Custom Server Build / Dedicated Server

Bare metal, built for your workload.

Some workloads outgrow shared hosting, and some never belonged there. We build or rent you a dedicated server sized to what you actually run, then manage it: hardware, operating system, backups and monitoring, with the same people answering when something needs attention.

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  • Built to your spec
  • Buy it or rent it
  • On-site or hosted with us
  • Fully managed
Two ways to get one

Build it, or rent it.

Same hardware and the same support either way. The difference is who owns the box and where it lives.

Custom build

We specify, assemble and test a server you own outright. It goes in your office or server room, or we host it for you.

Dedicated rental

A whole machine in our data center, reserved for you and billed monthly. No hardware purchase, and nobody else on it.

Managed either way

Patching, monitoring, backups and hardware replacement are handled by us, whichever route you pick.

Sized to the job

Specified around what you run.

We start with the workload, not a price list. Tell us what the server has to do and how much it has to grow, and we'll pick parts to match instead of selling you headroom you won't use.

  • CPU, memory and storage chosen for the application
  • NVMe, SSD or large disk arrays, with RAID to survive a drive failure
  • Redundant power supplies and out-of-band management where uptime matters
  • GPU servers for rendering, AI and other compute-heavy work
  • Room left for more drives and memory later
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An aisle between rows of equipment racks in a server room
Where it lives

In your office, or in our rack.

A server for local file shares and line-of-business apps usually belongs on-site. One that serves the public usually belongs in a data center. We do both, and can move one to the other later.

  • On-site: delivered, racked, cabled and connected to your network
  • Hosted: power, cooling, bandwidth and remote hands included
  • Data center locations in Las Vegas, New York City, London, The Netherlands and Singapore
  • Private networking between your servers and your other services with us
Fully managed

You run the workload. We run the server.

The machine arrives installed and hardened, and stays that way. You get root or administrator access if you want it, and a person to email if you don't.

  • Linux, Windows Server or a hypervisor such as Proxmox, installed and configured
  • Operating system and firmware updates
  • Monitoring of hardware health, disks and services
  • Local and offsite backups, with restores tested
  • Failed parts replaced by us
  • Migration of your existing data and applications
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What people use them for

Common builds.

A few of the jobs a dedicated server does better than shared hosting.

Virtualization hosts

One or more machines running many virtual servers, with shared storage and room to fail over.

Databases & applications

Line-of-business software, ERP and databases that need predictable performance and fast disks.

File & backup storage

Large disk arrays for office file shares, archives, and a backup target you control.

GPU & compute

Rendering, AI inference and other work that needs graphics cards or a lot of cores.

Dedicated server questions

The things people ask before we start.

01

Rent if you want a predictable monthly cost, no hardware to own, and the option to change size later. Build if the server has to be on your premises, if you'll run it for years, or if you need hardware that isn't a standard rental. We'll price both if you're not sure.

02

Yes. Tell us what it is and we'll confirm it fits our racks and power. We can also take over management of a server that stays where it is.

03

Yes. It's your server. You can have root or administrator access, or leave everything to us and just use the applications on it.

04

We monitor hardware health and replace failed parts. Builds with redundant drives and power supplies keep running through a single failure, and backups cover the cases redundancy can't.

05

Yes. We move data, virtual machines, databases and applications from your current server or cloud provider, and schedule the cutover around your working hours.

06

By quote. The price depends on the hardware, where it lives, and how much of the management you want us to do. Send us the workload and we'll come back with a figure.

Built or rented, fully managed

Need dedicated power?

Tell us what the server needs to run and where you want it. We'll come back with a specification and a quote.