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BD-8: 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe

BD-8 is the entry point of the Value line, and the arithmetic is the argument: $11.90 buys four cores, 8 GB and 100 GB — the same money as VPS-2's one core, 2 GB and 55 GB. The honest other half is that it runs on a supplier platform tuned for density rather than clock speed, in Nuremberg only, built to order within one business day. For workloads that want room more than they want peak per-core pace — and most do — it is the most server per dollar we sell.

Rendering of a host machine sliced into virtual servers, one highlightedBD-84 vCPU · 8 GB

Specification

What the machine is.

Full specification of the BD-8 plan
Compute
vCPU4 shared
RAM8 GB
ProcessorShared vCPU — the supplier does not publish the exact platform
VirtualisationKVMYour own kernel, full root, no container shim.
Storage
Capacity100 GB NVMe
LayoutNVMe storage on the supplier's platform. We have not verified how it is attached, so we do not describe a layout.
Network
IPv41 included
Transfer32 TB / month (metered)Going past the allowance is not billed automatically — we get in touch about it first.
Notes32 TB of transfer a month. The supplier does not publish an uplink speed for this platform, so we do not print one.
Software
ImagesUbuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Debian 12, AlmaLinux 9, Rocky Linux 9, Ubuntu 24.04 + DockerEvery image we ship is Linux.
Control panelsNone — we do not resell panel licences
BackupsNo managed backup add-on on this line yet — run your own (restic, borg, rsync) to storage you control
ManagementSelf-managed
Deployment
Regions1 availableDefault region Nuremberg.
Ready inProvisioned to order — within one business day of payment clearing
AvailabilityIn stock

What it costs

Recommended

$11.90/month

Renews at $11.90 a month. The first price is the forever price.


Hourly
$0.016/hr
Annual
$128.52/yr

10% off twelve months at $11.90.

Setup fee
None
Billing terms
monthly or annual
Currency
USD

Excludes tax, which is calculated at checkout from where you are and your tax number.

Configure and deploy

Region and image are chosen on the configurator, and the price does not change with either.

Scope

What the price covers, and what it does not.

BD-8 is a self-managed server. The list on the right is not a gap we intend to fill later — it is the other product.

In the price

  • Full root access — your own kernel, your own packages, your own firewall
  • One dedicated IPv4 for the life of the server
  • Provisioned to order on the supplier's platform and handed over ready to log in

Not in the price

  • Nobody patches the operating system but you — this is a self-managed server
  • No snapshot, resize or private-networking panel features on this line — it is a different platform underneath
  • No managed backup add-on on this line yet: take your own backups off the box
  • Regions cannot be changed in place; moving means a new server and a DNS cutover
  • Prepaid terms are not pro-rated if you destroy the server early

Suited to

Where BD-8 is the right size.

Four cores, 8 GB and 100 GB of NVMe for the price of VPS-2.

A dev or staging box that feels roomy
Four cores and 8 GB means the test environment stops being the excuse for why the bug only appears in production.
A Docker host for small services
A compose stack with an app, database, cache and proxy, none of them squeezed into a single gigabyte.
A self-hosted app with real storage
Nextcloud, a media library or a Git forge, with 100 GB before the disk is the conversation.

Line

BD-8 sits on the Value line. Cores on this line are shared with other tenants on the same host. Bursts are quick; an hour pinned at 100% is not something a shared core can promise.

Questions

About BD-8 specifically.

These are the questions this plan actually gets, answered without the marketing round-off.

What is the catch versus the Standard line?
Two things, and we print both: the platform is tuned for density rather than clock speed, so peak per-core performance is below the classic lines and well below High frequency; and it is built in Nuremberg only, to order, within one business day rather than in a minute. If your workload is latency-critical or needs a particular region, buy the line that sells that. If it needs cores, memory and disk, this is where they are cheapest.
Is this too cheap to run production on?
No — but match the workload. A steady site, an internal tool or a background worker fleet runs happily here. A checkout path where every millisecond of response time is revenue belongs on High frequency or Dedicated CPU, and we would rather say so than sell you the wrong bargain.