Yearly General VPS: Linux servers paid once a year

First, check the memory used by the programs you will run on the server. Personal VPNs and bots are fine with the smallest 12GB general plan, and sites that use a database too, such as WordPress, are comfortable from 16GB. Since you will use the server for a year, choosing one size above what you need now means less moving partway through.

Next is transfer. Even the smallest 12GB server includes 5TB per month, and the 64GB server includes 8TB per month, so the bigger the size, the more you can send out. For outbound-heavy work such as file distribution or media servers, choosing the size by transfer is a good approach too. Transfer refills every month, so you can use the same amount evenly all year.

Finally, choose the region. Pick a city close to the country your users or you mainly connect from for faster responses. You can choose from 40 cities, so users in Korea might choose Seoul or Tokyo, and users in Europe Frankfurt or Amsterdam.

The smallest 12GB general server is $225.00 per year, and the 16GB server is $288.00 per year. The prices in the table include IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and monthly transfer, and each card also shows the monthly equivalent.

With yearly billing you pay a year's fee at once, and the monthly equivalent cost is lower in return. There is no server fee to think about for a whole year, so it suits steady, always-on uses such as personal servers and small sites especially well. If you plan to use it for only a few months, a cloud VPS billed for 1, 3 or 6 months is a better fit.

Payment is made directly with cryptocurrency. Pay the yearly fee once when you order, and pay it again a year later to renew. The minimum payment is $25, so for a small server a single payment gets your year started right away.

When the server is ready, our team sends you the login details. First log in as root, change the password and add your SSH public key to the server to switch to key login, and you connect securely and easily all year. Turn on automatic security updates and even a long-running server stays up to date.

Next are the firewall and automatic service start. Open only SSH and the ports your services use, and register VPNs or bots as systemd services so they start on their own when the server restarts. Do this once and there is little to touch for the whole year.

Finally, remember your renewal date. It is one year from the day you receive the server, and if you are unsure, ask on the support page once your first payment is complete and we will tell you right away. Completing the payment before the renewal date carries the server into the next year without interruption. Keeping a copy of your config files on another server or your computer lets you restore them right away after any slip.