UK VPS hosting: Linux servers with root access from £3.99 a month
KVM virtual servers on NVMe/SSD storage in the UK. Full root access, Debian 13 or Ubuntu 24.04, reinstall in a minute, start and stop from your account. Flat pricing, no renewal increase, no setup fee.
Pick a size, then configure it
Choose a size to open the configurator: switch tier, pick Debian or Ubuntu, toggle monthly or annual and watch the live price. Every plan runs on the same hardware, so upgrade in place whenever you outgrow one.
VPS 1
A small Linux box for a VPN, a bot, a dev environment or a personal project.
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GB RAM
- 20 GB SSD
VPS 2
Room for a web app with a database, Docker containers or a small game server.
- 2 vCPU
- 2 GB RAM
- 40 GB SSD
VPS 4
Several apps, CI runners or a busier site with headroom.
- 4 vCPU
- 4 GB RAM
- 80 GB SSD
VPS 8
Memory-hungry workloads: Java, Elasticsearch, larger databases.
- 6 vCPU
- 8 GB RAM
- 160 GB SSD
or £39.90 a year — two months free
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GB RAM
- 20 GB SSD
All VPS plans share a UK IPv4 address with your own block of 20 public ports (see the FAQ), have unmetered traffic, and can be reinstalled or rebooted from your account. Root via sudo.
What you get with a THOST VPS
Real virtual machines
KVM virtual machines on Proxmox with dedicated memory, not containers sharing a kernel. Run Docker, systemd, your own kernel modules, whatever you like.
Ready in about a minute
Order, pay, and the server is cloned from a clean image, configured and booted automatically. Your login details appear in your account straight away.
Reinstall yourself
Broken something? Pick Debian 13 or Ubuntu 24.04 in your account and the server is rebuilt from scratch with the same address and ports.
Start, stop, reboot
Power controls in your account, including a hard reset for when the OS stops answering. No ticket needed.
Isolated network
Each VPS is firewalled from every other VPS at the hypervisor. Nobody on the same host can see your traffic or reach your private address.
Flat price
The same rule as all our hosting: the price you order at is the price you renew at. Monthly or annual, cancel any time.
What is a VPS?
A VPS (virtual private server) is your own Linux machine carved out of a bigger physical server. Unlike shared web hosting, where you get a control panel and we run the software, a VPS gives you the whole operating system: you log in as root, install whatever packages you like, run services on any port in your block, and reboot or reinstall whenever you choose. Ours are KVM machines on Proxmox with dedicated memory, so a noisy neighbour cannot eat your RAM.
Who a VPS is for
- Developers who want a Linux box for Docker, a staging environment, CI runners or an API.
- Self-hosters running a VPN, a Git server, Home Assistant, Nextcloud, a Discord or Telegram bot, or a small game server that we do not offer ready-made.
- Small businesses with an internal tool, a database or a Python, Node or Go application that shared PHP hosting cannot run.
- Learners who want a real server to practise Linux administration on for a few pounds a month, and can wipe it and start again in a minute.
VPS or shared web hosting?
If you want a website, WordPress or email, web hosting is cheaper and easier: it comes with a control panel, daily backups, free SSL and mailboxes. Pick a VPS when you need root, a language other than PHP, custom ports or long-running processes. Because every VPS shares our UK IPv4 address with its own block of 20 ports, web traffic on ports 80 and 443 is not forwarded: a public website on a VPS needs a dedicated IP, which we can arrange on request. For backups of the VPS itself, pair it with a Storage Box.
A cheap UK VPS without the catch
Cheap VPS offers usually rely on a first-year discount that doubles at renewal, or on metered bandwidth that bites later. THOST VPS plans are the same price every month for as long as you keep them, traffic is unmetered, there is no setup fee and you can cancel from your account at any time. The smallest VPS is £3.99 a month; annual billing is ten times the monthly price, so two months are free.
VPS hosting questions
How do I connect to my VPS?
admin, the password shown in your account and the SSH port listed there. admin can use sudo for root. You can add your own SSH key and disable password login once you are in.What is a shared IP with a port block?
Can I reinstall or change the operating system?
Can I send email from a VPS?
Is there a traffic limit?
What about backups?
A UK Linux server for less than a coffee a week.
From £3.99 a month. Root access, reinstall any time, cancel any time.
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