Alton, United States

Basic VPS in Alton

A small, dependable server for a site, a bot or a side project. Built by hand, usually the same day.

Configure your server → From $49.95 USD / month

Four hardware classes
Same price in all 24 locations
Built by hand, usually same day

Closest location live

396 km from Alton

6–12 ms estimated round trip

Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Alton. Your real figure depends on your connection and route, and lands inside this range.

Choose how the processor is shared

Every class ships the same hardware menu and the same Ubuntu Server 24.04 (LTS) 64-bit image. What changes is how the processor is shared — and the price moves with it.

Availability

Budget friendly

Shared processor time is plenty for a site, a bot or a side project that is idle most of the day.

$49.95USD

per month

Configure

Recommended

General purpose

The usual choice

Worth the difference if the box runs something people wait on — a small API, a dashboard used during working hours.

$60.95USD

per month

Configure

Dedicated

High performance

More machine than a small project needs. Sensible only if something on it must never share a core.

$71.95USD

per month

Configure

Hourly only

Burstable

Burst capable

For work with a definite end: a migration, a scrape, a batch job. Booked by the hour and taken down afterwards.

$0.1380USD

per hour — booked for a window, not subscribed

Book by the hour

Outgrowing it is normal and easy to fix — memory, cores and disk all go up on the same server, by hand, usually within the hour.

Where your server runs

All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server. Choose the region closest to whoever visits the site or uses the bot. For a small server that is usually one country, and picking the right one is the cheapest speed improvement available to you.

Americas coverage 9 live

Alton is closest to Chicago. Every marker costs the same per month.

Chicago Nearest 396 km · 6–12 ms Atlanta 772 km · 12–23 ms Dallas 904 km · 14–27 ms Toronto 1,045 km · 16–31 ms New York 1,395 km · 21–42 ms Miami 1,733 km · 26–52 ms

Show all 24 locations and distances from Alton ▾

Location	Distance	Est. round trip
Americas · 9 locations
Chicago, United States	396 km	6–12 ms
Atlanta, United States	772 km	12–23 ms
Dallas, United States	904 km	14–27 ms
Toronto, Canada	1,045 km	16–31 ms
New York, United States	1,395 km	21–42 ms
Miami, United States	1,733 km	26–52 ms
Los Angeles, United States	2,555 km	38–77 ms
Seattle, United States	2,754 km	41–83 ms
Santa Clara, United States	2,770 km	42–83 ms
Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations
London, United Kingdom	6,738 km	101–202 ms
Amsterdam, The Netherlands	6,998 km	105–210 ms
Madrid, Spain	7,081 km	106–212 ms
Stockholm, Sweden	7,277 km	109–218 ms
Frankfurt, Germany	7,352 km	110–221 ms
Milan, Italy	7,671 km	115–230 ms
Bucharest, Romania	8,768 km	132–263 ms
Tel Aviv, Israel	10,291 km	154–309 ms
Asia-Pacific · 7 locations
Tokyo, Japan	10,273 km	154–308 ms
Delhi NCR, India	12,408 km	186–372 ms
Hong Kong, China	12,752 km	191–383 ms
Kolkata, India	13,179 km	198–395 ms
Mumbai, India	13,332 km	200–400 ms
Sydney, Australia	14,594 km	219–438 ms
Singapore	15,317 km	230–460 ms

Distances are from Alton. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.

Full root access from day one

Daily off-server backups

Any Linux image, or Windows if you need it

Move up a size without rebuilding

Included with every Basic server, in every class, at every location.

Basic hosting for Alton

We host servers for companies throughout Alton, IL and the rest of United States. You tell us what the server is for, we build it by hand, and you get access and the login details the same working day.

Chicago is our closest location at 396 km, which makes it the usual starting point. If the people using the server are somewhere else, host it somewhere else — every location costs the same.

Basic VPS in Alton — FAQs

Do you have a data centre in Alton?

No. The nearest is Chicago, 396 km away, which is the location we default to for Alton customers. Nothing about the server changes with location except the round trip.

How fast will it feel from Alton?

Around 6–12 ms to Chicago, estimated from fibre distance rather than measured. Your own connection and route decide where in that range you land.

Which hardware class should I choose?

General purpose for anything people wait on. Availability if the server is idle most of the day. Dedicated only when something must never share a core.

Can I change the class or the location later?

Memory, cores and disk go up on the same server by hand, usually within the hour. Changing location means a rebuild, so it is worth picking well now.

How much does a basic VPS cost in Alton?

From $49.95 USD per month on the Availability class, $60.95 USD on General purpose. The same prices apply in all 24 locations.

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