Managed bare metal
A dedicated server, with the admin work included.
For agencies and small businesses that outgrew shared hosting and VPS plans: modern AMD and Intel hardware, with updates, security hardening, monitoring and backups handled by us.
Managed servers from $168/mo, hardware included.
| Task | Us | You |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system security updates | ||
| Firewall, SSH and brute-force hardening | ||
| 24/7 uptime, disk and RAID monitoring | ||
| Nightly offsite backups and restores | ||
| Failed disks, RAM and power supplies | ||
| Your sites, apps and their settings | ||
| Deciding when to reboot for kernel updates |
Popular servers
All 17 configurations| Server | CPU | RAM | Storage | Network | Locations | Unmanaged | Essential Managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xeon E-2236 · 16 GB | Intel Xeon E-2236 6 cores / 12 threads | 16 GB | 480 GB SSD | 1 Gbps 20 TB/mo | Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA | from $99/mo | from $168/mo |
| Xeon E-2336 · 128 GB · 10 Gbps | Intel Xeon E-2336 6 cores / 12 threads | 128 GB | 1 TB NVMe SSD + 500 GB NVMe SSD | 10 Gbps 20 TB/mo | Tampa, FL | from $409/mo | from $478/mo |
| Ryzen 9 5950X · 64 GB | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 cores / 32 threads | 64 GB | 1 TB NVMe | 1 Gbps 20 TB/mo | Los Angeles, CA | from $229/mo | from $298/mo |
| EPYC 7413 · 256 GB · 10 Gbps | AMD EPYC 7413 24 cores / 48 threads | 256 GB | 480 GB SSD | 10 Gbps 20 TB/mo | Tampa, FL | from $359/mo | from $428/mo |
Prices in USD per month, as of October 28, 2026. Stock is limited per location; we confirm availability before you pay. No setup fees on these configurations.
Choose how much we look after
Unmanaged
Hardware price only
Root access and hardware replacement. You run the OS.
- Full root access
- Failed hardware replaced at no charge
- Reboots and power control on request
- OS reinstall from our image list
- Hardware and network tickets: 4-hour first response, 24/7
Essential Managed
+$69/mo per server
We keep it patched, hardened, monitored and backed up.
- Everything in Unmanaged
- OS security patching: monthly window plus urgent CVEs
- Initial hardening: SSH keys only, firewall, brute-force blocking, automatic security updates
- 24/7 monitoring of uptime, disk, RAID and load, with alerts to you and us
- Offsite backups: 100 GB, nightly, 14-day retention
- We open and chase hardware tickets for you
- Requests answered next business day; outages 4-hour first response, 24/7
Pro Managed
+$179/mo per server
Adds hands-on admin time and a faster response target.
- Everything in Essential Managed
- Configuration changes: web server, PHP, databases, firewall rules
- 2 admin hours per month (unused hours do not roll over)
- Priority SLA: 1-hour first response, 24/7, for outages
- Offsite backups: 250 GB, nightly, 30-day retention
- Quarterly review of patch level, backups and capacity
The admin work, itemized
A managed server only helps if you know what is being handled. On both managed tiers, this is our job, not yours.
- Updates
- We install operating system security updates every month and urgent fixes as soon as they are published. You pick the reboot window.
- Security setup
- Before you get the keys we lock down SSH, set up a firewall, block repeated login attempts and switch on automatic security updates.
- Watching it
- Around-the-clock checks for downtime, full disks, failing drives and overload. If something trips, we both hear about it.
- Backups
- Every night, encrypted, to a different building from your server. Ask for a file or a whole folder back and we restore it.
- Broken parts
- If hardware fails, we deal with the data center and get it replaced. You do not need to know which part died.
Locations
About our locations- Chicago, ILUS Central, 3 configurations
- Dallas, TXUS Central, 3 configurations
- New York metroUS East, 1 configuration
- Atlanta, GAUS Southeast, 1 configuration
- Tampa, FLUS Southeast, 9 configurations
- Los Angeles, CAUS West, 1 configuration
How ordering works
- Send an order request. Pick a server, location and tier. No payment details.
- We confirm within one business day. Stock at Chicago or wherever you chose, the handover date and the final price.
- Pay the first invoice. We deploy the hardware and, on managed tiers, harden it and set up monitoring and backups.
- Handover. You get access details and a short written summary of how the server is set up.
Questions buyers ask first
All questionsHow does ordering work?
Send an order request for the server, location and management tier you want. We check stock at that location, confirm the setup date and the final monthly price by email within one business day, and only then send an invoice. Nothing is charged when you submit the form.
What does "managed" cover, exactly?
Essential Managed covers operating system security updates, initial hardening (SSH keys only, firewall, brute-force blocking, automatic security updates), 24/7 monitoring with alerts, nightly offsite backups and handling hardware failures with the data center for you. Pro Managed adds configuration changes, two admin hours a month and a 1-hour first response for outages. Neither tier covers writing or debugging your application code.
Do I get root access on a managed server?
Yes. You keep full root (or sudo) access on every tier. If a change you make conflicts with our hardening or breaks backups, we will tell you and help put it right; on Essential that help is limited to restoring the managed baseline.
Is DDoS protection included?
Every server sits behind automatic network-layer (L3/L4) volumetric DDoS filtering at no extra cost. That handles common floods; it is not an application firewall. If you expect targeted application-layer attacks, put a CDN or WAF in front of the server and we can help configure it on Pro Managed.