

Dedicated Servers
Hardware meets the cloud

The future of dedicated servers
The dedicated server reinvented and with the features you expect, including pay-per-use billing, full API control, load balancing and a deployment time of only 8 minutes.
Enjoy a level of flexibility only previously possible in the virtual cloud. And, as always, you can still count on 100% dedicated server performance.
100% enterprise hardware
API & cloud integration
Unlimited traffic
Get up to £100 off
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Once a server has been deleted, the costs will be calculated pro rata/by the minute. The invoice is issued on a monthly basis at the end of the billing period.
CloseBy-the-minute billing
By-the-minute billing
United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, United States
United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, United States
Your usage can be viewed and forecasted down to the minute.
CloseCreate additional servers as needed in your cloud panel.
CloseIn our Community you can network and discuss all things server with other users and experts, as well as gather more information on the latest trends.
CloseDistribute data/request rates across multiple servers to ensure short access times for visitors to your websites.
CloseEnables the exchange of information between your servers via NFS or CIFS protocols by setting up shared storage.
Close100 GB for £7.20/month excl. VAT (by-the-minute billing)
100 GB for £7.20/month excl. VAT (by-the-minute billing)
External 1 Gbit/s server connection
External 1 Gbit/s server connection
Available anytime.
CloseMore info: Scope of Support for Server Products
More info: Scope of Support for Server Products
Encrypted data exchange of your customer data according to the latest security standards with a Wildcard SSL Certificate.
CloseISO 27001 certified
ISO 27001 certified
Network security system to control traffic according to configuration. In the IONOS Cloud Panel, you can define individual rules for the external firewall, which can be applied to single or multiple servers.
CloseIPS and IDS form the first barrier in our security network and protect against unwanted access.
CloseOur SIEM constantly monitors and documents threats, enabling us to offer you safe and highly available products.
CloseReliable backup solution from Acronis for the security of your data.
CloseFrom 6.5 pence per GB/month excl. VAT
From 6.5 pence per GB/month excl. VAT
Detailed information on all actions performed in the IONOS Cloud Panel.
CloseCreate a secure VPN connection between a local PC and your cloud server network.
CloseUse the KVM console to always have direct access to your server.
CloseUbuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04
CentOS 8, CentOS 7
Debian 10, Debian 9
OpenSuse Leap 15
Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04
CentOS 8, CentOS 7
Debian 10, Debian 9
OpenSuse Leap 15
Windows Server® 2016
Windows Server® 2019
4/8 cores - £25/month excl. VAT
12 cores - £39/month excl. VAT
20 cores - £65/month excl. VAT
Windows Server® 2016
Windows Server® 2019
4/8 cores - £25/month excl. VAT
12 cores - £39/month excl. VAT
20 cores - £65/month excl. VAT
Central administration program to easily administer all server functions.
CloseProgrammatically control all of your resources in the IONOS Cloud Panel through the API and SDKs provided in our cloud community.
CloseFull control over your systems, services and network.
ClosePlesk Obsidian is included on request (unlimited users, resalable, unlimited domains).
CloseAccess to your customer data as well as convenient configuration and contract management.
CloseIn the Monitoring Centre, keep up to date with the performance of your servers and set up warnings when self-defined threshold values are reached.
CloseCreate additional users and grant different authorisations for additional security checks.
CloseEncrypt server access. With SSH for Linux and RDP for Windows.
CloseSDKs available for various programming languages like Python, PHP and .NET.
CloseSoftware for database administration included on request. Only available for Windows.
MS SQL Express 2016/2017 – free
MS SQL 2016/2017 – web licence £40/month excl. VAT for 4 CPUs
MS SQL 2016/2017 – standard licence £300/month excl. VAT for 4 CPUs
Software for database administration included on request. Only available for Windows.
MS SQL Express 2016/2017 – free
MS SQL 2016/2017 – web licence £40/month excl. VAT for 4 CPUs
MS SQL 2016/2017 – standard licence £300/month excl. VAT for 4 CPUs
You can create an unlimited number of email addresses in the 1&1 IONOS mail system.
CloseConvenient access to your inbox from any browser.
CloseAutomatic spam protection at server level.
CloseProtection against fake websites.
CloseOptional add-on
Optional add-on
Add additional public IPv4 addresses to your servers.
Close£5 excl. VAT per IPv4 address
£5 excl. VAT per IPv4 address
Integration of external domains from other providers.
CloseIndividual setting of DNS entries (e.g. for external domains or your own mail and DNS server services).
CloseLatest server technologies
Advanced storage technology and the latest generation of Intel® processors ensure enhanced server performance, while data access times are up to 6x faster with Intel® NVMe hard drives.
Our range of high-end Intel® Xeon® Gold and Silver scalable CPUs includes a custom-built Intel® processor made exclusively for IONOS, which provides a higher clock rate and better performance.
Reliable and secure
Advanced firewall
Extended security
UK data centres
Ideal uses for your dedicated server
Running websites with high performance demands
Operating medium-sized eCommerce sites
Extending dedicated hardware with cloud functionality
Everything else from local IT infrastructure to remote server solutions
Tailored advice. Tips for online success. Technical support. Available via a direct phone number, chat and email. Free of charge for all IONOS customers.
Our personal consultant service won gold for Best Customer Engagement Initiative at the European Contact Center & Customer Service Awards, the largest awards programme in the customer contact industry.
Set up by the pros
Cloud Servers
Dedicated servers
Definition: A "dedicated" server is one that the user has exclusive access to.
This means:
- full access to hardware that is
- physically used by only one customer.
In other words: the installed resources and components (CPU, RAM, storage, network access, etc.) are available to be used exclusively by a single dedicated server user.
The advantages of this are:
- there are no other users depending on your hardware
- the price/performance ratio of dedicated servers is better than that of virtual servers (VPS)
- a high level of computing power is available.
Special features of the IONOS dedicated server hosting range include:
- Flexibility: with IONOS, users can rent dedicated servers on demand. There is no commitment period, as our services are available in a matter of minutes after purchase.
- Functionality: with our cloud panel, you can add numerous cloud features, such as shared storage or a load balancer to your environment at any time.
- Support: users can benefit from our exceptional service and receive a personal contact who will provide advice and help with any technical challenges or configuration questions you might have. Please feel free to call or email us at any time.
- … cPanel?
We are currently working hard to ensure that our customers can benefit from the advantages of cPanel when using our product in the future.
- … WHM?
Not at the moment.
- … static IP addresses?
Yes, your server has a static IPv4 address.
- … multiple IP addresses?
Yes, our users can either use additional IPv4 addresses for a fee or set up a free IPv6 subnet with their server solution.
- … SSD?
Yes, our powerful dedicated server offers the following media storage options:
- HDD
- (SATA) SSD
- NVMe SSD
SSD is an electronic storage option that does not contain any moving parts. Data is read and written much faster than with conventional HDD hard disks.
- … Plesk?
Yes, server administration can be done with Plesk Obsidian on request. You can also order an unlimited number of domains for your server.
Access to your system and information is available…
- with Linux servers: via an encrypted SSH connection
- with Windows servers: via RDP.
Should a problem occur with the network or the firewall, a KVM VNC console is also available to ensure access.
Since this is a product with root access, and you are free to install applications of your choice (within the scope of the general terms and conditions), the following example use cases are possible:
- web server
- email marketing platform
- game server
- video streaming platform
- to build a forum or community network
- as a shop development environment, for e.g.:
WordPress with WooCommerce
- Magento
- PrestaShop
Yes, virtualisation using a hypervisor or virtual machine monitor (VMM) is possible with all IONOS dedicated server plans that include scalable Intel processors. The corresponding packages come with the technical foundation required to create virtual machines on your dedicated server using a hypervisor and to manage their resources. In addition, you can use almost any hypervisor except for Hyper-V. Due to Microsoft’s licensing requirements, you cannot currently use Hyper-V as a hypervisor in combination with IONOS dedicated server plans.
Thanks to the hypervisor or virtual machine monitor (VMM), you can set up several different, completely isolated virtual machines with various operating systems. You can operate them in parallel on a single host system (in this case, it would be on your dedicated server). The virtual servers share their powerful hardware resources (processing power, RAM, disk space, network components), but cannot access files from another virtual machine that is running in parallel. This ensures that only individual virtual machines are affected if there is a program error or contamination during software testing, for example. The other virtual machines or test environments being managed on your dedicated server using a hypervisor remain protected and continue to work uninterrupted.
The IONOS Help Centre provides general information on virtualisation support for dedicated servers, which can be managed in the Cloud Panel.
General information on hypervisors is also available in the Help Centre.
Extensive information on the topic of virtualisation can also be found in our Digital Guide.
The following options contribute to the effective data protection of your business-critical services:
- Your data exchange with the server is encrypted as long as you establish a domain secured with the included Wildcard SSL Certificate.
- In the cloud panel, you are free to define the rules for your firewall yourself.
- Our infrastructure is equipped with extensive intrusion detection and intrusion prevention systems.
- Our SIEM software constantly monitors and analyses security alerts, guaranteeing users high availability and secure products.
- Our data centres are ISO certified according to strict standards.
- A 100% level of protection against DDOS attacks is currently not possible.
Unlike a dedicated server, a 'private cloud' is a virtualised environment.
The latter is suitable if you operate multiple, and logically separate, individual software applications on their own hardware, that do not require many resources.
If you run a larger or performance-intensive application on your hardware, a dedicated server is best suited for that particular need.
That's a perfectly valid question. What both solutions have in common is that they offer the respective user a very high level of performance. The dedicated server hosting product is an extension of our shared web hosting portfolio, where users receive a web server managed by IONOS. Users receive hardware that they do not have to share with anyone, for the operation of their website applications. The dedicated server – whose computing power and resources are entirely exclusive – is distinguished by its root access to the system and the ability to install and administer all applications yourself. Dedicated server hosting, on the other hand, offers enormous performance capacity, which is provided by software administered by us (operating system, web server, database, SFTP, etc.).
Details of the scope of support can be found in the following Help Centre article.
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