Deploying a VPS

Before you deploy #

You need a Credit balance covering the Total Due, a password manager for the root
password, and an optional SSH client; the browser console works without one.

The deploy form charges the first period from your Credit balance immediately. Make
sure the balance covers the Total Due shown in the Order Summary; if it does not, the
form offers Top up balance instead of deploying.

Three things can stop a deployment before capacity is even checked:

• An insufficient balance.
• An account or resource limit reached (contact support if you need more instances).
• An invalid operating system, hostname or password.

Monthly instances are paid per billing cycle and can use add-ons, promos and
private networking. Hourly instances are prepaid as they run, are configured with
resource steppers instead of plan cards, and do not support add-ons. The billing models
are compared in Hourly billing.

Region and Zone #

Pick a Region first, then a Zone inside it. A zone is where the instance will
physically run; the panel also uses it for capacity.

• Zones with no capacity are greyed out with an explanation.
• If the selected zone runs out of room for the chosen tier, the form says there is no
  capacity left and offers a support ticket.
• Regions and zones are added over time. The form is the authoritative list: this page
  intentionally does not freeze names that change.

Choose a tier #

Both tiers run on the same AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D hardware and the same NVMe storage. The
difference is how much CPU time, memory and disk I/O the platform guarantees to your instance.
vCPU is a virtual processor, IOPS is disk operations per second, and NVMe is the
storage type.

	Budget	Premium
CPU time	Capped at 50% of the allocated vCPU time, standard scheduling priority	Uncapped CPU time, high-priority scheduling
Memory	25% guaranteed, burst to 100%	95% guaranteed, burst to 100%
Network	100 Mbps per instance	1 Gbps per instance
Disk I/O	Per-instance IOPS and throughput caps	No per-instance caps

Each instance has its own network rate limit. Premium reserves more CPU time and memory
headroom for your workload.

The tier is fixed at deployment. There is no in-place upgrade or downgrade, so choose it for
the workload's expected lifetime; moving tiers means deploying a new instance.

The tier also sets which plans and zones are available.

Plan and billing cycle #

For a Monthly instance, the plan cards show the included RAM, vCPU, NVMe storage and
network, and mark sold-out plans as greyed out. A Popular badge highlights the plan
most customers choose.

The Billing Cycle step then offers longer prepaid cycles with a Save X% badge,
or No discount for the shortest cycle.

For an Hourly instance, replace the plan cards with the Processors, Memory
and Storage steppers. The panel shows the Hourly Rate, an approximate monthly
cost, and, when your configuration matches a standard plan, a prompt to switch to the
cheaper Monthly Plan.

The panel is authoritative for current prices, plan names and discounts.

Operating system #

1. Select an OS family, then a Version.
2. If a template carries a licence surcharge, it appears as an extra charge in the Order
   Summary. Windows templates are 180-day evaluations: extending the licence is done
   with Microsoft, not through VoxiHost.
3. If a template is missing, use the ticket link to suggest it.

The panel is unmanaged: you own updates, users and service configuration inside the OS.
See Operating systems for reinstalling and what
"unmanaged" means.

Hostname and root password #

• Hostname: at least 3 characters, letters, numbers and hyphens. It becomes the
  instance name in the panel and the default system hostname. Use the random generator
  if you do not have a naming scheme.
• Root Password: generate one or type your own. The form shows password strength
  and can reveal the value. Copy it before deploying; the same credentials are stored in
  the instance's Credentials card afterwards.

Use a password manager. A weak root password is the most common way an unmanaged server
gets compromised.

Add-ons #

Add-ons are offered for Monthly instances only.

Add-on	What you get	Notes
Private Network	A private address on the zone's internal network	Free; choose the address and the Speed tier
Extra IPv4 Address	Additional public IPv4 addresses	1-5 per deployment, charged
IPv6 Addresses	Additional IPv6 addresses	1-5 per deployment; the first is free, the rest are charged
Automatic Backups	Weekly automatic snapshots	Charged; available on the instance's Backups tab afterwards

Addresses and private networking can be changed after deployment from the instance's
Network tab, but additional addresses beyond the deploy limits are handled by support.
See IP addresses and
Networking.

Order summary, promo code and legal waiver #

The Order Summary on the right lists the type, region, zone, plan or resources, OS,
add-ons, the recurring or hourly price, discounts and the final Total Due.

• Promo Code: enter it and select Apply. Invalid or expired codes are rejected
  in place.
• Insufficient balance: the summary warns and links to Top up balance.
• Legal waiver: you must accept the immediate-performance and withdrawal-waiver
  checkbox before deploying.
• Deploy Now: submits the order. The button changes to Deploying… while the
  request runs.

Deploy Now and what happens next #

Successful deployments return you to VPS Instances. The new instance starts as
queue, moves to installing, and finally to running; the list refreshes automatically.
You can open the instance immediately: the Overview tab shows resources as soon as resource
data becomes available.

If the instance stays in queue or ends in error, open a support ticket with the
instance name, zone and the status you see.

Deploy errors #

Message or state	Meaning	What to do
Insufficient balance	The total due exceeds your Credits	Add Credits, then retry
Duplicate hostname	Another instance in your account already uses that hostname	Choose a unique hostname
Active-instance limit	Your account reached its instance limit (10 instances by default)	Destroy unused hourly instances, let unused monthly instances expire, or contact support for a higher limit
No capacity	The chosen tier cannot be placed in the selected zone	Choose another zone or region
Invalid hostname / password	The value does not meet the form rules	Fix the hostname; the form shows password strength and rejects anything below the top score
Invalid operating system	The template is unavailable	Pick another version or suggest it via ticket