Shared VPS Overview

A shared VPS sits between shared hosting and a dedicated VPS — you get your own isolated virtual machine, but it runs on a host node alongside a small number of other VPS instances that share the underlying physical hardware. Here's what that actually means for performance and pricing.

How resources are allocated

Unlike shared hosting, where you share an environment and its resource limits with hundreds of accounts, a shared VPS gives you dedicated vCPU cores, RAM and SSD storage reserved just for your instance — these aren't overbooked or shared with other tenants. What's "shared" is the physical host node's network bandwidth and I/O ceiling, which is sized generously so it rarely becomes a bottleneck for typical workloads.

Why choose a shared VPS

• Full root access to install any software stack you need
• Guaranteed CPU and RAM, unlike shared hosting's soft limits
• Lower entry price than a fully dedicated VPS or VDS
• Choice of OS templates, with optional cPanel/DirectAdmin licensing

Who it's a good fit for

A shared VPS suits developers testing environments, small business applications, staging servers, and websites that have outgrown shared hosting but don't yet need the raw, exclusive performance of a VDS. If you're running latency-sensitive workloads like game servers or high-traffic e-commerce during sales, a dedicated VPS or VDS with fully isolated hardware resources is a better match.

Getting started

• Your welcome email includes root/administrator login and IP address
• Connect via SSH (Linux) or RDP (Windows) using the credentials provided
• Reinstall the OS or reboot anytime from the VPS control panel in the client area