Johnston, United States

Basic VPS in Johnston

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

504 km from Johnston

8–15 ms estimated round trip

Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Johnston. 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

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

Chicago Nearest 504 km · 8–15 ms Dallas 1,026 km · 15–31 ms Toronto 1,189 km · 18–36 ms Atlanta 1,201 km · 18–36 ms New York 1,648 km · 25–49 ms Miami 2,160 km · 32–65 ms

Show all 24 locations and distances from Johnston ▾

Location	Distance	Est. round trip
Americas · 9 locations
Chicago, United States	504 km	8–15 ms
Dallas, United States	1,026 km	15–31 ms
Toronto, Canada	1,189 km	18–36 ms
Atlanta, United States	1,201 km	18–36 ms
New York, United States	1,648 km	25–49 ms
Miami, United States	2,160 km	32–65 ms
Los Angeles, United States	2,305 km	35–69 ms
Seattle, United States	2,345 km	35–70 ms
Santa Clara, United States	2,460 km	37–74 ms
Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations
London, United Kingdom	6,734 km	101–202 ms
Amsterdam, The Netherlands	6,974 km	105–209 ms
Madrid, Spain	7,168 km	108–215 ms
Stockholm, Sweden	7,172 km	108–215 ms
Frankfurt, Germany	7,334 km	110–220 ms
Milan, Italy	7,681 km	115–230 ms
Bucharest, Romania	8,723 km	131–262 ms
Tel Aviv, Israel	10,266 km	154–308 ms
Asia-Pacific · 7 locations
Tokyo, Japan	9,845 km	148–295 ms
Delhi NCR, India	12,155 km	182–365 ms
Hong Kong, China	12,343 km	185–370 ms
Kolkata, India	12,868 km	193–386 ms
Mumbai, India	13,120 km	197–394 ms
Sydney, Australia	14,379 km	216–431 ms
Singapore	14,916 km	224–447 ms

Distances are from Johnston. 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 Johnston

We host servers for companies throughout Johnston, 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 504 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 Johnston — FAQs

Do you have a data centre in Johnston?

No. The nearest is Chicago, 504 km away, which is the location we default to for Johnston customers. Nothing about the server changes with location except the round trip.

How fast will it feel from Johnston?

Around 8–15 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 Johnston?

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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