Ames, United States

Basic VPS in Ames

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

496 km from Ames

7–15 ms estimated round trip

Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Ames. 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

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

Chicago Nearest 496 km · 7–15 ms Dallas 1,067 km · 16–32 ms Toronto 1,173 km · 18–35 ms Atlanta 1,225 km · 18–37 ms New York 1,640 km · 25–49 ms Miami 2,187 km · 33–66 ms

Show all 24 locations and distances from Ames ▾

Location	Distance	Est. round trip
Americas · 9 locations
Chicago, United States	496 km	7–15 ms
Dallas, United States	1,067 km	16–32 ms
Toronto, Canada	1,173 km	18–35 ms
Atlanta, United States	1,225 km	18–37 ms
New York, United States	1,640 km	25–49 ms
Miami, United States	2,187 km	33–66 ms
Los Angeles, United States	2,321 km	35–70 ms
Seattle, United States	2,333 km	35–70 ms
Santa Clara, United States	2,468 km	37–74 ms
Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations
London, United Kingdom	6,702 km	101–201 ms
Amsterdam, The Netherlands	6,940 km	104–208 ms
Stockholm, Sweden	7,134 km	107–214 ms
Madrid, Spain	7,141 km	107–214 ms
Frankfurt, Germany	7,300 km	110–219 ms
Milan, Italy	7,649 km	115–229 ms
Bucharest, Romania	8,687 km	130–261 ms
Tel Aviv, Israel	10,232 km	153–307 ms
Asia-Pacific · 7 locations
Tokyo, Japan	9,818 km	147–295 ms
Delhi NCR, India	12,114 km	182–363 ms
Hong Kong, China	12,310 km	185–369 ms
Kolkata, India	12,828 km	192–385 ms
Mumbai, India	13,080 km	196–392 ms
Sydney, Australia	14,395 km	216–432 ms
Singapore	14,882 km	223–446 ms

Distances are from Ames. 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 Ames

We host servers for companies throughout Ames, IA 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 496 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 Ames — FAQs

Do you have a data centre in Ames?

No. The nearest is Chicago, 496 km away, which is the location we default to for Ames customers. Nothing about the server changes with location except the round trip.

How fast will it feel from Ames?

Around 7–15 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 Ames?

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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