ColossusCloud VPS hosting platform features overview

VPS hosting features

Daily backups, Ceph distributed storage, enterprise processors, private networking, and a self-service portal to manage it all.

Making the cloud effortless

Virtual server management that gets out of your way

Linux and Windows
Linux and Windows
Deploy a Windows virtual server or a Linux virtual server with your preferred operating system. Every major distro and Windows Server edition available.
Fast provisioning
Fast provisioning
Select your OS, pick a plan, and your virtual server comes online within minutes with the latest updates already installed.
Redundant networking
Redundant networking
Your servers connect via 10G ports with 40G and 100G at the core. Redundant uplinks and enterprise-grade routing keep your virtual servers online.
Private network included
Private network included
Securely exchange data between your virtual servers over an internal network at no extra charge.
Ceph distributed storage
Ceph distributed storage
Enterprise-grade Ceph storage replicates your data across multiple nodes. A drive failure does not touch your files.
Deploy in minutes
Deploy in minutes
Provision one server or dozens at once. Linux and Windows virtual servers are ready in minutes, not hours.

The Internet's top network providers

Our 6 data centers around the world are connected to the Internet via the world's top providers. Each location is fully redundant and powered by multiple 10/40g uplinks

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Deploy Linux or Windows virtual servers

Choose your preferred operating system

  • Windows 2008 R2
  • Windows 2012 R2
  • Windows 2016
  • Windows 2019
  • Windows 2022
  • Windows 2025
  • AlmaLinux 8
  • AlmaLinux 9
  • AlmaLinux 10
  • CentOS 7
  • CentOS 9
  • CentOS 10
  • Debian 11
  • Debian 12
  • Debian 13
  • Rocky Linux 8
  • Rocky Linux 9
  • Rocky Linux 10
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Linux and Windows operating systems for VPS hosting

Need a different OS? We offer 40+ ISOs including Arch, Fedora, FreeBSD, Proxmox, and more for manual installation.

Platform capabilities

Tools and infrastructure behind every ColossusCloud virtual server

  • Daily backups

    Automatic daily snapshots of your entire virtual server. Restore to a previous state with one click from the control panel.

  • UpdateCentral

    Keep all your Linux servers patched and up to date from a single dashboard. One click updates packages across every virtual machine in your account.

  • Purpose-built platform

    ColossusCloud was built from scratch to deliver reliable VPS hosting. We wrote every line of code to meet the standards that off-the-shelf solutions could not.

  • Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC

    Your virtual servers run on enterprise processors with double the CPU cores of typical providers. More power for your applications at no extra cost.

  • We own our infrastructure

    Every server, switch, and router is ours. We are not resellers of AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. We have physical access to all hardware across our 6 data centers.

  • Enterprise networking

    Direct BGP peering with top-tier networks like NTT, Zayo, and Telstra. Multi-terabit switching capacity at every location.

Frequently asked questions

ColossusCloud supports all major Linux distributions including Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and Fedora. For Windows, you can deploy Windows Server 2008 R2 through 2025. cPanel is also available for web hosting management.

Daily backups are available as an add-on. When enabled, ColossusCloud takes a daily snapshot of your entire virtual server. If something goes wrong, you can restore your server to a previous state with a single click from the control panel.

Ceph is an enterprise-grade distributed storage system that replicates your data across multiple storage nodes. If a drive or server fails, your data remains safe and accessible. It delivers high throughput while providing built-in redundancy.

Yes. Every ColossusCloud account includes private networking at no extra cost. You can securely exchange data between your virtual servers within the same data center without exposing traffic to the public internet.

New virtual servers deploy within minutes. Choose your operating system, pick a plan, and your server comes online with the latest updates already installed.

Our infrastructure runs on Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC processors. All VPS plans include double the CPU cores compared to typical cloud providers, giving your applications more processing power.