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Ubuntu VPS

Ubuntu VPS hosting.

Ubuntu has the most tutorials, the most up-to-date packages among the long-term releases and a five-year support window. Spin up an Ubuntu VPS and follow any guide on the internet.

Create a VPSSee plans

Monthly, quarterly (5% off) or yearly (2 months free). Refunds within 72 hours of payment.

Why a VPS for this

Every tutorial works

Most server guides are written for Ubuntu first, so commands copy straight across.

Long-term support

LTS releases get five years of standard security updates, so a server can run for years without a reinstall.

Newer software

Ubuntu ships newer versions of languages and tools than Debian stable, which helps with Node.js, Python and Go projects.

Get started

  1. 01

    Create the VPS

    Choose a plan and Ubuntu in the VPS panel and note your SSH port and IPv6 address.

  2. 02

    Update the system

    Log in over SSH and run apt update && apt full-upgrade -y, then reboot if a new kernel was installed.

  3. 03

    Set up the firewall

    Allow SSH first with ufw allow <your-ssh-port>/tcp, then ufw enable. Add each service port as you need it.

  4. 04

    Install your stack

    Use apt, snap or the vendor's repository: for example NodeSource for Node.js, or Docker's repository for Docker Engine.

Which plan fits

VPS plans

VPS S is enough for one app or bot on Ubuntu. Pick VPS M (4 GB) when you run a database next to it, or several containers.

Fits this best

VPS S

$1.96/mo

Billed monthly

  • 1 vCPU
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 30 GB NVMe
  • Shared IPv4, 20 ports
  • IPv6 address
  • KVM, full root

Dedicated IPv4: +$3/mo

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VPS M

$3.92/mo

Billed monthly

  • 2 vCPU
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 60 GB NVMe
  • Shared IPv4, 20 ports
  • IPv6 address
  • KVM, full root

Dedicated IPv4: +$3/mo

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VPS L

$7.84/mo

Billed monthly

  • 4 vCPU
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 120 GB NVMe
  • Shared IPv4, 20 ports
  • IPv6 address
  • KVM, full root

Dedicated IPv4: +$3/mo

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VPS XL

$15.68/mo

Billed monthly

  • 6 vCPU
  • 16 GB RAM
  • 200 GB NVMe
  • Shared IPv4, 20 ports
  • IPv6 address
  • KVM, full root

Dedicated IPv4: +$3/mo

Create a VPS

Shared IPv4 with 20 ports and IPv6 included; dedicated IPv4 +$3/mo

Your VPS is usually ready in minutes. During busy times it may take up to 48 hours to create; you'll get an email the moment it's ready. The same goes for a dedicated IPv4 address.

NAT · IPv6

NAT IPv4 and IPv6, in plain words

How people and programs reach your VPS, and what that means for what you run on it.

IPv4: one shared address, 20 ports of your own

IPv4 addresses are scarce, so several VPSes share one public IPv4 address. Your VPS gets its own block of 20 ports on it. Traffic to those ports goes straight to your VPS. The panel shows your address and your port range.

IPv6: an address that is only yours

Your VPS also has its own public IPv6 address. Every port on it is yours, including 80 and 443, so a website or service can listen on its normal port.

Running a website

Ports 80 and 443 on the shared IPv4 address are not yours. Point your domain's AAAA record at your IPv6 address and put Cloudflare's proxy in front: it accepts IPv4 visitors and passes them to your VPS over IPv6. A tunnel such as Cloudflare Tunnel works too, or add a dedicated IPv4 for $3 a month.

Going out is not limited by the port block

The 20 ports are for incoming connections. Your VPS can reach the internet as usual: updates, APIs, Discord and Git all work without opening anything.

Ubuntu enables ufw rules per port, so allow the ports from your block that your services use. Over IPv6 your VPS answers on every port you open.

Example: SSH on the first port of your block looks like ssh -p 40001 root@203.0.113.10. Your real address and ports are in the panel.

Need a whole IPv4 address of your own? Add a dedicated IPv4 for $3 a month and every port on it is yours.

VPS questions

The panel offers current Ubuntu LTS releases. LTS is what we recommend for servers because of its five-year support window.

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