VPS hosting, billed by the hour
Root servers in US East (Washington, DC), from Veloxa Nano ($4 a month, $0.01 an hour) to Veloxa 8 ($60 a month, $0.09 an hour). Each server is billed by the hour while it runs and never costs more than its size's monthly price in a calendar month.
Sizes
| Size | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Hourly rate | Monthly cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veloxa Nano | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $0.01 | $4 |
| Veloxa 1 | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | $0.02 | $8 |
| Veloxa 2 | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB | $0.03 | $15 |
| Veloxa 4 | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | $0.05 | $30 |
| Veloxa 8 | 8 | 16 GB | 320 GB | $0.09 | $60 |
| Veloxa 16 | 16 | 32 GB | 640 GB | On request (contact support) | |
Every size comes with root access, snapshots and live resizing. See pricing for every plan and add-on, and the US East region for what runs there.
How the VPS works
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