expanded as your requirements grow.
Yes. Managed VPS and managed application hosting are available for organisations that don’t want to take responsibility for server administration.
The one thing that has most stood out about Farbyte is the level of customer service I have received, any issues have been promptly resolved.
Farbyte has provided a completely transparent and hassle free hosting experience so we’ve been able to get on with product development.
Need a Better Way to Support Remote Working?
Whether you need private file sharing, collaboration tools, conferencing or a complete virtual infrastructure, Farbyte can provide the hosting environment behind it.
Tell us what you’re trying to achieve and we’ll help you choose the right approach.