Crystal, United States

Basic VPS in Crystal

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

580 km from Crystal

9–17 ms estimated round trip

Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Crystal. 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

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

Chicago Nearest 580 km · 9–17 ms Toronto 1,121 km · 17–34 ms Dallas 1,395 km · 21–42 ms Atlanta 1,471 km · 22–44 ms New York 1,644 km · 25–49 ms Seattle 2,230 km · 33–67 ms

Show all 24 locations and distances from Crystal ▾

Location	Distance	Est. round trip
Americas · 9 locations
Chicago, United States	580 km	9–17 ms
Toronto, Canada	1,121 km	17–34 ms
Dallas, United States	1,395 km	21–42 ms
Atlanta, United States	1,471 km	22–44 ms
New York, United States	1,644 km	25–49 ms
Seattle, United States	2,230 km	33–67 ms
Los Angeles, United States	2,444 km	37–73 ms
Miami, United States	2,445 km	37–73 ms
Santa Clara, United States	2,525 km	38–76 ms
Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations
London, United Kingdom	6,457 km	97–194 ms
Amsterdam, The Netherlands	6,684 km	100–201 ms
Stockholm, Sweden	6,841 km	103–205 ms
Madrid, Spain	6,948 km	104–208 ms
Frankfurt, Germany	7,046 km	106–211 ms
Milan, Italy	7,409 km	111–222 ms
Bucharest, Romania	8,417 km	126–253 ms
Tel Aviv, Israel	9,969 km	150–299 ms
Asia-Pacific · 7 locations
Tokyo, Japan	9,579 km	144–287 ms
Delhi NCR, India	11,781 km	177–353 ms
Hong Kong, China	12,023 km	180–361 ms
Kolkata, India	12,496 km	187–375 ms
Mumbai, India	12,751 km	191–383 ms
Sydney, Australia	14,484 km	217–435 ms
Singapore	14,585 km	219–438 ms

Distances are from Crystal. 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 Crystal

We host servers for companies throughout Crystal, MN 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 580 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 Crystal — FAQs

Do you have a data centre in Crystal?

No. The nearest is Chicago, 580 km away, which is the location we default to for Crystal customers. Nothing about the server changes with location except the round trip.

How fast will it feel from Crystal?

Around 9–17 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 Crystal?

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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