VPS vs dedicated servers
VPS/VDS | Dedicated server | |
---|---|---|
Virtualization; | -+ (partly available for KVM plans) | + |
Hardware upgrade (adding extra RAM, hard drives, etc); | only by upgrading the plan | + * |
Hosting of game servers; | - | + |
Own OS installation, OS kernel modification; | -+ (available for KVM plans) | + ** |
Data migration, plan switching; | as is from any VPS plan to any other plan keeping the IP address the same | only from/to Linux OS, followed by a change of the IP address |
Hardware monitoring (hard drives' health, etc); | + | it is the client's responsibility |
Wiring servers into a local area network; | - | + *** |
ОS Windows; | + | + |
Technical back-ups. | + | - |
* The configuration change is only available for dedicated servers located in Germany and Finland.
** You can only install own OS on dedicated servers located in Germany and Finland.
*** Only dedicated servers from Germany and Finland can be wired into a local area network.