Your Own Linux Server.
From $9.95 a Year.

A Linux container runs on the host's kernel instead of booting its own, so there is no hypervisor overhead and more of the hardware goes to your workload. That efficiency is why the Los Angeles LXC plans cost a few dollars a year. You still get full root SSH access, your own IP addresses and your choice of Linux distribution. Containers are Linux only and cannot run a custom kernel or Windows — if you need that, use the switcher above the plans to see our KVM VPS options in Amsterdam or Taiwan instead.

Yes. Every plan on this page includes DDoS protection at no extra cost. It is listed on every product in the store because it is part of the product, not an add-on.

Weekly automatic backups are included free on every plan. At checkout you can upgrade to twice-weekly backups for $5.95/year or daily backups for $11.95/year, or turn them off if you handle backups yourself.

IPv6 Only plans come with a /64 IPv6 subnet and no IPv4 address, which makes each one cheaper than the same plan with IPv4 — and every Los Angeles container size is available this way. They suit workloads that talk to IPv6-capable endpoints: bots, monitoring probes, tunnel endpoints, dev boxes, anything behind a CDN or proxy that handles IPv4 for you. If you later need a public IPv4, you can add a dedicated address at checkout for $24/year.

Debian 13, Debian 12, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, AlmaLinux 10, AlmaLinux 9, Rocky Linux 10 and Rocky Linux 9. You pick the template on the order form, so the container is ready with the distribution you want.

No. The setup fee is $0 and the annual price shown on the card is the total due at checkout. The only extras are optional and priced up front: additional IPv4 addresses at $24/year each and upgraded backup schedules from $5.95/year. Plans are billed annually; prices are in USD, with GBP also available in the store.

Utah's central-western position serves the whole North American continent evenly, bypassing the bottlenecks and congestion of coastal datacenters. It is also a natural-disaster safe zone, which makes it a strong choice for a primary node or a disaster-recovery backup.

The 10 Gbps uplink is a premium shared port connected directly to the host node. Your VPS can burst to multi-gigabit speeds for transfers, streaming and caching without the congestion typical of a standard 1 Gbps line; monthly transfer is 2,500 to 10,000 GB depending on plan.

Yes. The Utah datacenter runs automated scrubbing that neutralises volumetric Layer 3, 4 and 7 attacks, and it is part of the base price on every plan.

Yes. Automated installs are Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux and more), but you have full KVM control: mount your own Windows Server ISO with your licence from the management panel and install it through the HTML5 VNC console.

Each plan is a true KVM virtual machine on Intel Xeon hardware with SSD storage, a 1 Gbps port, one dedicated IPv4 address, a routed /64 IPv6 subnet and DDoS protection. You get full root access and can install Linux templates, Windows Server (bring your own licence) or a custom ISO through the control panel's HTML5 console. Setup fee is $0 and billing is annual.

All European plans include DDoS protection in the base price. In-house scrubbing at the Amsterdam edge can filter volumetric attacks of 500+ Gbps automatically, so your server stays online while an attack is being mitigated.

To protect the network, TCP/UDP ports 17, 19 and 1900 and UDP ports 53413 and 11211 are permanently blocked because they are commonly abused for amplification attacks. Port 25 (SMTP) is blocked by default to prevent spam; open a support ticket if you need it unblocked for legitimate mail.

Yes. These are full KVM machines, so you can upload a custom ISO — including Windows Server with your own licence or any Linux distribution — from the control panel and install it through the HTML5 console.

The Taipei network is Asia-Optimized, using optimized China Telecom routing and direct submarine cable paths into the mainland and surrounding regions. It consistently outperforms US West Coast nodes for Chinese and Southeast Asian users, particularly during peak hours.

No. Taiwan is outside the jurisdiction of mainland China's MIIT, so the ICP licensing requirements that apply to mainland hosting do not apply here. You get APAC-level connectivity without the mainland's licensing or content rules.

Dedicated. These are true KVM virtual machines, so the Intel Xeon cores, ECC memory and SSD storage on your plan are hardware-isolated and reserved for you. We do not oversell the Taiwan nodes.

Yes. Move to a higher tier directly from the client area at any time; the extra CPU, RAM, storage and bandwidth are allocated to your KVM instance without downtime.

PayPal, credit and debit cards, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Alipay, Bancontact, iDEAL, India UPI, WebPay Chile, OXXO Mexico and dozens of other localised banking options.

Yes. New clients get a 7-day money-back guarantee on these plans, so you can deploy, run your own benchmarks and test the network before you commit. Two exceptions worth knowing: payments made in cryptocurrency are final and cannot be reversed, and add-ons such as extra IPv4 addresses are not refundable.

Yes. You earn a 10% one-time commission on the first payment of every new customer you refer. To be clear, it is a single payout per referred customer, not a recurring commission on renewals. Activate your tracking link from the Client Area and share it anywhere you like.

The usual: no BitTorrent or peer-to-peer file sharing, no cryptocurrency mining, no public proxy sites, no spam or unsolicited bulk mail, nothing illegal. Websites, bots, APIs, databases, monitoring, development environments and self-hosted apps are all fine. The full list is in the Terms of Service.

SoftShellWeb's server and network engineers are available 24/7/365 through the ticket system in the Client Area. You are talking to the engineers who run the platform, not a call-centre script.