VPS hosting

VPS plans give you a dedicated virtual machine with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and NVMe storage. Full root access means you install and run whatever you want — Docker, custom databases, game servers, AI workloads, or traditional web stacks.

What's included

Plans

First login

1. Get credentials

   After checkout, your server credentials appear in the client area within minutes. You'll receive the IP address and root password.

2. Connect via SSH

   bashCopy

   ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP

   Accept the host key on first connection. You'll land in a root shell on a fresh OS.

3. Update the system

   bashCopy

   # AlmaLinux / Rocky / RHEL
   dnf update -y && reboot
    
   # Ubuntu / Debian
   apt update && apt upgrade -y && reboot

4. Secure the server

   These first steps prevent the most common attacks:

   bashCopy

   # Create a non-root user
   adduser deploy
   usermod -aG wheel deploy  # or sudo group on Ubuntu
    
   # Add your SSH key
   mkdir -p /home/deploy/.ssh
   echo "YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY" >> /home/deploy/.ssh/authorized_keys
   chmod 700 /home/deploy/.ssh && chmod 600 /home/deploy/.ssh/authorized_keys
    
   # Disable password auth (key-only)
   sed -i 's/^PasswordAuthentication yes/PasswordAuthentication no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
   systemctl restart sshd

5. Enable firewall

   bashCopy

   # firewalld (AlmaLinux/Rocky)
   systemctl enable --now firewalld
   firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=ssh
   firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=http
   firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=https
   firewall-cmd --reload
    
   # ufw (Ubuntu)
   ufw allow 22/tcp
   ufw allow 80/tcp
   ufw allow 443/tcp
   ufw enable

6. Enable automatic security updates

   bashCopy

   # AlmaLinux
   dnf install -y dnf-automatic
   systemctl enable --now dnf-automatic-install.timer
    
   # Ubuntu
   apt install -y unattended-upgrades
   dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades

Common use cases

Installing Docker

Most self-hosted apps ship as Docker containers:

# Install Docker (official script)
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | bash
systemctl enable --now docker
 
# Install Docker Compose
dnf install -y docker-compose-plugin  # AlmaLinux
# or: apt install docker-compose-plugin  # Ubuntu
 
# Verify
docker run hello-world

Backups

Daily automated backups work the same as shared hosting:

• Frequency: Daily at 03:30 UTC
• Storage: Off-site (separate infrastructure)
• Restore: From client area → Backups
• Custom: You can also run your own backup tools (restic, borgmatic) with root access

VPS snapshot (client area)

Take a full VPS snapshot before major changes:

1. Client area → Services → your VPS → Snapshot
2. Label it (e.g. "pre-migration")
3. Restore if anything goes wrong

Monitoring

Basic metrics are available in the client area:

• CPU utilization
• RAM usage
• Disk I/O
• Network traffic

For deeper monitoring, install your own tools:

• Uptime Kuma — monitor services and get alerts
• Netdata — real-time system metrics dashboard
• htop — interactive process viewer via SSH

Reinstall / reboot

From the client area:

• Reboot — graceful restart (safe for running services)
• Reinstall — wipes the server and starts fresh with a clean OS image

Israel-located servers

For projects that require hosting within Israel (data residency, latency-sensitive Israeli users):

• Located in Tel Aviv
• Same full root access and management features
• Premium pricing reflects regional infrastructure costs
• Available on request — verify stock before ordering

Troubleshooting

Responsibility split

Related docs

• Custom domain guide
• Coolify — deploy apps without managing Docker manually
• Backups and restore
• Common issues