Linux VPS Hosting
With our virtual private server hosting services, you get all the power, control and flexibility your website needs.
Industry-leading VPS Hosting Stafford
Enterprise SSD storage
We only use enterprise-level Samsung SSDs for maximum speed, capacity and reliability.
Instant provisioning
Deploy your Linux VPS online in less than a minute and a Windows VPS in under 5 minutes
Unlimited bandwidth
Genuine unlimited bandwidth – no throttling, ever. Each hypervisor is connected at 20 Gbps and each switch has redundant 100 Gbps uplinks.
Service level guarantee
All VPS servers are backed by uninterruptible power supplies and a network SLA of 99.99%.
Full root access
With our unmanaged virtual private servers you get full root access to your VPS server.
No contracts
Once you’ve tried our VPS hosting you won’t go elsewhere! So we don’t lock you in and you can cancel at any time.
Scale with ease
Scale your VPS as you grow, from a single virtual server all the way up to a load-balanced cluster.
Hardware RAID
All of our UK VPS use redundant hardware RAID 10 arrays with a battery-backed cache.
Out-of-band console
With our out-of-band VNC access you can access your VPS just like plugging a monitor into a physical server.
1 Tbps+ Anti-DDoS
Advanced anti-DDoS protection for all Virtual Server Hosting. Your servers are protected in real time without any increase in latency.
Windows & Linux support
Deploy Windows and a range of Linux/Unix-like operating system distros – all in one click. You can install any other OS and software, too.
UK or US Data Centre
Whichever you choose, the data on your server will stay in that country, hosted at one of our ISO 27001, PCI-compliant, data centres.
Find the Perfect OS for Your Linux VPS Web Hosting
At Hosting Stafford, we offer a wide range of OS for our Industry-leading VPS
A Powerful VPS for every occasion
Web hosting
Give your website all the dedicated resources it needs. You’re free to use any kind of web hosting software to design and run your sites.
Development server hosting
For developers, an Unmanaged VPS offers an isolated digital environment to test code. Experiment and learn in a VPS sandbox.
Mobile app backend hosting
Save on expensive hosting fees by self-hosting your mobile app on a cheap VPS. Don’t pay for more resources than you need.
SaaS hosting
You can run any kind of software-as-a-service for your business. That might include ecommerce, reporting, CRM, project management, analytics… the choice is yours.
Install a VPN
A virtual private network (VPN) can protect your privacy when using public Wi-Fi. If you don’t want to use a commercial product, install a VPN on a VPS.
Private sync
Back up your local files in the cloud, safe in the knowledge that they’re stored privately.
Gaming VPS
Whether it’s Minecraft, CS:GO, WoW or any other online game, we offer affordable VPS hosting for game servers.
VOIP VPS
Get fast, clear and reliable voice communication by using a hosted app like TeamSpeak 3. Start a hosted VOIP business.
IOT hub
If you don’t want your smart home gadgets to send your data to the web giants like Google and Amazon, you can go down the DIY route.
Find the Perfect Application for Your VPS Hosting
At Hosting Stafford, we offer a wide range of OS for your VPS
Add-ons to enhance your VPS on demand
Backups
Private Networks
Load Balancers
Block Storage
VPS Hosting FAQs
Find answers to frequently asked questions about our VPS Hosting plans.
VPS is short for Virtual Private Server. Compared to other web hosting options, like shared hosting, VPS is more flexible and customizable, making it ideal for experienced users. Standard VPS hosting plans give you access to a private partition of a physical server. Since you’re not sharing these dedicated resources with anyone else, you can manage, customise, control, and configure the server to fit your needs.
Linux VPS is a virtual server specifically designed to work with the Linux operating system (OS), including its distributions like Ubuntu and Fedora.
As an open-source OS, Linux offers various benefits to users. It lets them access the source code and repair the vulnerabilities, ensuring the highest level of security. This OS also provides more processing power and capacity, which means that sites will load faster, improving the user experience. This is what you can expect from our Linux VPS hosting services.
VPS hosting is designed for online projects that need more power, control, and flexibility, such as resource-intensive websites, web apps, online game servers, and WordPress multisites.
This type of hosting won’t require you to share CPU power, RAM, or disk space with other hosting users. Full root access lets you install any supported OS, configure server settings to your liking, and track all your resources in real time. With Linux VPS, you can get even more features and flexibility since it’s an open-source operating system.
All of this together is why a VPS host is generally suitable for more tech-savvy users.
Shared hosting is a budget-friendly hosting option for small projects. If you plan on creating a simple and small website for a blog or a portfolio, shared hosting will do the job just fine. You’ll be sharing the hosting server and its resources with other websites, and you won’t be able to access the server settings. Additionally, the activity of other websites on your shared hosting server can also impact your website’s performance.
With VPS Hosting, you get an entire section or partition of a physical server dedicated to your website. You get root access and can manage, configure and optimise your VPS server for your project. Since you’re not sharing the server resources, other websites won’t affect the performance of yours, either.
Shared hosting plans are definitely a more affordable option. With that said, you get fairly limited resources, which prevents you from customising the website the way you want. But if you don’t plan on taking on large projects, these plans will work just fine.
But for people hosting medium to large websites that need a lot of power and flexibility, then a VPS server might be the better option for you. And since our hosting plans come with root access, you get all the flexibility you would ever need.
These are two fairly similar hosting services, but they differ in a few ways from each other. A virtual private server supports multiple websites on one server, with each website getting its own share of resources. A dedicated virtual server gives you the same functionality and power, but the entire server is dedicated to you.
Generally, a VPS is an ideal option for those managing medium to large projects on a budget. A VPS offers similar features and control compared to a VDS, but is much more affordable in the long run.
One of the main VPS Hosting features is the fact that these servers are self-managed. This means that you do need to have some level of technical background in order to make the most of your hosting plan.
But thankfully, here at Hostinger, we offer a user-friendly hosting dashboard and plenty of support content and tutorials to help you get started. Plus, our customer service team is available to help around the clock.
It’s important to remember that VPS hosting is entirely self-managed. So, you are in charge of your virtual server, which allows you a type of freedom and flexibility that you won’t find with other hosting plans.
To make it easier for users, we have a wide tutorial base that covers all aspects of VPS Hosting. Our friendly customer service team is also on stand-by if you have any questions about VPS Hosting.
A self-managed service means the hosting provider gives the users full control for configuring and managing their virtual server. It also implies that the provider does not offer additional maintenance services, so users must have the technical skills to use it to its full potential.
All of our VPS Hosting services are protected by advanced DDoS protection, and other monitoring tools that help protect your infrastructure.
Yes – all of our VPS Hosting plans come with a dedicated IP address. That way, you get direct access to your website using FTP. With a dedicated IP, you can also create professional email addresses that won’t get stuck in spam filters.
Yes, you can turn your VPS into a VPN, web server, game server, mail server – whatever you fancy, really. Since our VPS Hosting products give you full root access, you have complete control over your server.
You should be mindful of the modification of your VPS kernel and memory, though. If you have enough memory for the software and it won’t modify your VPS kernel, you can run just about any application or service that would run on a dedicated server.
If you have the technical skills to run a VPS (or willingness to learn) and you need more flexibility and control for a larger web project, VPS Hosting is probably the best option for you.
There are 8 VPS Hosting packages available at Hostinger, with different amounts of available server resources (CPU cores, RAM, bandwidth, and so on). Upgrading is easily done through your hosting dashboard, and the upgrades are commonly live within a few minutes.
Currently, our VPS hosting only works for Linux-based systems.
When the total monthly bandwidth of a VPS is exceeded, the server’s network speed is limited to 5Mbps for the rest of the month.
At Hostinger, you get automatic weekly backups for your VPS data. We replace the old backup whenever a new one is created to ensure we only back up the latest version.
You can also take snapshots of your system through the Snapshot tool in your dashboard.
