Unmanaged VPS Hosting With Full Root Access & NVMe Performance
Unmanaged VPS hosting gives you a virtual private server with full root access and complete control over your server setup. You handle server administration, security, and software management, while we take care of the physical hardware, network, and 99.9% uptime guarantee. It's the right fit for developers, system administrators, and technical teams who want maximum flexibility at a lower cost.
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Is Unmanaged VPS Right for You?
Who Should Choose Unmanaged VPS Hosting?
Unmanaged VPS is designed for anyone who wants full control of their server and doesn't need a hosting provider to manage the software layer. If you're comfortable working in a terminal, you'll feel right at home. It's also an affordable option for learning and personal projects, since plans start at just Plans as low as $5.95 per month2. Here are the most common use cases.
Web Developers & DevOps Engineers
Digital Agencies & Resellers
eCommerce & SaaS Applications
Reliable Infrastructure
Our VPS Hosting Infrastructure
Every Unmanaged VPS plan runs on hardware and network infrastructure designed for speed, uptime, and reliability.
99.9% Uptime Guarantee
eCommerce Ready
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Global Data Centres
Powerful Server Protection
Unmanaged VPS Security Features
Unmanaged doesn't mean unprotected. Every VPS starts with multiple layers of protection at the network and hardware level. You get a secure foundation, and then you're free to build your own security stack on top of it.
Server Firewall & DDoS Protection
Network-level firewall filtering and automated DDoS mitigation keep malicious traffic away from your VPS and help maintain uptime during volumetric attacks.
Brute Force Detection & RAID Redundancy
Our monitoring systems identify and block repeated unauthorized login attempts. RAID disk redundancy protects your data if an individual drive fails.
SSL Certificate, FTPS & Clean IPs
Every plan includes a standard SSL certificate, FTPS support for secure file transfers, and blacklist-free IP addresses that we regularly scan and verify.
Up & Running in Minutes
How to Get Started With Your Unmanaged VPS
Setting up your Unmanaged VPS is faster than you'd expect. Pick a plan, connect to your server, and start building. Here's what the process looks like.
Choose a Plan & Get Your Server
Pick from five tiers based on your CPU, RAM, and storage needs. Not sure where to start? After your order is verified, your VPS is typically provisioned within minutes. You'll get your server IP address, root login credentials, and VHI VPS Panel access.
Connect & Secure Your Server
Use any SSH client to connect with your root credentials. We recommend changing your root password and setting up SSH key authentication as your first step. Then install your web server, set up your database, and configure your firewall.
Deploy & Go Live
Point your domain's DNS to your VPS IP address using your private nameservers, confirm your SSL certificate is active, and your site is live. Our VPS Knowledge Base has step-by-step guides for common setups. Need help moving an existing site? We offer a free VPS website migration for new customers.
Complete Control
Your Server, Your Rules
Pick your preferred control panel or skip it entirely. Set up and configure your VPS exactly the way you want it. The VHI VPS Panel gives you a web-based interface for core operations like starting, stopping, and rebooting your server, reinstalling your OS, and viewing resource usage. Or manage everything through the command line if that's your preference.
Unmanaged VPS is about freedom. There's no hand-holding and no restrictions. You choose what software to install, how to configure it, and when to update it. If you need more help down the road, you can upgrade to our Managed VPS Hosting at any time.
Your Server, Your OS
Supported Linux Distributions for VPS Hosting
We support multiple Linux distributions so you can choose the one that fits your application stack and workflow. Select your preferred OS during setup, and you can reinstall or switch distributions through the VHI VPS Panel. Looking for help choosing a distribution? Our guide to VPS hosting covers the differences between popular options.
AlmaLinux
Ubuntu
Debian
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A Virtual Private Server (VPS) is an independent, virtual partition on a physical server. Think of a server with different "containers" within it. When you sign up for HostPapa VPS hosting, you get one of these containers to manage as you wish–install applications or scripts and arrange your web files the way you want. It's private, secure, and flexible.
While you will share some hardware resources with other VPS customers on your server, nothing your neighbours do will affect your container and vice versa. You get many benefits from your dedicated server at a fraction of the cost. On a shared server, you rely on the performance of the platform provided. By choosing VPS, you can select a configuration best suited for your applications, requirements, and growth.
With Unmanaged VPS, you have full control and responsibility for everything on your server. With Managed VPS, our team handles OS patches, backups, SSL installation, and more.
Unmanaged VPS means we maintain the hardware, network, and uptime, and you handle OS updates, security, software installations, and troubleshooting. Managed VPS adds hands-on support from our team. Fully Managed VPS is a white-glove service with a dedicated team of server admins, server setup, DNS configuration, content migration, and custom firewall rules. You can start with Unmanaged and add managed services at any time. Compare Managed VPS plans.
- Run specific applications that are not allowed in shared plans, such as custom forums.
- Access additional capacity—fewer customers share each server.
- Enjoy the reduced risk that your business will be disrupted due to a co-hosted site on the server.
- Be independent. If another customer compromises their VPS, yours won't be affected.
Two words: cost and maintenance. Running your own dedicated server is possible but comes at a higher cost and is self-managed. You must keep up with patches, hardware upgrades, server maintenance, and storage. You can also rent dedicated servers, but the price is substantially more than that of a VPS.
A VPS offers the perfect compromise between the constraints of a shared hosting plan and the commitment of a dedicated server. You'll have much more flexibility, capacity, and control at an affordable price.
Managed VPS hosting means that we will handle just about anything to do with your server: nuts, bolts, wires, drives, connectivity, racking, storage, security, and so on. All you have to manage is your own container, which you can do using the provided control panel software or through root access. You can install, manage, and operate software/scripts of your choice. Customers who acquire either managed or fully managed service for VPS hosting will receive cPanel/WHM licenses. Installation of non-cPanel supported applications will not be supported by our customer service.
Managed support services include, but are not limited to:
- Server boot failures
- Email configuration
- Package manager installations
- Google Apps setup
- Firewall setup/troubleshooting
- Hardware failures
- Network issues
- Software upgrades and migrations
- Custom Apache configurations
- DNS configuration
- Security audits
- Troubleshooting script configurations/website errors
- Perl/PECL module/extension installations
- And more
For further information on the differences between managed and fully managed VPS services, please click here.
