Sterling, United States

Basic VPS in Sterling

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

171 km from Sterling

3–5 ms estimated round trip

Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Sterling. 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

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

Chicago Nearest 171 km · 3–5 ms Toronto 867 km · 13–26 ms Atlanta 1,008 km · 15–30 ms Dallas 1,182 km · 18–35 ms New York 1,315 km · 20–39 ms Miami 1,984 km · 30–60 ms

Show all 24 locations and distances from Sterling ▾

Location	Distance	Est. round trip
Americas · 9 locations
Chicago, United States	171 km	3–5 ms
Toronto, Canada	867 km	13–26 ms
Atlanta, United States	1,008 km	15–30 ms
Dallas, United States	1,182 km	18–35 ms
New York, United States	1,315 km	20–39 ms
Miami, United States	1,984 km	30–60 ms
Los Angeles, United States	2,633 km	39–79 ms
Seattle, United States	2,638 km	40–79 ms
Santa Clara, United States	2,792 km	42–84 ms
Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations
London, United Kingdom	6,486 km	97–195 ms
Amsterdam, The Netherlands	6,736 km	101–202 ms
Madrid, Spain	6,878 km	103–206 ms
Stockholm, Sweden	6,983 km	105–209 ms
Frankfurt, Germany	7,093 km	106–213 ms
Milan, Italy	7,426 km	111–223 ms
Bucharest, Romania	8,498 km	127–255 ms
Tel Aviv, Israel	10,031 km	150–301 ms
Asia-Pacific · 7 locations
Tokyo, Japan	10,045 km	151–301 ms
Delhi NCR, India	12,084 km	181–363 ms
Hong Kong, China	12,475 km	187–374 ms
Kolkata, India	12,856 km	193–386 ms
Mumbai, India	13,014 km	195–390 ms
Sydney, Australia	14,706 km	221–441 ms
Singapore	15,029 km	225–451 ms

Distances are from Sterling. 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 Sterling

We host servers for companies throughout Sterling, 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 171 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 Sterling — FAQs

Do you have a data centre in Sterling?

No. The nearest is Chicago, 171 km away, which is the location we default to for Sterling customers. Nothing about the server changes with location except the round trip.

How fast will it feel from Sterling?

Around 3–5 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 Sterling?

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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