Ubuntu 24.04 VPS from $4 a Month

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is the default image for a new VeloxaHost server, and the one the console recommends. You get root on a system container running Ubuntu 24.04, created in seconds, billed by the hour and capped at its size's monthly price. The smallest size is Veloxa Nano ($4 a month, $0.01 an hour).

What you get

A server created from ubuntu/24.04 is a full Ubuntu userland with apt, systemd and root. Most one-click apps in the marketplace install onto Ubuntu 24.04, and the "install it yourself" steps on the app pages are written for it too.

• Access three ways. SSH on the first port of your shared IPv4 port block (ssh -p <first port> root@<shared address>), the browser terminal, or the serial console. The last two work even when a firewall rule blocks SSH.
• SSH keys and startup scripts. Add keys or a startup script when you create the server, and it is created from the cloud-init variant of the image, which applies them on first boot.
• Docker inside. New servers are ready for Docker and Docker Compose: apt-get install -y docker.io docker-compose-v2.
• Other images. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Debian 13 and 12, AlmaLinux 9, Rocky Linux 9, Fedora 44 and Alpine 3.24 are offered too. Servers are created only from this curated list, or from images you publish from your own servers.

Through the API, create one with POST /api/v1/instances and "image": "ubuntu/24.04", or POST /api/v2/servers, where Ubuntu 24.04 is the default.

Sizes

Size	vCPU	RAM	Disk	Price
Veloxa Nano	1	1 GB	25 GB	$0.01/hour, max $4/month
Veloxa 1	1	2 GB	50 GB	$0.02/hour, max $8/month
Veloxa 2	2	4 GB	80 GB	$0.03/hour, max $15/month
Veloxa 4	4	8 GB	160 GB	$0.05/hour, max $30/month
Veloxa 8	8	16 GB	320 GB	$0.09/hour, max $60/month

Veloxa 16 (16 vCPU, 32 GB) is available on request. CPU and memory can be changed from the server page without a restart.

Worked example bill

One developer in a 30-day month keeps an Ubuntu 24.04 server for a side project running all month, and starts a bigger one for 40 hours to build and test a release.

Server	Size	Hours running	Hourly rate	At the hourly rate	Monthly cap	Billed
side-project	Veloxa 2	720	$0.03	$21.60	$15	$15.00
release-build	Veloxa 4	40	$0.05	$2.00	$30	$2.00
Total						$17.00

The first server reached its $15 cap in hour 500 and was not charged after that. The build server was deleted after 40 hours, so it cost 40 hours. Snapshots taken before the release cost nothing.

What is included

• Root access and a block of 10 ports on the region's shared IPv4 address, with SSH on the first.
• Browser terminal, serial console and a file manager in the console.
• Snapshots on demand or on a schedule (hourly to weekly, kept 1 to 30 days), not charged.
• Scheduled backups (every 6 or 12 hours, daily or weekly, keeping 1 to 10), with a download of any backup.
• Firewall rules per server. Outbound mail on port 25 is blocked by default.
• No separate charge today for bandwidth.

Limits

• It is a container, not a virtual machine. The server shares the host's kernel. You cannot install a different kernel, load kernel modules or run Kubernetes, and uname -r shows the host's kernel version rather than Ubuntu's own. Virtual machines are not offered in US East yet.
• Ports 80 and 443 are not on the shared address. A web app is reachable on a port of your block, such as http://<shared address>:20001. For a domain with HTTPS on port 443, add a dedicated IPv4 address, a paid add-on with limited availability. IPv6 is not available in US East yet.
• Patching is your job. You have root, so apt update && apt upgrade and release upgrades are yours to run. Take a snapshot first.
• Disk is set when the server is created. Pick a size with enough disk.
• One region: US East, in the Washington, DC area. No private networks, floating IPs or load balancers there yet.

FAQ

Is it real Ubuntu 24.04?

Yes. The userland, package archive and systemd are Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The kernel is the host's, because the server is a system container.

Can I upgrade to a newer Ubuntu release in place?

You have root, so you can run Ubuntu's release upgrade yourself. Take a snapshot first so you can restore it if the upgrade fails. Creating a fresh server from a newer image is usually cleaner.

Can I run Docker on it?

Yes. Install docker.io and docker-compose-v2 from the Ubuntu archive. A server created before Docker support was added needs Enable Docker on its page first, which restarts it once.

How do I connect without SSH?

Open the server in the console and use the browser terminal. It needs no SSH daemon and keeps working if a firewall rule blocks SSH.

Which size should I start with?

Start small: a Veloxa Nano ($4 a month, $0.01 an hour) is enough for a small service. Memory and CPU can be raised later from the console without a restart; disk cannot, so pick the disk you need.