Get started with $100 in credit!
Purchasing a Cloud Server means you'll get a fully scalable server performance on a virtual machine. You'll also be able to add dedicated resources as you need them giving you the flexibility large projects require.
As part of the IONOS Cloud platform, all cloud servers include integrated tools and features such as additional block storage, load balancing and shared storage. And because all are equipped with VMware virtualization and physically separate computing and storage capacities, they offer the highest levels of security and performance — without sacrificing affordability or price transparency.
React flexibly to traffic/demand fluctuations and cut costs using load balancing to distribute load between one or more front- and back-end servers.
We now offer a solution for mobile app operation that adjusts in response to changing access rates and can be automatically configured via API, while at the same time guaranteeing maximum availability.
Connect your machinery with your entire facility using the cloud to digitize production and service processes. Automate processes for operation, maintenance, repair and more.
Deliver entire courses, individual units or sessions depending on need. Suited for on-demand and flexible data retrieval or for more user- and resource-intensive live training that includes audio and video.
Develop software on a flexible and highly available system that you can adapt to your needs with on-demand resources. Import your own images and clone existing projects to customize them.
By outsourcing your IT infrastructure to the cloud, you can operate core services such as intranet and email applications centrally while making them available to employees across multiple locations in a networked environment.
Start with $100 in credit for your first month.
VMware virtualization
REST API
Unlimited traffic
Intel® Xeon® Processors
CPU | RAM | SSD | Price | ||
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Cloud Server XS | CPU 1 vCore | RAM 512 MB | SSD 30 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server S | CPU 1 vCore | RAM 1 GB | SSD 40 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server M | CPU 2 vCores | RAM 2 GB | SSD 60 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server L | CPU 2 vCores | RAM 4 GB | SSD 80 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server XL | CPU 4 vCores | RAM 8 GB | SSD 120 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server XXL | CPU 8 vCores | RAM 16 GB | SSD 160 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server 3XL | CPU 12 vCores | RAM 24 GB | SSD 240 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server 4XL | CPU 16 vCores | RAM 32 GB | SSD 360 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server 5XL | CPU 24 vCores | RAM 48 GB | SSD 480 GB | Price [[PRICE]] |
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CPU | RAM | SSD | Price | ||
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Cloud Server RAM M | CPU 1 vCore | RAM 4 GB | SSD 40 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server RAM L | CPU 2 vCores | RAM 8 GB | SSD 80 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server RAM XL | CPU 4 vCores | RAM 16 GB | SSD 120 GB | Price [[PRICE]] | |
Cloud Server RAM XXL | CPU 8 vCores | RAM 32 GB | SSD 160 GB | Price [[PRICE]] |
Federal and provincial sales taxes may apply. See General Terms and Conditions.
Start with the base configuration and add vCores, RAM, and SSD anytime for more flexibility.
CPU | RAM | SSD | Price | |
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Cloud Server FLEX | CPU 1 - 24 vCores | RAM 0,5 - 128 GB | SSD 10 - 500 GB | Price [[PRICE]] |
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Pay-as-you-go | By-the-minute billing |
No minimum contract period | Cancel anytime |
Availability | 99.99% |
Choice of data center location | United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain |
Interactive invoice | |
Multiple servers | |
Scalable servers | Expandable during |
VMware virtualization | |
Load balancer | |
SSD SAN systems | |
Block storage (optional) | 100 GB for $7.20/month (billed per minute) |
Shared memory (optional) | 100 GB for $7.20/month (billed per minute) |
Unlimited traffic | |
Bandwidth | External connection per server up to 400 Mbit/s. 10 Gbit/s internal network connection (for private networks) |
24/7 expert support | More info: Scope of Support for Server Products |
Pay-as-you-go | |
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By-the-minute billing | |
No minimum contract period | |
Cancel anytime | |
Availability | |
99.99% | |
Choice of data center location | |
United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain | |
Interactive invoice | |
Multiple servers | |
Scalable servers | |
Expandable during | |
VMware virtualization | |
Load balancer | |
SSD SAN systems | |
Block storage (optional) | |
100 GB for $7.20/month (billed per minute) | |
Shared memory (optional) | |
100 GB for $7.20/month (billed per minute) | |
Unlimited traffic | |
Bandwidth | |
External connection per server up to 400 Mbit/s. 10 Gbit/s internal network connection (for private networks) | |
24/7 expert support | |
More info: Scope of Support for Server Products |
Wildcard SSL certificate | |
High-performance data centers | ISO 27001 certified |
Firewall management | |
IPS/IDS | |
SIEM | |
Backup (optional) | From $0.65 per GB/month |
Server snapshot | |
Images (optional) | 100 GB for $7.20/month (billed per minute) |
Server logs | |
SSH keys | |
Private networks | |
VPN SSL |
Wildcard SSL certificate | |
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High-performance data centers | |
ISO 27001 certified | |
Firewall management | |
IPS/IDS | |
SIEM | |
Backup (optional) | |
From $0.65 per GB/month | |
Server snapshot | |
Images (optional) | |
100 GB for $7.20/month (billed per minute) | |
Server logs | |
SSH keys | |
Private networks | |
VPN SSL | |
KVM console | |
Linux standard | Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04 CentOS 8, CentOS 7 Debian 10, Debian 9 OpenSuse Leap 15 |
Windows optional | Windows Server® 2019 – $10/vCore/month Windows Server® 2022 – $10/vCore/month |
Cloud panel | |
REST API | |
Full root access | |
Administration tool Plesk Obsidian | |
Control panel | |
Monitoring | |
Additional users and roles | |
Encrypted remote access | |
Image import | 100 GB for $7.20/month (billed per minute) |
SSH key management |
KVM console | |
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Linux standard | |
Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04 CentOS 8, CentOS 7 Debian 10, Debian 9 OpenSuse Leap 15 | |
Windows optional | |
Windows Server® 2019 – $10/vCore/month Windows Server® 2022 – $10/vCore/month | |
Cloud panel | |
REST API | |
Full root access | |
Administration tool Plesk Obsidian | |
Control panel | |
Monitoring | |
Additional users and roles | |
Encrypted remote access | |
Image import | |
100 GB for $7.20/month (billed per minute) | |
SSH key management | |
Pre-installed applications | WordPress, Drupal™, Magento, PrestaShop, Shopware, and lots more |
Database support | e.g. MS SQL, MariaDB, My SQL, and more |
Microsoft databases (optional) | Software for database administration included on request. Only with Windows. MS SQL Express 2022 - free MS SQL 2022 - web license for $28/month per 4 CPUs MS SQL 2022 - standard license for $380/month per 4 CPUs |
Pre-installed applications | |
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WordPress, Drupal™, Magento, PrestaShop, Shopware, and lots more | |
Database support | |
e.g. MS SQL, MariaDB, My SQL, and more | |
Microsoft databases (optional) | |
Software for database administration included on request. Only with Windows. MS SQL Express 2022 - free MS SQL 2022 - web license for $28/month per 4 CPUs MS SQL 2022 - standard license for $380/month per 4 CPUs |
Unlimited number of inboxes | |
2 GB storage capacity per inbox | |
Webmail 2.0 | |
Anti-spam | |
Anti-phishing | |
Domains (optional) | Optional as an add-on |
One IPv4 address per server included | |
Additional IPv4 addresses (optional) | $5 per IPv4 address |
One IPv6/64 network included | |
Subdomains | |
Unlimited external domains | |
DNS management |
Unlimited number of inboxes | |
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2 GB storage capacity per inbox | |
Webmail 2.0 | |
Anti-spam | |
Anti-phishing | |
Domains (optional) | |
Optional as an add-on | |
One IPv4 address per server included | |
Additional IPv4 addresses (optional) | |
$5 per IPv4 address | |
One IPv6/64 network included | |
Subdomains | |
Unlimited external domains | |
DNS management | |
Get up to 24 vCores on Intel® Xeon® processors, with up to 128 GB RAM and 500 GB SSD, expandable with block storage. With IONOS Cloud Servers, you can use dedicated resources exclusively. Full operative scalability also allows you to adapt live server resources within minutes without any interruption.
VMware is used as virtualization software. Control comes thorough the intuitive IONOS Cloud Panel, which makes scaling resources and adding servers easy. The fully documented API allows all available cloud panel functions to be performed through third-party applications.
You can choose from a wide range of the latest versions of Linux distributions, Windows operating systems, and Plesk Onyx and Obsidian. All IONOS Cloud Servers support the popular MySQL and MariaDB relational database management systems. We offer SQL Express, MS SQL Web and MS SQL Standard licenses as well. You can also install additional third-party applications as well as ISO images for complete customization.
Always keep track of expenses — even for complex and growing projects — with fully transparent pricing and ongoing cost estimates.
Cloud Server tracks usage and billing by the minute. Configure your CPU vCores, RAM and SSD storage on a per-minute basis to only pay for what you need.
Easy-to-navigate invoices provide clear cost summaries and estimates, allowing you to efficiently plan and manage your spending on an ongoing basis.
Deploy, shut down, or adjust the resources of your cloud servers at any time. With no minimum contract term or upfront costs, your options are always open.
Select a data center in the USA, UK or Europe — all with top reliability and security standards, as confirmed by our ISO 27001 certification.
Add an extra layer of security with 2FA. A login code is sent to your smartphone, denying access to anyone without your username, password and unlocked mobile device.
Rely on strong defenses for your projects. Our central firewall, as well as the latest SIEM and IDS/IPS technologies, protect your cloud servers from attack.
Shortly after purchase, you'll receive your pre-configured server ready for operation — enabling you to get started right away.
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Choose your IONOS Cloud Server package and purchase. You'll get an email confirming your order after purchasing.
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Your server is generally ready for use within 24 hours. Then, sign in with your login credentials and adjust your settings. You'll find more details in our Help Center.
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You can always make changes during ongoing operation that are immediately usable. During this process, your data will remain fully accessible.
Affordable features that you can add to your server anytime in the Cloud Panel.
Our industry-leading backup feature encrypts and stores your data at a physically separate data center. Backups can be scheduled at specific times (e.g., every Wednesday at 3 a.m.).
Shared memory allows you to use additional disk space for all servers in your infrastructure that share access to the same data. Both the shared memory and servers have to be hosted in the same data center.
Using block storage you can expand the storage capacity of a specific SSD-based cloud server, which can be individually defined and adjusted during operation. Shared storage and the server must be hosted in the same data center.
You can integrate your own additional dedicated servers into your cloud server infrastructure. These can be either existing dedicated servers or IONOS Dedicated Servers — the choice is yours.
Order additional IP addresses and assign them to a specific server. You can add an IPv4 address for only $5/month.
Add any number of images to your servers using your IONOS Cloud Panel to secure them for the long term. There is no minimum contract. Cancel anytime.
At IONOS, you have a dedicated contact person for personalized advice, tips to boost your online success, and technical support. Reach them via phone, chat and email, all at no cost to you as an IONOS customer.
The dedicated server reinvented. Get the latest hardware, per-minute billing, full API control, load balancing and deploy in minutes.
Intuitive backup for your cloud, PC or smartphone. Get maximum protection for your files with automatic backups and easy recovery.
Experienced specialists in our Agency Partner Network can help with the development, administration and maintenance of your web project.
FAQ – Frequently asked questions
With the IONOS Cloud Server, you only pay for the resources you actually use. This pay-as-you-go (PAYG) rate means that your usage is calculated to the minute. As soon as you delete your server instance, the costs stop being calculated. Since there is no minimum contract period, you have full control. As soon as you stop using the server and delete it, you will be billed proportionally and to the minute.
With IONOS, you can set up your cloud server in a very customized way. The high scalability also has an effect on the pay-as-you-go model. The costs depend on how many resources you have configured as well as which ones. For example, if you need less RAM or hard disk space than originally planned, you can reduce the capacities during operation and therefore cut down on the cost.
To stop the costs completely, you have to delete the cloud server. Turning off the server is not enough because the resources remain reserved for you, which means you’ll still be charged for them. However, an exception is the Cloud Server FLEX package, which generates significantly lower charges if stopped. With this option, you only get charged for the hard disk space when the machine is switched off – RAM and CPU are not charged for.
A cloud server is a virtual server that provides you with a complete, web-based IT infrastructure, including computing power, storage space, and network technology. The advantage: you don't need your own physical server hardware, known as a bare metal server, which you would have to purchase, configure, update, and maintain at high cost. If you rent a Cloud Server, you have all the resources you need to carry out your private or corporate web projects. You can easily process, exchange, secure and manage data either web-based or location-independent. You can also run various data-supported applications over the web and make them available to other users. Server resources that you are not currently using will be available to other users. Thanks to the shared structures, Cloud Servers are particularly cost-effective.
In contrast to VPS (virtual private servers "VPS"), where you can only use the server resources to a precisely defined extent, cloud servers are characterized by their scalability. If your requirements change, you can adapt the allocated server resources at any time and in real time. Billing is based on the resources you use, meaning you only pay for what you actually use. There is no predetermined monthly price.
As a cloud server provider, IONOS also offers you numerous additional features that are frequently required in high-performance cloud environments. Features such as load balancing and full root access (access to your server's configuration files) as well as shared storage, add-on block storage and much more are all included.
Another option is a dedicated server. In this top tier of server hosting, all server resources are available exclusively to you, so you don't have to share them with anyone. However, this variant is more expensive. It is best to check in advance exactly which scope of services you really need. Our skilled support team will be happy to answer your questions.
The data security of all our products and services is a top priority for IONOS. Of course, this also applies to cloud server hosting. With us, you'll benefit not only from encrypted data transmission, but also from encrypted storage and data backups. Our digital and physical security infrastructure protects your data comprehensively. Our data centers, modern high-performance servers, and georedundant structures play their part, as do our central firewall and the latest SIEM and IDS/IPS technologies, which protect our security network from unwanted access.
You can set up your cloud server in just a few, easy steps — even without prior administrator knowledge. Select the US or UK as your server location.
Using network protocols such as SSH (Secure Shell), you can establish encrypted network connections with remote devices. Via SSL VPN — i.e., via web-based, virtual private networks — you can set up secure access to certain services of your network if required. This means those authorized can, for example, access company applications and shared resources in an SSL-encrypted and location-independent manner. SSL VPN partners don't even need to connect to the corporate network.
Renting and setting up a cloud server is worthwhile for anyone who wants a powerful IT infrastructure at a reasonable price. This also offers an ideal basis for a wide range of web projects — whether for a private or a company website, as a high-performance infrastructure for web developers, or even as a high-performance gaming server.
Are you setting up a startup and still unsure of the daily requirements on the IT infrastructure? With our cloud servers, you can flexibly balance the necessary resources at any time and only pay for what you use.
Does your business change its demands on the IT infrastructure seasonally, on a daily basis, or when campaigns and promotions are running? With our scalable cloud servers, it's easy to change in real time to suit your business.
Do you work on larger projects where you use servers for different purposes? For example, as a front-end server with load balancer in connection with database servers that you control from third-party software via API? Great! Because our cloud server solutions can easily reproduce scenarios like these. You'll also benefit from unlimited traffic and high availability.
If you rent a cloud server from IONOS, you can set it up yourself in just a few minutes. Programming skills are not required. We will guide you step-by-step through the process:
The deployment time for a Linux image is about 55 seconds. Your cloud server is then fully available to use.
Yes, our cloud packages are ideal for small and medium-sized businesses. Simply select the right package for your needs based on the server resources you require. These typically differ in CPU (processor power), RAM (memory) and storage space. Fast solid state disks (SSDs) with short access times are available in every package for data transfer and storage. Whenever you need more resources, you can customize them in real time to meet your needs.
For larger organizations that need even more performance and server resources, we recommend the Compute Engine.
Our Cloud Servers support the popular and widely used MySQL and MariaDB relational database management systems. We also offer MS SQL Express, MS SQL with web license and MS SQL with standard license.
Yes, you can back up your data to your Cloud Server. A backup client is available as well as an additional, separate backup storage on which you can back up the data of your cloud server externally at any time — encrypted and in a physically separate data center. This enables you to back up your data multiple times.
However, a cloud server is much more than "just" traditional cloud storage, because it encompasses more than just the rentable storage space in the cloud. If you rent a cloud server, you also have a complete server infrastructure with scalable computing power and can not only store your data, but also process it extensively.
Perhaps you don't actually need these server features, but just want to create a secure and practical online backup for your data? We can offer you this service in the form of our Cloud Backup package.
Details of the scope of support can be found in the following Help Center article.